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Tools and information to help you take your company from idea to reality and beyond. Whether you’re hiring your first employee, or expanding around the globe, you’ll find resources to guide you and position your business for success.

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The decisions you make in the beginning, such as choosing an ownership structure, will impact your business throughout its life cycle. Getting the right start is critical.

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As your business grows, so do the challenges — and opportunities. Informed, strategic choices at this stage will help ensure you reach your goals.

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The continued success of an established business requires improved practices and systems. At this stage, the ability to innovate remains key.

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California Federal Court Allows Indirect Purchasers of Securities to Sue Issuers for Fraud Under California Statute – Colman v. Theranos, Inc.

A federal magistrate judge in California has allowed a securities fraud suit against a late-stage private company to proceed despite the plaintiff investors holding a security interest only through intermediary, single-purpose investment funds. The opinion in Colman v. Theranos, Inc., 16-cv-06822-NC …

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Employers Must Now Use New I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form

Beginning January 22, employers must only use the new I-9 Form dated November 14, 2016, which replaces the form dated March 8, 2013. The new I-9 Form is located on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service website and has a new expiration date of August 31, 2019. Failure to use the new form may …

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A Founder Creates the Fitness App She Needed

After graduating from college in 2013, fitness fanatic Tiffany Hakimianpour found her work schedule made it increasingly difficult to get to the gym. When she nonetheless managed to fit in workouts with a trainer, she learned the personal training industry operated in the Dark Ages. That experience …

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Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement

The Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement is between two companies discussing the feasibility of conducting business together. It applies equally to both companies – requiring each company to maintain the confidentiality of nonpublic information shared with it by the other company. Download …

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Model Releases

Model Releases grant your company the right to copyright, use, and publish photographs and video taken of the model who signs the release. Download Documents: Model Releases (Adult) The Adult Model Release is for use where the model is over the age of 18. Model Releases (Child/Minor) The …

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Subscription Agreement

This sample Subscription Agreement sets forth terms and conditions for a company to sell a certain number of shares to an investor at a certain price, and the agreement by the investor to pay that price. This form of Subscription Agreement is designed for use in connection with initial round private …

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