Why Understanding Legalese Matters for Freelancers
Discover why understanding legalese is crucial for freelance success in today's economy. Learn essential legal skills to protect your business, negotiate better contracts, and thrive as an independent professional.
Re-thinking the Legal Requirements for Starting a Business
Learn the crucial difference between legal requirements and legal “shoulds” when starting a business. Get clear guidance on what's actually mandatory versus optional, and discover how to make smart legal decisions for your small business without unnecessary expenses.
The Root Cause of Your Legal Stress as a Business Owner
Business owners experience legal stress because they don't understand what legal risk is. This article explains what legal risk is, why it’s important, and why not understanding it is stressing you out.
Here’s Why it’s so Hard to Understand Legalese
The reason why it is so hard to understand legalese for everyday people is because legalese was created to protect the ultra rich over a thousand years ago and now it’s standard practice in business.
Why Business Law is Important for Entrepreneurs
The key to business law, and what makes it important for entrepreneurs of all kinds, is that a basic understanding of business law allows you to take calculated risks that make good sense for your business.
Contracts 101: Contract Negotiation Strategies
Here's the truth about contract negotiation strategies: you don't need to be a lawyer to negotiate a contract successfully. You just need to trust your instincts.
A Freelancer’s Right to Choose
I’ve been thinking about how it feels like there are no choices when it comes to the law. Especially when it comes to the law and your business. There are things you just “have” to do and things you “should” do that don’t really feel like a choice. They just feel like a requirement and sound like dogma. There’s this rule you need to follow and that rule you need to abide by if you want to do things right. If you want to do this business thing right and stay out of trouble. But here’s the truth: when it comes to the law, you have the right to choose.
Why a Common Law Trademark Might be Enough
Learn why common law trademarks might be the smart choice for small businesses and local brands. Discover the differences between common law and federal trademarks, and save money while protecting your brand.
Why Not Every Legal Issue Needs a Lawyer
There’s a lot of stuff you can do without a lawyer if you speak enough legalese to get by. If you build a basic understanding of the legal issues that come up in work and business, you can make a lot of informed decisions confidently without having to consult a lawyer.
Here’s How to Learn Legalese as a Business Owner
To learn legalese, you need 3 things: context, technical knowledge of legal terms, and opportunities to practice what you've learned. This article will explain each of these things and how to learn them.
3 Legal To Dos Before Starting Your Business
But here’s the thing: when you’re first starting a business, all you’re really doing is testing an idea to see if it gets any traction. And the reality is that you might have to test that idea in many different ways before you find a market fit. So that list of legal things the experts say you just “have” to do when you start a business tends to be pretty unrealistic and overly complicated in my opinion.
What to do when the Law Triggers You
The truth is that the law triggers us all the time – triggers our stress response that is. And learning how to manage our own nervous system when it comes to our business and especially the legal stuff in our business is critical. So without further ado, here are my tips on what to do when something legal in your work triggers the sh*t out of you
Here’s Why I Teach Legalese to Everyday People
The law can feel overwhelming and perhaps even scary, especially if you aren’t familiar with legal jargon and how it relates to your business. Let’s change that.