The Law Office of Mark F. Mueller, LLC

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas from our family to yours, and wishing you a blessed 2024!

12/24/2022

Merry Christmas everyone!

03/20/2020

‪Interesting general overview of some issues businesses may be currently facing. (This is not intended to be legal advice for anyone’s specific situation. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.)‬

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03/18/2020

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Now that the Holidays are behind us, it is time to get back to BUSINESS! You have got to check out the Successful Business Practices Checklist for 2019 from our brother in Christ, Mark from The Law Office of Mark F. Mueller, LLC.

Following is a checklist of matters you should be taking care of to keep your business in top-notch shape for the coming year. While some are primarily legal in nature (even required by law), other items simply make smart business-sense to address.

We go over a lot of these best-practices in our Biz By Faith Network, so please join an upcoming training (visit www.BizByFaith.com for info). If you would like to discuss any of these items and their significance to you or your business, please do visit Mark here on Facebook at The Law Office of Mark F. Mueller, LLC.

A. LEGAL MATTERS

1. Hold annual meeting of shareholders (corporations) or members (limited liability companies).

2. Hold annual meeting of Board of Directors or Board of Managers.

3. Update your corporate records with meeting minutes and resolutions.

4. Review your corporate organizational documents (i.e., Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Articles of Organization, Operating Agreement) to ensure you are in compliance with their terms.

5. Amend your organizational documents as necessary.

6. Prepare and adopt necessary resolutions.

7. File your annual registration report with the Secretary of State.

8. Review and update your "form" contracts that you execute with your customers, vendors, employees and independent contractors on a regular basis.

9. Review leases and other agreements that your business is a party to in order to ensure any significant dates/deadlines are met (i.e., days necessary to provide notice of renewal or termination).

10. Review and update your employee manual and other internal policies and procedures.

11. Assess your business' trade secrets and intellectual property rights and the measures you are taking to protect them.

12. Review and update your business' buy-sell agreement and succession planning.

13. Review and determine the valuation of your business.

14. Discuss fiduciary duties with directors and officers.

15. Discuss duty of confidentiality with employees and independent contractors contained in their employment agreements or confidentiality agreements.

16. Hold team meetings to ensure all employees and independent contractors are informed of their legal obligations and rights.

B. GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS

1. Meet with your insurance agent or broker to review your insurance policies and to ensure you have adequate protection for your business, including any legal obligations you have assumed by virtue of any agreement you have entered into.

2. Meet with your banker to review your loans, lines of credit and borrowing needs.

3. Meet with your accountant to review your financial status and to prepare for tax season.

4. Review and update your business plans and disaster-preparedness plans.

5. Review budget and look for cost-savings opportunities.

6. Analyze growth opportunities and threats (i.e., SWOT Analysis).

7. Review and update your marketing plans and online presence.

8. Review and update business owners' estate planning.

9. Set goals for upcoming year and strategies to achieve them.

10. Review your mission and vision statements.

11. Give back to the community and to your team.

12. Spend quality family time and reconnect with old friends.

13. Exercise, read, pray and take care of yourself!

We hope that this checklist is not overwhelming or burdensome, but that it helps you to run your business - and personal life - as successfully as possible. (There are surely other matters that you will need to tend to throughout the year as well!) Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can help you out. We hope you have a wonderfully successful and healthy 2019!

03/17/2020

A few good ideas for now. Stay safe!

Coronavirus crisis -- 4 ways small business can survive the threat

With the markets being impacted and rates being cut, our businesses are being put to the test.

01/05/2019

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12/30/2018

Timely overview as we approach the New Year and new opportunities. . .

Entity type can be very confusing for first time entrepreneurs launching a business. This is often made worse due to the wide variety of very generalized and opinionated pieces of advice strewn around the web today. Your choice can make a lot of difference later on.

12/24/2018

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11/22/2018

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07/09/2018

‪Most contracts don’t have an “Undo” button, but there are ways to protect yourself prior to signing a contract you may want to later get out of. Send me a note if you would like to discuss your options. ‬

05/13/2017

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