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What to do if your company can’t pay its bills

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April 8, 2013

Operating a startup or a small business is never easy, and sometimes it can be impossible to pay all of your bills on time. Late-paying clients, seasonal lows, and downturns in the economy or your field are all factors that…

Nonsolicitation Clauses in California

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Claire Kalia

April 1, 2013

Starting a business takes a great deal of time and energy, and often involves the development of intangible assets such as goodwill within an industry or the development of well-trained employees. While these assets are less concrete than a company’s…

Title VII – Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace

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Claire Kalia

March 22, 2013

When an entrepreneur starts a business, it is important to have a legal professional look into whether they are in compliance with all relevant local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Applicable laws may concern issues such as licenses and…

Issues that Startups Face in Protecting their Intellectual Property – Part 2

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Claire Kalia

March 4, 2013

Last month, we introduced some basic ideas about intellectual property and intellectual property law as it relates to startups. In that post, we focused on ways that the law could protect ideas that people or companies were trying to keep…

Does my startup need a founders’ agreement?

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Claire Kalia

February 20, 2013

If you’re starting a business with another person or a group of people, you’ll be sharing ideas, divvying up equity, and investing money together. For startups, resolving questions of equity, ownership and control is critical to the company’s growth and…

Issues that Startups Face in Protecting their Intellectual Property – Part 1

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Claire Kalia

February 14, 2013

Starting a business can be an exciting and potentially lucrative endeavor, and many entrepreneurs are understandably excited to get started. Developing a concept into a monetized reality requires planning and execution, and skipping steps in this process can cost you…

Selecting a Business Entity for your Startup

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Claire Kalia

February 12, 2013

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 LLPs…

Where is my Crowdfunding?

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Claire Kalia

January 23, 2013

So, where is my Crowdfunding? As most entrepreneurs know all too well, one of the most difficult challenges to overcome for a small startup is raising capital to get an idea off of the ground. Last year, amidst much excitement…

Spotlight on Microfinance

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Claire Kalia

January 23, 2013

Spotlight on Microfinance (Another Form of Crowdfunding?) Microfinance, a cousin of crowdfunding, is an economic model in which small-scale lenders extend credit to borrowers that usually are unable to access credit. Generally, microfinance services target poor populations in developing countries,…

Claire founded Kalia Law P.C. in 2012 to provide high-quality legal assistance to startups and small business owners. Her extensive experience and commitment to business law can help you achieve your goals of business success.

From the Blog

What to do if your company can’t pay its bills

Nonsolicitation Clauses in California

Title VII – Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace

Issues that Startups Face in Protecting their Intellectual Property – Part 2

Does my startup need a founders’ agreement?

Issues that Startups Face in Protecting their Intellectual Property – Part 1

Selecting a Business Entity for your Startup

Where is my Crowdfunding?

Spotlight on Microfinance

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