Randall Fisher
How the Wizard can “Make Your Mark”
I just had a potential client contact me about how to trademark their business. This is a common question for business attorneys from...
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Randall Fisher
Nov 7, 20164 min read
Chicago Cubs, the World Series and Annoying Bosses: Making Sense of It All
Have you ever had a boss that you could never make happy? So now you are the boss and have employees that annoy you. They came with...
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Randall Fisher
Oct 31, 20145 min read
Going on your own? — Remember the Tale and Pay It Forward
I recently celebrated the Fisher Law Office’s 10th anniversary. For me, it was one of those “Gee, we are still here; the lights are still...
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Randall Fisher
Oct 24, 20145 min read
Use of LLCs for holding real estate: Pros and Cons
I read a colleague’s recent blog today about the pros and cons of using a Limited Liability Company (LLC) to hold investment real estate....
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Randall Fisher
Mar 22, 20132 min read
Legacy Lost: The Dwindling Family Inheritance
Ninety percent of family inheritance is often lost within just three generations, according to the Wall Street Journal (Lost...
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Randall Fisher
Mar 13, 20133 min read
E-Commerce: “Physical Presence” Sales Tax Collection
You don’t have to look hard to find the advantages internet retailers enjoy over their brick-and-mortar counterparts — and I’m not just...
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Randall Fisher
Mar 5, 20135 min read
8 Elements of an Effective Business Plan
In our series on starting a business, we have presented some important questions to consider and discussed why the first thing you should...
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Randall Fisher
Feb 12, 20134 min read
5 Steps to Limiting Personal Liability in Business
The LLC and corporation are popular business entities because they limit the owner’s personal liability for actions taken on behalf of...
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Randall Fisher
Feb 5, 20133 min read
Breaking Even: It’s Sink or Swim for Your Business
Great ideas are fun to imagine, design and develop. But in business, no idea is worthwhile if it can’t make money. How do you know if...
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Randall Fisher
Jan 29, 20134 min read
Starting a Business: Ask the Right Questions
In my time away from the office, I chair the Small Business Council of the West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce. The Council...
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Randall Fisher
Jan 22, 20131 min read
Scraped Knees and Rejected Business Loans
A friend of mine in business banking recently lamented that he’s had to reject most of the small business loan applications that have...
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Randall Fisher
Jan 19, 20133 min read
The “Brat Pack” of Business: S Corp, C Corp, and LLC
If business were a 1980s coming-of-age film, then the S Corporation would be the overlooked middle child at Corporate High School — in...
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Randall Fisher
Jan 11, 20133 min read
Should my Business be an LLC? A Question for the Great Oz
Determining whether your business should be an LLC (or a Sole Proprietorship) is daunting even with a grasp of the basic differences....
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Randall Fisher
Jan 8, 20133 min read
Alphabet Soup for the Business Start Up: LLCs, DBAs, and Acronyms–Oh My!
It’s 2013; it’s the start of a new year and the time to start a new venture. What type of legal structure is right for your business?...
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Randall Fisher
Jan 4, 20133 min read
Tax Update: What the Fiscal Cliff Deal Means for Business in 2013
If you believe the gossip, law-makers at the 112th Congress’ farewell/New Years party took their questionable choices very seriously,...
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Randall Fisher
Dec 11, 20124 min read
Postpone Estate Tax Payment to Save the Family Business
What’s the best way to create wealth? If I had a definitive answer, you can bet your margarita that I’d be typing this from a beach...
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Randall Fisher
Dec 7, 20124 min read
The Capital Investment Blues: Unwinding ROBS Funding for a Startup
If you’re considering funding a startup or franchise, then you may already be ready for the huge gamble of turning a 401(k) into capital...
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Randall Fisher
Nov 20, 20123 min read
Why Farmers Need an Estate Plan
Not all small business owners wear slacks. Instead, some opt for overalls or jeans and work boots and make their offices in barns and...
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Randall Fisher
Oct 29, 20124 min read
Disaster-Proofing Your Business for Hurricane Sandy
Pictured: Not the Fisher Law Office. While neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night can stay us from our duty to stay open, Hurricane...
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Randall Fisher
Sep 14, 20123 min read
Applelypse Now: The iPhone 5 Delay and the Need for Dedicated Product Release
What if Apple’s iPhone 5 release were delayed? Would the mobs of desperate, Android-addled tech-junkies outside the Apple stores turn...
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