Starting a New Business?

Let our Skokie Business Lawyers Advise You!

Serving Business Clients in Skokie, Chicago, Naperville, Joliet, Aurora, Wheaton, Waukegan

Our firm believes that starting a business is one of the greatest accomplishments in person’s life. After years of complaining about the boss, when you start a company, you become the boss. But starting a business means a lot more than doing good work; that’s the easy part. Starting a business means bringing in customers, handling that customer’s needs from the initial order until final delivery and then collecting on whatever your customer owes. And while all of this is going on, business owners have to keep the lights on, the employees happy and the competitors guessing.

All of this carries a host of legal issues including basic incorporation, contracts, intellectual property, employment and finance law. Good business practices require a solid set of contracts including agreements with vendors, customers and employees, and bylaws or membership agreements for co-owners to know exactly where they stand. And no matter hard a business owner may try, eventually everyone gets threatened with a lawsuit. The important thing is to make sure that before problems start, your business has laid the groundwork to protect everyone’s best interests.

Give us a call for help with:

  • Incorporation
    • Choosing an Entity Type
    • Membership Agreements
    • Bylaws
  • Employment
    • Employment Agreements
    • Company Handbooks and Manuals
    • Hiring and Firing Policies

If you are considering starting your own business or if you recently opened a company, our Skokie business attorneys may be able to make the transition easier by helping you prepare.  Please contact our law firm to set up a consultation.

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