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You know you can't start a business for free. Any comprehensive business plan will include an estimate of start-up costs, considering everything from rent and employee wages to inventory and insurance. The one thing many entrepreneurs may neglect in these calculations, however, is legal fees.
You may need an attorney's advice throughout your startup's life, from incorporation to employment law compliance. So here's a look at some of those legal fees, and some ways to keep them in check.
Entrepreneurs might need legal advice from day one, when deciding how to incorporate their business. Finding the right legal structure for your startup may entail getting some legal input from an attorney. If you've got a new idea, new product, or new technology you want to protect, you'll also want to make sure they have the right intellectual property rights in place. And before your startup's first sale, you might want to confirm you've got the proper permits for operations.
Once you're up and running, you're probably going to have a few employees, at least. And employment law can get a little murky, especially when it comes to complying with federal, state, and local statutes. Finally, there's the little matter of paying taxes, which may require the help of an experienced tax law attorney rather than a CPA. No matter what your business entails, you're probably going to need a lawyer to get it started, and, as Entrepreneur notes, most startups underestimate their legal costs.
Just because your startup needs legal advice doesn't mean you need to pay an arm and a leg for it. There are some low-cost options for legal help:
The best way to get a sense of what your startup's legal fees may be, and how to save on them, is to talk to a local business attorney today.
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