For a long time, when someone wanted to start a business and work for themselves, they had to decide whether they wanted their primary motive to be making money or doing charitable work. Most companies were set up as a corporation, LLC, or even sole proprietorship with the main goal of being profitable; in fact, business owners have a fiduciary duty of looking out for the bottom line. In recent years, however, Read More
Here’s What a Great Business Attorney Can Accomplish
The right attorney for your business can be much more than a “checklist” lawyer. Our firm believes that great business attorneys will lift up companies in countless ways that go beyond simply drafting contracts and defending clients in court. While those are two important functions, we are proud to fulfill many more roles for our clients. We Can Empathize With Our Clients Firms like Sage Business Counsel are, Read More
ENTREPRENEURS: ARE YOU STUCK IN YOUR ‘ZONE OF GENIUS’?
First off: there’s nothing wrong with working within a “zone of genius.” More often than not, respecting that zone is the best way to build a successful business. You, as a business owner, might be a marketing wizard. Or, your forte might be managing and optimizing teams. Technical knowledge of your products and services—never a bad thing—could be what you bring to the table. To assemble a plan for a Read More
BUSINESS OWNERS: STEER CLEAR OF WORKER MISCLASSIFICATION
Tens of millions of American workers willingly participate in what has now been termed a “gig economy.” Gone are the days when most workers would spend decades at one job and collect a pension. Side hustles and part-time jobs are now the norm. Despite this massive shift, which has been accelerated by the internet and a worldwide pandemic, businesses must remain vigilant in classifying and treating employees properly Read More
Is Blockchain Here to Stay?
To the extent that this complex and nuanced question can be answered as a “yes or no” question, the answer is: yes. Blockchain will continue to disrupt the financial industry to some degree, and it will continue to be important components for various cryptocurrency markets. The question of whether or not blockchain technology will become a mainstay in the financial sector is a fair one given the lack of tangible Read More
Are You Afraid of Hiring Employees?
Over the years of working with and counseling small business owners, the team at Hudson Legal has recognized a somewhat warped mindset toward hiring employees. Many brilliant and successful entrepreneurs view the expenses involved in hiring an employee as just that — expenses for “outsourcing” duties and responsibilities they simply don’t have the time to do. We understand the impulse to preserve capital, but a Read More
You Need a Business Succession Plan. What Needs To Be In It?
If you want your company to survive you, i.e., not die when you do, you need to develop a plan for it to survive the passing of the torch. The statistics on family businesses, which make up the vast majority of privately owned U.S. businesses, suggest that far too many business owners do not prioritize succession planning. Roughly one in three family-owned businesses survive the transition to the second generation, Read More
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“Sugar Hill Attorney Danielle Hudson Laughlin Earns Profit First Certification. ATLANTA, GA, August 22, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ — Danielle Hudson Laughlin, Esq., founder of Hudson Legal, recently became a certified Profit First professional. Profit First strategies enable Ms. Hudson Laughlin to partner with her legal clients to provide novel and value added financial advice that can propel their companies to a higher Read More
2019 SUPER LAWYERS RISING STAR
“Danielle Laughlin is recognized by peers and was selected to Rising Stars for 2019. This selection is based off of an evaluation of 12 indicators including peer recognition and professional achievement in legal practice… Being selected to Rising Stars is limited to a small number of attorneys in each state. As one of the few attorneys to garner the distinction of Rising Stars, Danielle Laughlin has earned the Read More
SUWANEE MAGAZINE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
“That force of personality is what drives Hudson Legal to be a strong and vocal advocate for people in the community. ‘What sets us apart from other law firms is our heart,’ Laughlin says. ‘We really care about our clients. We care about what they care about.’”— Suwanee Magazine Read the Full Story Read More