In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that a prospective client called me about this week.  He didn't use these terms, but he was actually calling to ask about a business dissolution.  You might ask what is that, or maybe you've heard of the term “busin...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about an issue that comes up at some point in the life cycle of any small business.  At some point, one of your customers is not going to pay their bill and is going to owe your business money.  Or you are going to pay another bu...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about an issue that comes up on occasion and came up recently with one of my clients.  That issue is why a DBA might be a bad idea for your small business.  Besides my business law practice, I also handle some debt settlement wor...

Last week in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter we continued the series, “10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in 2022,” and we covered the ninth step, which is to choose an audience or location.  In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, we're going to talk about the tenth ...

Last week in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter we continued the series, “10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in 2022,” and we covered the eighth step, which is to find financing.  In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, we're going to talk about the ninth step.  Once you...

Last week in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter we continued the series, “10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in 2022,” and we covered the seventh step, which is to apply for licenses and permits, if necessary.  In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, we're going to talk ...

This week in the Freedom Friday blog we're continuing the series the 10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in Oklahoma.  If you missed the blog posts for the previous steps, I've provided links at the end of this blog post to help you catch up. In today's Freedom Friday blog, we're going to cove...

Last week in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter we continued the series, “10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in 2022,” and we covered the fifth step, which is to apply for an EIN.  In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, we're going to talk about the sixth step.  Once yo...

This week in the Freedom Friday blog we're continuing the series the 10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in Oklahoma.  If you missed the blog posts for the previous steps, I've provided links at the end of this blog post to help you catch up. In today's Freedom Friday blog, we're going to cove...

This week in the Freedom Friday blog we're continuing the series the 10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in Oklahoma.  If you missed the blog posts for the previous steps, I've provided links at the end of this blog post to help you catch up. In today's Freedom Friday blog, we're going to cove...

10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in 2022 – Step 3: Choose Your Entity Last week in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter we continued the series, “10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in 2022,” and we covered the second step, which is to gather your team.  In today's Freedom Friday b...

10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in 2022 – Step 2: Gather Your Team Last week in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter we began a new series, the 10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in 2022, and we covered the first step, which is to develop a business plan.  Having a business plan ...

10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in 2022 – Step 1: Develop a Business Plan Welcome to the new year 2022 in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter.  We're starting a new series today which is called “10 Steps to Starting a Small Business in 2022.”  Each week we'll present the next step ...

Happy New Year and Top Ten Tips Today is New Year's Eve, which falls on a Friday this year, and so this week in our Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter I want to wish all of you a Happy New Year.  Its time to say goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022.  Many changes and transitions are in store i...

Merry Christmas 2021 from Liberty Legal Solutions Today is Christmas Eve, which falls on a Friday this year, and so this week our Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter is being sent out to wish all of you our Christmas greetings and a Merry Christmas! 2021 has been a challenging, yet growing ...

How Can I Start a Nonprofit in 2022? Well, its another holiday season, and many business owners are planning for 2022.  It is also the season for charitable giving, but someone more entrepreneurial might be interested in planning something else in the new year --- every year, at least once or twi...

I Should Form My Small Business as an LLC, Right? In last week's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter I talked about how to start an online business in 2022, and one of the things I talked about was choosing a business entity.   I've blogged and talked about this as the most crucial step in s...

How Can I Start an Online Business in 2022? It's the holiday season, and the beginning of the end of the year, and many people are thinking about what they are going to be doing in 2022.  I know I am thinking about that,  but that's a different story.  Something that some people might be thinking...

Why Am I Thankful for My Small Business? Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day and Friday is Black Friday, so we are coming to you a few days earlier with this week's blog and email newsletter.  Instead of focusing on a business topic as we usually do, I want to answer a personal question, and that is “Wh...

Why Does Your Small Business Need a Business Attorney in Court? In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer an often unasked, but important question.  I have been getting a lot of business litigation inquiries lately.  Most of them involve a prospective client whose busi...

How Can I End a Contract? In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer a question that I don't get from a lot of clients, but honestly, a lot of clients are afraid to ask this question, too.  That question is, “How can get out of this bad contract?”  Or, put another way, ...

Why is an Operating Agreement Essential to My Small Business? In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that comes up a lot with prospective clients who want to start a new business, or who want to restructure their small business, especially if they're usi...

Why Should My Small Business Borrow Money? There are a lot of different views out there about borrowing money for your small business.  Some people think you should not borrow money at all for your small business as a hard and fast rule.  Then there are some people out there who might be against ...

What is Asset Protection Planning? Although Liberty Legal Solutions, LLC, focuses on business law and civil litigation services, I get a lot of inquiries about wills, and even more about trusts.  While there are other lawyers out there who focus exclusively (and expensively) on estate planning, i...

Why Does Your Small Business Need a Buy-Sell Agreement? In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, we're once again going to answer one of those questions that are maybe less frequently asked, and that is, “Why does your small business need a buy-sell agreement?”  Now, first of all, if ...