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Why Your Small Business Needs More Than a Specialist Lawyer

Why Your Small Business Needs More Than a Specialist Lawyer

by | March 19, 2023

This article we explore the difference between specialized and general expertise for entrepreneurs and focus on why a generalist approach can be more beneficial, especially for legal affairs. A generalist approach can provide several advantages, including problem-solving skills, adaptability, leadership skills, innovation, and cost-effectiveness. By leveraging a strategic general counsel approach, small businesses can benefit from the broad viewpoint of a generalist lawyer, ensuring they make the right legal decisions and avoid costly mistakes. The Equinox approach finds a balance between specialized and general expertise for entrepreneurs to help them level the playing field with megacorps who employ general counsel on the payroll.

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Unlocking the Power of Law for Small Businesses: Lessons from “Legally Blonde”

by | February 23, 2023

Small businesses face numerous challenges, from competition to financial instability to legal risks. By using the power of law, small businesses can protect themselves, level the playing field, and succeed. In this blog post, we'll explore how small businesses can use the law to protect the business they love, like Elle Woods in the movie "Legally Blonde" shows us that anyone, regardless of their background or stereotypes they may face, can make a positive impact using the law.

Protect the physical assets that create value for business

More than just stuff, it’s what makes your business run. Is your business prepared to protect its physical assets?

by | October 6, 2022

What would happen if you lost the assets you rely on to make your business work? You have invested a lot in your business’s physical assets. These assets are often the tools of the business necessary to deliver your goods and services such as your facilities, equipment, and data. Does your business fully protect its physical assets with a proper legal infrastructure?

Do you have the tools to “do the right thing” and mitigate risks on the “people side” of the business? 

by | September 1, 2022

The people of your organization are one of the most important and one of the riskiest aspects of business. The laws are state specific, and they change frequently. Employers are held to a high legal standard and entrepreneurs often aren’t fully aware of the risks associated with employment compliance. It’s hard for business leaders to keep up, but it’s critical to do so. In this post, Equinox Business Law CEO and Founder, Michelle Bomberger looks at how the three key legal infrastructure tools can work to protect the business from employment risks.

Leveraging Legal to Enhance Your Business’s Performance

by | October 6, 2021

Every day, business leaders balance risk and opportunity — in their contracts, hiring, expansion plans, and other areas of business.  Their focus is on progress and their risk tolerance tends to be high — after all, risk is a part of the entrepreneurship game!  But often they make these decisions with significant blind spots— they... View Article

5 commonly missed annual business requirements

5 Commonly Missed Annual Business Requirements

by | October 29, 2020

Business leaders have a lot on their plates, especially as organizational goals and expectations shift during these uncertain times. As a result, it can be challenging to keep up with external and internal business compliance requirements. Missed annual business requirements can bring on fines and penalties, along with increasing your business’s risk of exposure to... View Article

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Tackle Your Annual Business Needs with Proactive Legal Maintenance

by | September 23, 2020

Every business has legal items that must be reviewed on an annual basis, no matter what – but they sometimes get missed in the everyday work that needs to be done. That’s why Equinox is now offering Legal Maintenance services, the newest addition to our General Counsel (GC) Solutions. With Legal Maintenance services, your business’s... View Article