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While many businesses are struggling right now, the impact of COVID-19 is not universal... While many businesses are struggling right now, the impact of COVID-19 is not universal. Some startups are actually thriving amid the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting that meeting the needs of the public remains one of the best ways to attract both investors […]

While the COVID-19 pandemic has made capital formation more challenging for start-ups, the situation isn’t nearly as dire as one SEC Commissioner suggests... While the COVID-19 pandemic has made capital formation more challenging for start-ups, the situation isn’t nearly as dire as one SEC Commissioner suggests. As we have seen firsthand, many entrepreneurs and startups […]

Turning a start-up into a profitable business is a monumental task and is often riddled with potential legal landmines Turning a start-up into a profitable business is a monumental task. The process is also riddled with potential landmines that can derail even the most dedicated entrepreneurs. As New York and New Jersey business lawyers, we regularly work with […]

Start-ups often need legal advice when getting their business off the ground… Start-ups often need legal advice when getting their business off the ground. But could those discussions with your attorney come back to bite you in a lawsuit? In most cases, the attorney-client privilege ensures that anything you tell your attorney will be held […]

Many Americans have the dream of running their own business. As the economy declined and employment rates dropped in the past few years, it became more common for entrepreneurs to pursue this dream out of necessity and inability to find other employment. New research from the Kauffman Foundation indicates that start-up businesses declined in 2013. […]

In the hundreds of business financing proposals I have reviewed in representing start-ups, investment banking firms and public companies, several principals that make for the greater likelihood of a successful presentation for the raise of needed funds are evident. The written and oral presentations of successful early stage funding proposals usually result from a well-organized, […]

Food trucks, a/k/a mini-restaurants on wheels, have become popular business ventures for food service entrepreneurs. However, before venturing into this line of business, one would be well advised to first carefully consider the risks, legalities and expenses unique to the mobile food industry (in addition to the ones that typically challenge all restaurants). Food trucks […]

Young, emerging growth companies looking to venture capital firms as an alternative to more traditional debt financing sources may experience stiffer competition. VC investments declined for the first time in three years, according to a recent MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Overall, venture capitalists invested $26.5 billion in […]