I'll be part of the 1 PM panel presentation for "Starting a Business." Hopefully, this will be a heavily Q & A oriented discussion of whether to start a business & what factors to consider when starting (including the all-important exit strategy). My comments will be based on my 14 years as a solo practitioner [...]
On April 3rd, from 3 PM - 4 PM, I'll be part of the panel presentation "So, You’re Hiring Your First Full Time Employee?" It's sponsored by West Legal EdCenter, Financial Poise & the Small Business Advocacy Council. This is a webinar. Continuing legal education & other CE credits are available with this presentation. Speakers include: * [...]
I've got 3 new presentations that are upcoming & 1 that I did last week that's worthy of mention. Plus, in the past few weeks, I joined a new board of directors & 2 advisory boards. On 4/4/12, I did my 6th presentation for Illinois WorkNet of Northern Cook County, part of the Illinois Department of [...]
I'll be presenting an hour to 90-minute long seminar on the employee versus independent contractor classifications. Attendees will learn about the laws affecting employee classification, & how companies can avoid simple mistakes & litigation. My presentation runs from 2PM until about 3 or 3:30PM. Thanks to Mohammed Faheem & Debra Lawrence of Illinois workNet Centers [...]
The Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC; I’m a member & board member) has been examining Illinois’ convoluted & corrupted tax system (commercial, consumer, etc.). One of our members, Steve Banke, CEO of 3Points, an IT service provider, did an amazing analysis of Illinois’ tax system & points out the following: 1. In January 2011, the State [...]
