80: Your small business legal questions answered with Andrea Sager
Release Date: 12/26/2019
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info_outlineAndrea Sager is a small business attorney shaking up the legal industry! Andrea has a legal membership that provides all-access to her firm for small businesses, which also provides a GUARANTEED 24-hour response rate. After less than a year at a large law firm working with large businesses, Andrea realized her true passion was helping small businesses embrace and protect their business and intellectual property. With just over a year having her firm, Andrea has become the go-to attorney for entrepreneurs, protecting everything from their brand names to their courses and blog posts.
Don’t be scared of this conversation. This conversation is totally for you. Andrea gives us action items to do right now to protect yourself in 2020, provides insight on trademarks and branding, offers a few no-no’s for business owners, and so much more. As a small business owner herself with two kids, she’s living the Work Hard Mom Hard life. Part of the right mindset is thinking you are already where you want to be. Getting your legal house in order is essential to a proper mindset. Head into 2020 with confidence and enjoy this conversation!
HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR CONVERSATION
1:25 - I get "called up" by my business coach
9:31 - Getting to know Andrea
11:10 - Andrea's initial vision when she went to law school
13:10 - Work/Mom balance as a small business owner
15:26 - Navigating long work weeks and building relationships with your children
17:09 - Including your partner in your work
19:17 - Andrea's zone of genius for helping small businesses
20:18 - How do we know when something should be trademarked?
22:34 - Andrea walks through a real-life example with Kari
26:09 - Will Kari have to change her new business's name?
28:55 - A few legal things you should consider when launching a business
32:15 - What about an S-corporation?
34:11 - What will protect my personal assets?
35:45 - You need Terms of Use and Terms and Conditions on your website
40:17 - When should you start taking legal questions seriously as a business owner?
42:40 - The legal foundational pieces of being a scalable business
45:59 - A few no-no's for new business owners
51:26 - Building your business muscle
54:47 - How to work with Andrea
CONNECT WITH ANDREA
Check out her website - https://www.andreasager.com/
Follow her on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andreasagerlaw/
ABOUT ME
I’m Kari Keating, mom of 3 young boys, that ditched a 17-year, 6 figure corporate career to go after her dreams. I’ve been coaching professionally for over 2 years and have had a wide variety of clients from recording artists, website developers, photographers, professional network marketers, and other life coaches.
My zone of genius lies in helping soul-based entrepreneurs get out of their heads and into inspired action, so they can make the impact they crave and the income they deserve.
Find me at my website - https://www.kari-keating.com/
Connect on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/karikeating/
CREDITS
Interview - Andrea Sager
Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect with Andrew at andrew {at} 51features {dot} com.