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I am thrilled to be the guest speaker at the April 8, 2014 meetup in Palo Alto for the organization, Founding Moms. Founding Moms is a group that helps entrepreneurial moms connect, network, and support one another through the...

At the start of each year, new employment laws go into effect that may have a significant impact on California businesses.  This year, all members of limited liability corporations should take note that, as of January 1, 2014, the...

Claire Kalia advises on corporate entity choice here: Tech Startup 101: Picking the Right Corporate Form

If your business has flourished and become too big to manage alone, it might be time to hire your first employee. Hiring an employee can allow you to shift your focus from managing every aspect of the business to...

When starting a business, one of the most important decisions an entrepreneur can make is which type of business to form. The most common types of entity are sole proprietorships, LLCs, LLPs (Learn about the difference between LLCs and...

When You’re Working Full Time, With A Start-Up On The Side Many of Kalia Law P.C.’s clients are budding entrepreneurs who, often prudently, have not quit their day jobs and are instead working on their brainchild during evenings and...

Statistics show that fully 10% of all Americans eventually have their own small business. Because investment capital is generally the biggest issue in starting a business, many new businesses also start up through “family” investments. When asked to “invest,”...

On January 1, 2012, California introduced two new corporate forms: the “flexible purpose” corporation and the “benefit” corporation.  Both forms are designed to encompass businesses that operate for profit but also have social objectives. California is the first state...

With the end of the year quickly approaching, it’s a good time to tie up loose ends.  If you have a corporation, partnership or LLC that you are no longer interested in maintaining, you may want to consider winding...

When you are incorporating your company, one of the first things to decide is where you want to incorporate.  Lots of companies choose Delaware – but why?  There are a few reasons.  One: Delaware corporate law allows corporations a lot of...