4 Things to Consider When Launching a Startup
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by David Kim
3y ago
This is a guest post from APOLLO Insurance, a trusted partner of Goodlawyer. With knowledgeable insurance agents and brokers, Apollo helps make life easier for business owners by providing clear and effective insurance policies. Their streamlined process and clear, all-in pricing helps business owners save time and money.  Check out our partnership with APOLLO here. Launching a new business is an exciting milestone. Whether your start-up is a small store or the next hit smartphone app, there are many items to consider before you dive deep into business plans, prototypes, and marketing s ..read more
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Employment Standards Legislation and Your Business
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by David Kim
3y ago
Our earlier blog post stated that most employee-employer relationships are contractual. That’s true, but we also have to consider what kind of laws our legislators have put forward that affects those relationships! As a start-up, hiring an employee marks an exciting milestone in your business journey. You’re at the point where you may be growing quickly or have enough business that you simply can’t do it on your own. If you’re in this situation, that deserves a big congratulations! It’s not easy to make it in the business world, but if you hire the right help along the way, it can at least ..read more
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2020 Personal Tax Changes in Canada
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by Casandra
3y ago
This is a guest post from True North Accounting, a trusted partner of Goodlawyer. With knowledgeable CPAs and bookkeepers in Calgary and Okotoks, True North helps make life easier for small business owners with bookkeeping, accounting and tax advice. Their streamlined process and clear, all-in pricing helps business owners save time and money.   If you’re wondering what’s new with your 2020 personal taxes, we can help. From T slips to working from home, find out what’s new this year and how to report various deductions for your personal tax return.  COVID-19 and T-Slips If yo ..read more
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Examining Shareholders’ Agreements
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by David Kim
3y ago
Starting, growing, and managing your business takes a lot of work. Take a look at any successful company out there and you’ll see that no one really was able to do it on their own! A lot of people have to come together to make something worth having. Oh, and working together isn’t all sunshine and rainbows either– we’re all human, sometimes personalities get in the way and we all make mistakes. That’s why in business, having mechanisms in place to smooth out these relationships is all the more important. Written by Casandra Xu Background Shareholders’ Agreements are legally binding document ..read more
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Going Over a Typical Employment Agreement
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by David Kim
3y ago
Most employee-employer relationships are contractual. Depending on the relationship, some agreements can be long and complex, while others are short and sweet. As a start-up, hiring an employee marks an exciting milestone in your business journey. You’re at the point where you may be growing quickly or have enough business that you simply can’t do it on your own. If you’re in this situation, that deserves a big congratulations! It’s not easy to make it in the business world, but if you hire the right help along the way, it can at least make the odds that much better. Written by Casandra Xu ..read more
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Employees or Independent Contractors?
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by David Kim
3y ago
Most businesses and business owners require workers to perform various roles and different services either on a short term or long-term basis. The type of work classification established between a payer (one who pays for the service) and a worker (one who offers services for payment either as a worker or independent contractor) substantially impacts both parties in various ways. Tax obligations, the worker’s eligibility for employment insurance, other legislative protections, and the payer’s liability for the employees conduct just to mention a few! Written by Aisosa Soriyan Background I ..read more
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How to organize your home office and claim small business expenses
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by Casandra
3y ago
This is a guest post from True North Accounting, a trusted partner of Goodlawyer. With knowledgeable CPAs and bookkeepers in Calgary and Okotoks, True North helps make life easier for small business owners with bookkeeping, accounting and tax advice. Their streamlined process and clear, all-in pricing helps business owners save time and money. In the past year, we’ve all been spending a lot of time in our home offices (and that likely won’t end in the near future). In this blog, we’ll help you make the most of the situation with home office essentials and practical organizational tips. Lear ..read more
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Founderproofing Basics
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by David Kim
3y ago
It’s a tale as old as time — or at least as old as modern corporate legislation, case law, and regulations permitting. A team of founders taking on the world with the next big idea. The Three Musketeers: brilliant, infallible, loyal, and optimistic.  The “All for One and One for All” attitude permeates through the early organizational framework of the start-up, and more importantly through the ownership structure of the corporation. Maybe that’s your situation, three friends going into business together, equally contributing and pulling their own weight. It’s only fair that everyone get ..read more
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Four Things to Consider When Launching a Start-Up
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by David Kim
3y ago
This is a guest post from APOLLO Insurance, a trusted partner of Goodlawyer. With knowledgeable insurance agents and brokers, Apollo helps make life easier for business owners by providing clear and effective insurance policies. Their streamlined process and clear, all-in pricing helps business owners save time and money.  Check out our partnership with APOLLO here. Launching a new business is an exciting milestone. Whether your start-up is a small store or the next hit smartphone app, there are many items to consider before you dive deep into business plans, prototypes, and marketing s ..read more
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Bankruptcy Lawyers vs. Insolvency Trustees, or “Who You Gonna Call?”
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by Casandra
3y ago
This is a guest post from Daniel Fridmar a trusted partner of Goodlawyer.  Dan is an independent barrister who developed his skills at a medium-sized, fast-paced law firm in Vaughan, Ontario. Dan amassed a voluminous amount of experience in litigation, negotiation, and client management. No one likes bankruptcy. Those who face bankruptcy worry over their crumbling financial health and the next steps they must take. Those who are owed money by the aforementioned individuals/entities worry about receiving payment. As Ray Parker Jr. would say, “Who you gonna call?” In my practice, I f ..read more
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