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Setting Up Your Home Business in Denver
A small business attorney will assess your home business structure and help you stay compliant with zoning and tax regulations, minimize your liability, and maintain a clear and competitive identity. This post will cover four major areas for small home business owners.
5 Crucial Areas of Commercial Real Estate Law for Colorado Businesses
Real estate law is a broad and complicated legal area. Colorado is no exception with a tangled mass of statutes on everything from discloser and zoning laws to insurance and contract laws. Whether you lease or own your business location, you will likely encounter a property law issue at some point. Attorney Elizabeth Lewis, MS, JD can help guide you through real estate law at every level before it affects your business. The following post will discuss five crucial areas of commercial real estate law.
4 Important Things To Do Before Opening a Retail Store
Dreaming of opening your very own boutique, an artisans shop, or even a small franchise? There are a multitude of important considerations before you jump into the vibrant mix of Denver retailers. And, just when you think you have done your due diligence, you may encounter unforeseen obstacles. Whether it is an issue with a contract/agreement, choosing the right business entity, dealing with wholesalers, managing staff, or marketing your product, a small business attorney will help keep you on track. This post will cover four major things to do before starting your own small retail business.
Classifying Your Workers and Why it is Crucial to Your Small Business
It is important for all Colorado small business owners to understand when they can call someone a contractor, and when that person is really an employee. Without this understanding, it is fairly easy to wind up on the wrong side of the law.
7 New Business Essentials in Colorado Employment Law
Before you hire your very first employee, or think about expanding your newly growing empire, follow this checklist to ensure you are in compliance with the laws and regulations of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. A business attorney can add peace of mind and support during the start-up, expansion, and life of your business. This post includes seven essential items on your new business checklist.
Foreign National Business Formation and the EB-5 Visa Process in Colorado
If you are a foreign national looking to become a U.S. business owner, you don’t have to be a multi-national conglomerate to get started!
Zoning Permits are Required for Denver Home Based Businesses
Just doing a little freelance work from home? You may still need to have a zoning permit if you live in Denver.
Why Your Small Business Website May Benefit from a Creative Commons License
What small business owner wouldn’t love to see a bit of content he or she put up on the web, or a marketing campaign he or she launched on YouTube become known around the world? Especially if that content could generate just the right amount of new business! Everyone likes the idea of their content being shared, but no one wants to see their content stolen. This post will discuss the ways your small business website may benefit from a Creative Commons license.
3 Timely Colorado Business Formation Tips
There is a lot to think about when forming a new business, and some concerns need to be addressed right away or you may face problems down the road. This post contains three time sensitive Colorado business formation tips and where to get help with them.
Preparing Quarterly Tax Payments for Your New Colorado Small Business
If you are a relatively new Colorado small business, and the January deadline to pay estimated taxes just snuck up on you, you might want to put a planning and reporting mechanism in place for the rest of the year, especially where setting funds aside to meet your tax obligations is concerned.
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Is Colorado a Business-Friendly State?
Is Colorado a Business-Friendly State? Small businesses play a critical role in our nation’s economy. In fact, small businesses are responsible for roughly 44% of the country’s economic activity, and they employ roughly 50% of the private-sector workforce. If you’re...
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Real Estate Services for Business Owners
Elizabeth Lewis provides the following real estate law services to small and medium sized business owners in Denver and throughout Colorado:
- Commercial real estate purchases
- Legal review of commercial real estate leases
- Protecting your assets