Business owners don’t just wake up one day and say, “Surprise! I’m open.”
You need to attend to a host of details before getting to that point. These details include the state and federal legal documents that establish the company’s identity, organizational structure and taxation.
Attorney Devin Shanley, principal of Shanley Law in Green Bay, Wisconsin, recommends a two-step approach to making legal decisions for a new business. In the first step, you determine how to get into business and address problems you may encounter as a business owner. In step two, you decide how to get out of business and create
