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The Latest Legal News in Nonprofit, Business, and Estate Planning
How to Write a Business Plan
How to Write a Business Plan — What to Consider It is entirely possible to start a new company in San Diego without creating a business plan. However, if you choose to do so, you may be making your entrepreneurial journey unnecessarily challenging. Even for already...
California Articles of Incorporation
If you would like to start a new corporation in San Diego, you will first need to file Articles of Incorporation with the California Secretary of State. This document tells the state government a little more about your new business and its organizational structure....
How To Trademark
When starting a new business, most San Diego entrepreneurs spend a great deal of time perfecting their product, putting together their marketing plan, and hiring the right people. However, very few remember to sit down with a federal trademark lawyer to officially...
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
What to Do if You Have Sexual Harassment in the Workplace As a small business owner in San Diego, you strive to provide your employees with a safe working environment. As such, it can be quite shocking to learn that a member of your team is being sexually harassed in...
How To Prepare Your Nonprofit To Accept Volunteers
As your San Diego nonprofit continues to grow, you will eventually need to recruit some volunteers to help you with your day-to-day operations. Before you bring them on board, however, you should take some of the following steps to prepare your organization for their...
Five Mistakes to Avoid During Your First Year in Business
Starting a new small business in San Diego is never easy. It requires a ton of hard work and dedication. However, if you wish to ensure that your new company continues to be successful for many years to come, you will also need to avoid making costly errors. A brief...
How to Buy a Business
Starting a new business from scratch almost always requires a lot of hard work. From building a customer base to hiring and training employees, the list of tasks one must complete to get a new company off the ground is seemingly neverending. As such, it is no surprise...
What To Do When Your Business Hires Employee
Five Important Documents Your New Employees Should Sign Before They Start Work When your San Diego business hires a new employee, it can be tempting to have them dive right in and get to work. Before they can get started, however, you must have them fill in and sign a...
Nikki Semanchik
Founding Attorney
Nikki has been practicing law since 2011. She founded SLG in 2017 with the goal of assisting Entrepreneurs, Philanthropists & Families realize their dreams.