Larry Donahue, Author at Law 4 Small Business, P.C. (L4SB)

Larry Donahue is an attorney and founder of Law 4 Small Business, P.C. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois, New Mexico and the US Patent and Trademark Office.

When your employee has a Drinking Problem: The HR Perspective on Tiger Wood’s Dilemma

May 22, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Employee Management, Toxic Employee Consultation / 0 comments

By all accounts, Tiger Woods was having a great year. He won the Masters in one of the greatest comebacks the sporting world has ever witnessed. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and after well documented accounts of a turbulent personal life, he finally seems genuinely content in […]

I’m a US citizen now living as an expat in a foreign country. Is there anything preventing me from opening up a US-based company to provide services in the US?

May 4, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / / 0 comments

The short answer is “no, not really.” The longer answer is that you should consult with your CPA, to understand how certain types of income may need to be reported (i.e. do you file state income taxes while abroad or not, and if not, could pass-through income with a company trigger the requirement?). If you […]

Employee Agreements and Contracts Are For All Small Businesses

April 15, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Employee Management, Employment Law, Human Resources / 0 comments

One of our favorite clients, a small business owner, has a fantastic Beauty Salon not far from our office where many of us get our hair cut. As with many of our clients we have seen her business go from start up to prosperous. With success comes many new headaches, however. During our last appointment […]

But I’m sooooooo busy… Characteristics of the Ineffective Leader

April 10, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Human Resources, Small Business / 0 comments

You know the person. The one jogging around the office like they have been separated from their class at an elementary school fire drill. They are always shuffling around looking very stressed and overwhelmed. All the while they have that face on them that seems to be saying, “look how hard I work, everybody! I […]

A Guide for Safe Hiring

April 4, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Business Tips, Employee Management / 0 comments

One of the benefits of information being so readily available online these days it that it takes some of the mystery out of hiring employees. Everyone puts their best face forward in an interview but how is a Business Owner or Manager to really know who it is they are hiring? Conveniently, the advent of […]

Punctuation Matters at the US Patent and Trademark Office, Olivia Jade…..

March 29, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Intellectual Property, Trademarks / 0 comments

The recent college admissions scandal has been abundant in the media in recent weeks. The story continued to grow yesterday when the US Patent and Trademark Office officially rejected Olivia Jade Beauty’s trademark application due to punctuation or more specifically, the lack thereof. The trademark officer, after reviewing the application, felt that the details for […]

Beware of Nominee Services

March 13, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Anonymous LLC, LLC, Small Business / 0 comments

Why the Small Business Owner Should Think Twice About Handing Their Company Over to Online Strangers. Nominee Services are common in the legal and financial fields. Basically, they allow companies to elect another party to do tasks for them. Generally, this allows the company to remain anonymous in such transactions. They are quite common place […]

When Partnerships Go Bad

March 7, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Business Law, Partnership, Resolving Disputes / 0 comments

I find myself writing about my clients and their Business Partnerships that went bad with the same sentiment and phrases that I would probably tell the story of my failed marriage with. They all start out the same. On paper, they seemed so right. Similar background, seemingly shared goals and vison for the future. Seemingly […]

Banking and the Small Business Owner

March 4, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Business Tips, Small Business, Taxes / 0 comments

The Corporate Veil: Don’t pierce it! “Piercing the Corporate Veil” refers to the situation when a court puts aside the protections that are normally associated with an incorporation. The very reason you went to the trouble and expense to incorporate in the first place will be rendered void if you do not routinely exercise a […]

Stalker Survival and Owning a Business

February 6, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Anonymous LLC / 0 comments

How the Anonymous LLC allows for Business Owners to protect themselves from being a victim of harassment. There are many arguments that point to transparency in business ownership as a plus to the community at large. With lighting speed, information that once required the aid of a Private Detective to uncover is now just a […]

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