Building A Strong Legal Foundation For Your Business
Boutique Chat
Ashley Alderson
5 • 853 Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2022
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re getting into all things legal! Lauren Boyd is the Founder of Guide My Business, a boutique law firm that empowers entrepreneurs by helping them to build a strong legal foundation, and she’s joining me today to deep dive into all of the really important legal aspects of your business. I have seen too many boutiques and retailers get their social media or Shopify accounts taken down by simply not doing the legal stuff right, so this is an episode you literally can’t afford to miss!
Grab your pen and paper and get ready to take notes as we walk through the importance of not only trademarking your own business, but also making sure that the brands you are buying from have proper licensing agreements in place on their end. We also dive into HR law, the difference between hiring employees versus hiring contractors, and all the things that you need to know to make sure that your business is set up on a strong legal foundation right from the jump.
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| 0:00.0 | Let's talk all things legal. Today I'm so excited to have Lauren Boyd, the founder of Guide My Business, a boutique law firm, here on the podcast. You guys know what a soapbox I tend to go on when it comes to trademarking your business and not purchasing trademark infringing or copyright infringing goods. and the importance of if you have something that |
| 0:22.6 | looks like it has a trademark making sure the brand you're buying it from has a proper licensing |
| 0:27.3 | agreement. I have seen countless boutiques and retailers get their entire social media accounts |
| 0:33.2 | taken away, have their Shopify taken down by simply not doing this one thing right. |
| 0:38.5 | So I'm really excited today that Lauren's going to join me and we're going to walk through |
| 0:41.7 | all the really important legal aspects of your business, not just on this topic, but also on |
| 0:47.0 | HR law, on hiring employees versus contractors and also making sure that you have your business |
| 0:53.1 | set up on a strong legal foundation |
| 0:55.3 | from the very start because take it from me, I've been there. I have tried to skimp and save |
| 1:01.7 | and not do all these things right from the start. And I don't want you to make that same mistake. |
| 1:06.6 | So today I'm so excited, you guys, please join me in welcoming the founder of Guide My Business, |
| 1:11.6 | a boutique law firm, my friend Lauren Boyd. |
| 1:19.2 | Let's talk about your business, strategy, and the juicy details of what actually works, |
| 1:23.9 | from mainstream fashion to fashion on Main Street and the entire ecosystem |
| 1:28.4 | behind it how do we scale your company and do it with the balance and the happiness |
| 1:32.5 | that we all seek let's hear from those insiders experts and strategists that |
| 1:36.7 | actually make it happen I'm your host Ashley Alderson from the boutique hub and I |
| 1:40.7 | can't wait to chat. |
| 1:50.1 | Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast this week. |
| 1:56.0 | Oh, we are going to digest a huge, scary topic for so many business owners, but we're going to make it not so scary today. |
| 1:58.2 | So Lauren, I'm so pumped you're with me because all things legal, I think, |
| 2:01.8 | can feel so daunting for business owners, but it really doesn't have to be. Tell me about that. |
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