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.

Can I Operate Multiple Businesses Under One Business Entity?

March 4, 2022 / by Larry Donahue / / 0 comments

The general rule is there are no legal barriers from operating more than one business under the same company, although there are important exceptions.

Why is there Tissue Paper in Law Office Conference Rooms?

March 2, 2022 / by Larry Donahue / Business Formation, Business Tips, Dispute Resolution / 0 comments

Have you ever wondered why almost all law firm conference rooms have tissue paper centered in the middle of the conference room table? Our conference room is not too different from the one pictured (although our conference room is a bit higher-end).In a lawyers’ office, however, the tissue paper isn’t there to erase dry marker […]

What is a Foreign LLC or Foreign Corporation, and Why Should You Care?

December 23, 2021 / by Larry Donahue / Business Formation / 0 comments

Is your LLC or corporation doing business in another state? What do you need to know about establishing a foreign LLC or foreign corporation?

What is Entity Conversion?

December 17, 2021 / by Larry Donahue / Business Formation / 0 comments

Have you talked to an accountant, CPA or even a fellow business owner, and that individual tells you “You need to be an S-Corp,” but you have a limited liability company (or LLC) and think you made a mistake in forming your LLC? Or, do you have “buyers remorse” over the previous formation of your […]

Beware of Interruptions by Important Vendors

December 7, 2021 / by Larry Donahue / Business Support, Business Tips / 0 comments

Imagine this: You have an important vendor that produces an important product or service for your business, and you come to rely on that vendor to deliver regularly. Your ability to service your customers depends on this vendor, so if there’s an interruption by the vendor, it could not only jeopardize your ability to generate […]

Trademark Application: Intend to Use (ITU) or Actual Use? What’s the Difference?

November 29, 2021 / by Larry Donahue / / 0 comments

When you think of your typical trademark dispute between two parties, it’s customary to ask “who has the trademark?” The trademark holder is usually the party that is enforcing and policing its trademark, and going after infringers. What happens, however, when you have two parties using the same (or similar) trademark at about the same […]

Do I Need to Trademark My Name?

November 1, 2021 / by Larry Donahue / / 0 comments

If you are going into business, do you need to trademark your company (or business) name, or the name of your products or services? The answer depends on a number of things, so there’s really no right or wrong answer, without examining the context of your business. How would you answer these questions? Is your […]

Copyright or Trademark? What the Difference?

November 1, 2021 / by Larry Donahue / / 0 comments

I often get this question when folks are considering protecting either their brand name or some unique work product, and the individual asking the question doesn’t know how what to do next. Let me start with the definitions: Trademark: A “mark” that identifies a source for a particular good or service. The “mark” can consist […]

The New Texas Abortion Law Should Scare Us All

August 3, 2021 / by Larry Donahue / Business Tips / 0 comments

I’m not here trying to get into the abortion debate. As a business lawyer, as you might imagine, I have clients on both the far-left and far-right of the political spectrum, and I have a whole lot of other clients who are in the middle. We lawyers get paid to do two things, basically: keep […]

No, You Don’t Have a Right To Say Anything in a Review

July 30, 2021 / by Larry Donahue / Dispute Resolution / 0 comments

I’m so sick and tired of dealing with people who wrap themselves in the American Flag, and then utter complete nonsense or worse, and really hurt small businesses with their outlandish and unfair reviews, claiming the First Amendment protects them from whatever they say. The fact of the matter is, the First Amendment protects freedom […]

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