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Trademark Law – Power of Portmanteaus Making Descriptive Terms Suggestive
March 8, 2024
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by Helen Lavigne
February Update: King of Bhutan Hosts Fourscore Client
February 23, 2024
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by Helen Lavigne
Tetris: An Ode to Licensing
February 16, 2024
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by Helen Lavigne
Tax-Free Reorganizations
January 26, 2024
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by Helen Lavigne
January Update: Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act
January 22, 2024
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by Helen Lavigne
Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act: Compliance and Consequences for Businesses
January 4, 2024
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by Helen Lavigne
December Update: Client wins & a great deal for you before January 1
December 14, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
November Update: Meet the newest Techstar and check out this startup’s Facebook message origin story
November 14, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Can You Tell Me What’s Important in an NDA Or Is That… Confidential?
November 3, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
October Update: A new Raleigh coworking space with a “wow” factor
October 30, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
September Update: Upcoming founder events & understanding crowdfunding regulation
September 27, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Registering Your Domestic Entity as a Foreign Entity… in the United States
September 22, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Registered Agent
September 6, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
August Update: Client milestones & understanding successor liability purchase agreements
August 30, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
July Update: Understanding Master Agreements and wire transfer best practices
August 24, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Stronger By Science Technologies – MacroFactor
August 11, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Successor Liability in Asset Purchase Agreements
July 24, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
June Update: Client shoutouts and understanding the trademark
June 30, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Wire Transfers – Best Practices
June 30, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
What Would You Say a Master [X] Agreement Really Does Here
June 9, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
May Update: Understanding pre and post-money SAFES, client shoutouts
May 25, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Trademark 101
May 19, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
April Update: How to structure your Terms & Conditions, upcoming Lunch & Learn
April 28, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Pre-Money vs. Post-Money Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFEs)
April 28, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Startup Growth – Why Your Startup Needs a Legal Strategy
April 7, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
March Update: How to correct a missing 83b filing, and understanding crowdfunding regulations
March 23, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
The Building Blocks of Your Software Company’s Terms and Conditions
March 17, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) Financing
February 23, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
February Update: Our first crowdfunding event, client featured on Yahoo, and more
February 10, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
How to Correct a Missed 83(b) Filing
February 3, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
January Update: How to thrive during down rounds and a can’t-miss crowdfunding event
January 27, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
What is a cap table? Why it matters.
January 11, 2023
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by Helen Lavigne
Music B2B: Credits and Splits
December 23, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
December Update: Developing a wise exit strategy & explaining legally binding agreements
December 21, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Core Business Documents: Understanding the Legal Agreements to Protect Your Company and Keep Your Money (Part II)
December 2, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Business Exit Strategy & Business Acquisition Options: Key Considerations
November 18, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
November Update: A 5K, understanding common stock, and more
November 16, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Preferred Stock v. Common Stock – Understanding the Differences
November 4, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
October Update: A restaurant subscription service & why to work exclusively with registered broker-dealers
October 19, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Unregistered Broker-Dealers: The Risks of Hiring Someone to Help Raise Startup Funds
September 23, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
September Update: A robotic lawn mower, successful fundraising, and more
September 22, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
REG A+: What to Know
September 9, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
August Update: NBA partnership, best practices for venture capital financing, and more
August 26, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Audience Privacy & Publicity Guidelines
August 22, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Hire Henry
August 15, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
How to Stay Organized During a Venture Capital Financing Round
July 25, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
July Update: The pros of forming an entity for your music venture and a client who’s revolutionizing the insurance industry
July 22, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Core Business Documents: Understanding the Legal Agreements to Protect Your Company and Keep Your Money (Part I)
July 7, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
June Update: Client acquisitions, the impact of lower stock valuations, and more
July 1, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
May Update: Exemptions for foreign offerings, revolutionizing how flowers are grown
June 17, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
SynchronoSure
June 10, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Music B2B: Forming an Entity for a Music Business
June 3, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
April Update: More sustainable forests and the 411 on federal grants
May 24, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
How a Down Round Affects a Startup Capitalization Table
May 18, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
TreeCo
May 5, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Regulation S – Exemption for Foreign Offerings
April 18, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Federal Grants can Provide Funding for your Small Business Without Diluting Founders
March 25, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
March Update: DBA compliance, owner profits during fundraising, and more
March 25, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
Levee Medical
March 3, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
February Update: Clients partner with professional sports leagues, new Fourscore Attorney Maks Ewendt thrives
February 17, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
DBA 101
February 11, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
What to Expect During a Preferred Stock Financing
January 31, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
January Update: New funding for clients, a harmful mail scam
January 31, 2022
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by Helen Lavigne
December Update: Revolutionary data on the earth, benefitting from secondary transactions, and more
December 22, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Employer Beware – Is Your Startup Improperly Classifying Its Sales Team?
December 10, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
November Update: Co-founder conflicts, opportunities for minority entrepreneurs & more
December 8, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Mesur.io
November 29, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Dispute Resolution: Common Co-Founder Conflicts
November 5, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
October Update: Happy Hour Thursday, board meeting best practices, and more
October 21, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Secondary Transactions: Providing Founders Liquidity During a Fundraise
October 7, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
September Update: Client rebrands, music endorsement deals, and more
September 15, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Why Startups Should Host Board Meetings
September 3, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Open Sky Group – Part II
September 3, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
August Update: Unicorns, Non-Competes, and Happy Hours (oh my!)
August 20, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Music B2B: Sponsorships and Endorsements
August 19, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Nextiles
August 10, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Game Plan – Part II
July 29, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Are non-compete agreements enforceable or not?
July 27, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
July Update: Our team reunites, decoding NFTs, and more
July 21, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
June Update: Issuing stock options and exploring how our pasts can impact our businesses
June 25, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
What the Fluff (WTF) is an NFT?
June 17, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
May Update: Client sells company to Facebook, another drops truth bombs
May 26, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
How to Issue Stock Options to an Entity
May 20, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Raising Money from Non-Accredited Investors
May 6, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
April Update: Music streaming regulations, tax calculations & more
April 22, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
Music B2B: Streaming, Licensing, and Publishing Primer
March 31, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
March Update: Expanding our portfolio of services
March 26, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
February Update: Creating a Contract Playbook
February 25, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
LLC Formation Basics Series
February 10, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
January Update: Maximize attorney relationships
January 29, 2021
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by Helen Lavigne
December Update: Finding your “opportunity event”
December 15, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
How do Buy-Sell Agreements Work?
December 11, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
November Update: Alternative Dispute Resolution Tips and Entity Formation Checklist
November 24, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
October Update: Upcoming webinar, accredited investors redefined, option grant pricing
October 30, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
September Update: Founders Workshops, Opportunity Events, Protecting your business with a separate bank account
October 14, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
Accredited Investor Redefined
October 5, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
Pete Listed Top 40 Under 40
October 5, 2020
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by Jane Butler
Super-Simple Entity Formation Checklist
October 1, 2020
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by Jane Butler
How to determine the exercise price for an option grant
September 28, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
August Update: Exclusive Carta Discount, What’s happening in the private markets, pros and cons of online legal services
September 10, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
Fourscore Opportunity Events
September 9, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
BlueRecruit
August 12, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
July Update: Black-led Startup Pitch Competition, Upcoming Webinars + Workshops, new update on PPP Flexibility Act
July 28, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
PPP Flexibility Act & Interim Final Rules – Key Program Updates
July 9, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
June Update: The Cost of Free Speech, Startups Fighting COVID-19, and our new video series
June 26, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
What Happens After Legal Zoom
June 26, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
Fourscore – Market Observations
June 22, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
Poppy
June 16, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
May Update: Virtual Founders Workshop, Hand Sanitzer, and Remote Pitching Investors
June 3, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
The Costs of Free Speech and Silence for Businesses
June 2, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
April Update: Webinar Replay, Tax Breaks for Your Business, & Stock Options
April 29, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
CARES Act – Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
April 23, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
Free Webinar: COVID-19 & Contracts
April 22, 2020
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by madison church
Six Tips for Pitching Investors Remotely
April 20, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
Startup Company Investor Updates
April 16, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
Why issue stock options?
April 2, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
Alternative Dispute Resolution Primer
March 21, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
March Update: The impact of coronavirus, AB-5, events, and more
March 20, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
QSBS Treatment – Basic Requirements and Protecting Eligibility
March 13, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
The Coronavirus Could Affect Your Contract
March 13, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
AB-5 – California’s New Labor Law Affecting Businesses & Contractors
March 5, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
February Update: The ins and outs of dilution, founder stories, and educational opportunities
February 28, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
January Update: Business bank accounts, 83(b) forms, educational opportunities, and more
January 22, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
How Does Dilution Work?
January 15, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
The Tax Effects of Filing (or Not Filing) an 83b Form
January 7, 2020
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by Helen Lavigne
83b Form
December 26, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
December Update: Pilot Projects, How to Avoid Scams, Cows in VR headsets, & More
December 20, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
Does My Company Need a Bank Account?
December 18, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
November Update: How Physical Fitness Helps Founders, Upcoming Local Events, Business Funding & More
November 19, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
October Update: Business Funding 101, Meet Peter Singh, Venture Outlook Event, & More
October 18, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
Aurum Capital Ventures
October 17, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
Business Funding 101: Key Considerations When Funding a Business
September 20, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
September Update: RIot Accelerator Program, Free Video Series, New Office, & More
September 19, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
August Update: Entrepreneurship Workshop, Dare to Lead, OpenGait Prosthetics, & More
August 30, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
July Update: Startup Financing Tips, E-Checks Now Available, Fandex Client Tell, & More
July 30, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
Fandex
July 9, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
June Update: How to Communicate With Investors, Start Up Video Series, Sudsy Soaps Client Tell, & More
June 25, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
Sudsy Soaps
June 21, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
How (and Why) to Keep Your Investors Updated
May 28, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
May Update: How To Handle Negative Reviews, Aeva Labs, Clean Tech Conference, & More
May 24, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
ONE STAR!?!? What to do if your Business gets a Bad Online Review
May 23, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
Aeva Labs
May 9, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
OpenGait Prosthetics
April 26, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
Logic Grip
April 26, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
April Update: Business Blueprint Ebook, Meet Sean Valle, HQ Raleigh, & More
April 18, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
GDPR In Your State? A Brief Look At Emerging Data Privacy Laws In The US
April 1, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
March Update: Free Startup Kit Download, New Website, Lulu eGames, & More
March 19, 2019
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by Helen Lavigne
February Update: CED Tech Conference, Mining Dirt for Data, & More
March 17, 2019
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by Jane Butler
What’s Your Play? A Case For Templating, Fallbacks, And Playbooks For Your Contracts
March 17, 2019
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by Jane Butler
January Update: Raising VC in 2019, Startup Summit Live & More
March 17, 2019
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by Jane Butler
Venture Financing Tips: Introduction
February 26, 2019
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
How to Set (and Achieve) Goals in 2019
December 28, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
Growers
December 20, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
Qualified Small Business Stock
December 18, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
AppSmart
November 19, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
Buy-Sell Agreements in Partnerships
November 15, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
Free Download: A Guide to Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
October 30, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
IOOGO
October 15, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
Reducing Taxes for Investors
October 11, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
What is a Profits Interest?
October 11, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
A 2018 Guide to Cryptocurrency: An Infinitely Divisible Subject (Part 2)
October 11, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
Rule 506B of Regulation D
October 11, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
U.S. Government Review of Foreign Investors Grows Stronger
October 11, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
Often Present, Rarely Applicable
September 27, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
Redwood Digital Group
September 26, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
What Happens to Our Pets During a Hurricane?
September 11, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
How to Issue Stock Options in an S Corp
August 21, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
A 2018 Guide to Cryptocurrency: An Infinitely Divisible Subject (Part 1)
August 21, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
BNNano
August 21, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
Venture Financing Tips: Protective Provisions, Liquid Preferences, & Participating Preferred Stock
August 11, 2018
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by Jesse Jones
Venture Financing Tips: Price Protection, Pre-Emptive Rights, & Board Matters
August 11, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Venture Financing Tips: Preferred Stock and Valuation
August 11, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Venture Financing Tips: Convertible Notes
August 11, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Venture Financing Tips: Conversion of Notes
August 11, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Venture Financing Tips: Convertible Securities
August 11, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Venture Financing Tips: 3 Tips for Pitching Angel and Venture Investors
August 11, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Super-Simple Entity Formation Checklist
August 11, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
How to Fund A Startup Business: Debt Financing
July 16, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
How to Improve Productivity When You’re an Entrepreneur
June 22, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Free Download: What is IoT? Whitepaper
June 21, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Do Your Shareholders Know How You’re Running the Company?
June 20, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
June 15, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Fourscore Business Law Data Security Policy
May 2, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Charitable Tax Deductions
April 25, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
HQ Raleigh Founded (f/k/a HQ Raleigh)
March 21, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Delaware Franchise Tax Calculation
March 13, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Open Sky Group – Part I
March 13, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Single vs. Double Taxation
January 17, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Business Lingo
January 17, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
How to Network Well Without Wasting Time
January 6, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Game Plan – Part I
January 6, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
REVGEN
January 6, 2018
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Free Download: Fitness and Founders Whitepaper
December 13, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
International Student Entrepreneurs in the United States
December 11, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Selecting a Business Entity
November 30, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Angel & Venture Capital Funding Sources in the Southeast
November 27, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
How Can Entrepreneurs Maximize their Attorney Relationship?
November 15, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Murphy’s Naturals
November 10, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Loading Dock Raleigh
November 10, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Bee Downtown
November 10, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Kwipped
October 16, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Now Partnering with Gust Launch
October 5, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Free Download: Raising Angel & Venture Capital Whitepaper
September 14, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
I Thought You Said This Would Be Simple?!
September 11, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
Announcing Fourscore Business Law
August 31, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
The impact of a patent strategy…Do you have one?
August 30, 2017
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by FSL_wpUserDCD3
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