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The Latest Legal News in Nonprofit, Business, and Estate Planning
Employee Stock Options
Employee stock options come in various different shapes and sizes. If your California business has some employees that consistently produce excellent work, you will no doubt be keen to ensure that they stay with your organization for many years to come. You can...
Subsidiary Company – What Is A Subsidiary Company?
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Forming a Subsidiary Company As your San Diego business grows, you may consider forming a subsidiary company to help you diversify into a different niche or expand into a new geographic market. Before doing so, however, you would be...
Five Illegal Reasons for Firing an Employee in California
Most workers in San Diego and throughout the state of California are classified as "at-will" employees. This status means that the employee is free to leave their job at any time, and their employer is free to lay them off at any time. However, employers must make...
How to Have a Nonprofit Board Meeting
All nonprofit organizations in San Diego and throughout the state of California are required to hold a regular nonprofit board meeting. If you have never held such a gathering before, following these easy steps should ensure that your first one goes off without a...
Update to California Nonprofit Compliance Documents
If you have been running a California nonprofit for at least a few years, you are probably quite familiar with the long list of documents that you are expected to file on a regular basis to stay compliant with state law. However, as you may know, the California...
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...
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.