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Home Âğ Businesses Need Legal Advice for Wise Planning

Businesses Need Legal Advice for Wise Planning

October 26, 2013 by Stephen Unsworth

Sometimes first-time entrepreneurs skimp on start-up expenses. But legal advice is one professional source of support that is essential. It can make or break the enterprise’s future.

Unsworth LaPlante, PLLC can help with Business Planning in Vermont. Our services give business owners the confidence they need to move forward. Our firm is available when you have a legal question.

Reduce Uncertainty

The following  issues illustrate the importance of having an attorney to assist you. How businesses are structured and managed; regulation and licensing; employment issues; real estate; collections; and liability protection are fraught with uncertainty when you first start your business.

Having someone to help you develop best Business Planning practices will ensure a great beginning. Then you can go about building and growing your business.

Kinds of Service

Unsworth LaPlante, PLLC offers Business Planning support services. We draft letters or make phone calls on your behalf. We review business contracts and agreements. We help protect intellectual property or work with non-profit startups. We offer advice on business partnership agreements and limited liability operating agreements.

Our firm helps you with sticky issues involving termination or other employment-related subjects. As your business grows, we can handle equity and ownership changes, or almost any other situation.

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Stephen Unsworth
Stephen A. Unsworth is admitted to practice in both Vermont and Maine, and has more than 30 years of experience in estate planning and business law. His mission is to provide quality estate planning services, including assistance with Living Trusts, Wills, Medicaid Planning, Probate, Trust Administration, Powers of Attorney, Special Needs Planning, and Family Limited Partnerships Read More!
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