2016: Advice from the Experts

2016: Advice from the Experts The new year is always an exciting time for businesses and entrepreneurs. A time to fully reflect on the progress or setbacks of the last year and begin planning for how to make this year your best. Reidel Law Firm always endeavors to give our clients and friends the best … Read more

Doing Business in Texas: Intellectual Property

Doing Business in Texas: Intellectual Property Intellectual property is an integral part of many businesses and certainly for startups and franchisors in Texas. Texas developed great protections for businesses and their intellectual property. These protections include trademark and service mark registration, unfair competition laws, among other protective laws such as prosecution for trade secret violations. … Read more

How to Value Your Business

How to Value Your Business Valuing a company is one of the inevitable tasks a business owner will make in their life. Whether valuing a company you wish to invest in, or testing your own concept for a startup, or even valuing your company to take on investors, it is an invaluable skill. There are … Read more

Need to Know: Pricing

Need to Know: Pricing One of the most important aspects of a successful business is pricing your products or services properly. Correctly pricing your products is part science and part art. There are a variety of methods and strategies to successful pricing. The keys to pricing your product include: targeting your demographic properly, researching the … Read more

What is a Corporation?

What is a Corporation? A corporation is a business structure that is distinct from it’s shareholders. Corporations are more complex than other business structures and can have more costly administrative fees and complex tax and legal requirements. A corporation is owned by shareholders, there is no limit to the number of shareholders but at least … Read more

Need to Know: The Marketing Plan

Need to Know: The Marketing Plan The second in our Need to Know Series, a marketing plan is essential for any Texas small business today. Every business needs a marketing plan. Gone are the days when old fashioned dedication and hard work would put a good product or service in the black. Today’s globalized economy … Read more