Business Planning Services We Provide Include:
✔ Business Formation and Maintenance
✔ Corporate Audit and Assessment
✔ Contract Creative, Review and Negotiation
✔ Business Compliance and Registrations
✔ Business Succession Planning
✔ Ongoing Support and Guidance
At Marianne Ludlow and Shawna Doughman we provide recurring business services to help clients grow their company’s value through proper planning and protection. This gives business owners the freedom to do what they do best – build their business.
Legal, financial, insurance and tax issues can be overwhelming. Let us take those off your plate. Often business owners find themselves needing recurring legal help, but not enough to justify the costly expense of a full-time attorney. We offer unique fixed-price monthly plans designed to meet the needs of any company’s budget so every company can get the benefit of having an ongoing relationship with an attorney always looking out for their needs.
At Marianne Ludlow and Shawna Doughman, our business services include:
Not only can properly organizing and maintaining your business protect you from liability and provide tax-advantages, but it also sends a clear message to clients and investors that you are serious. A properly contemplated business structure and formation is vital to any business. At Marianne Ludlow and Shawna Doughman we can help you form and maintain your corporate structure as well as provide essential company support. With upfront pricing and payment plans, you can choose a package that fits your company’s budget.
At Marianne Ludlow and Shawna Doughman we provide a BusinessSecure™ audit which includes an assessment of your business’s legal, financial, insurance and tax foundation. This assessment includes a thorough analysis of your business foundation and includes go-forward plan tailored to your business. The process also includes recommending a team for you to work with so that you can set up a legal, financial and tax structure that allows you to focus on and accomplish your business goals.
Good contracts are vital to maintaining a solid business. Many times business owners will come to us after a business relationship has gone bad. They are often surprised to learn what they agreed to in the contract or (sometimes worse) they have no written agreement in place. It is much easier to negotiate a contract upfront than to litigate after-the-fact. We review and negotiate contacts on your behalf. We also take the time to understand your business. Once we do that we can provide you with contracts to use that protect your interests and clarify both parties’ obligations.
What would happen to your business if something happened to you? We help you think through this question and discuss succession options. This type of planning is especially important to our family operated business owner clients because there can be many opportunities to transfer the family business into the hands of their children in a tax efficient and seamless way with proper planning.
When running a business, legal issues will arise. Some business owners ignore the issues or try to handle them without legal guidance – often causing the situation to become worse. Many times this happens because business owners don’t have a go-to-lawyer or are afraid that their conversation will generate a huge unknown bill. With our affordable packages you can feel comfortable getting the legal advice your business needs and assurance that you have an attorney looking out for you and your business.