Freedom Friday Blog

Recently a prospective client sent me a contract for me to review, and he said in his email, “Boilerplate, isn't it, nothing wrong with that?”  Or something like that.  Many contracts are “boilerplate” contracts, which means they are a standard form for the goods, or the services being offered in the contract. ...

Earlier this week I attended the Oklahoma 2nd Amendment Association meeting, and Don Spencer, their President, asked me to come up and speak about a matter.  This was totally impromptu, but I obliged.  After the meeting, a nice lady came up to me, and we talked about how she was interested in...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that comes up frequently with prospective clients who want to start a new business, or who want to restructure their small business, especially if they are using an LLC business structure, and that is “Why does my...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer a question I get asked from a lot of new small business owners, especially when they are starting a small business with a partner, and that question is “Why does my small business need a buy-sell agreement?”  This is an...

The month of May is Small Business Month, and so all during this month in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter I want to answer questions which will help you succeed as a small business owner.  In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer the question, “How...

In this week's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about another topic that comes up with prospective clients who are interested in starting a new business, and that's getting an EIN.  The question is always asked, “What's an EIN?”  EIN, or more specifically, FEIN, is your business's federal...

The month of May is Small Business Month, and so all during this month in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter I want to answer questions which will help you succeed as a small business owner.  In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer the question, “How...

The month of May is Small Business Month, and so all during this month in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter I want to answer questions which will help you succeed as a small business owner.  In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer the question, “How...

The month of May is Small Business month, and so all this month in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter I want to answer questions which will help you succeed as a small business owner.  In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer the question, “Is an...

In this week's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to do something a little different than what I usually do in the Freedom Friday blogs and email newsletters.  Normally each week I take time to answer a frequently asked question by clients or prospective clients.  This week, I want to...

In this week's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer a question that I get on occasion from clients, and that's “Can I void a contract?”  The first thing I need to say is that there are two concepts here which are often confused.  One is the concept of...

In this week's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that often comes up when a small business is looking to grow or expand, and that is independent contractor agreements.  I often get asked, “Why does my small business need an independent contractor agreement?”  Well, first...