by Mariah Stewart | Apr 8, 2021 | All Up In Yo' Business, Contracts, Running Your Business, Starting a Business, Taxes
Let’s continue the conversation about independent contractors and employees. Last time we discussed what the IRS says about properly classifying employees and independent contractors. It’s important to understand the difference between an employee and an...
by Mariah Stewart | Apr 1, 2021 | All Up In Yo' Business, Contracts, Running Your Business, Starting a Business, Taxes
We’ve previously discussed how the terms “independent contractor,” “gig worker,” and “freelancer” all mean the same thing: basically, they are all self-employed and not an employee of someone else. It’s important to know...
by Mariah Stewart | Mar 26, 2021 | All Up In Yo' (Personal) Business, All Up In Yo' Business, Contracts, How to Pay Yourself, Online Business, Running Your Business, Single-Member LLCs, Starting a Business, Uncategorized
A lot of different words get thrown around in business such as freelancers, independent contractor, and gig workers. I get comments under All Up In Yo’ Business epsiodes (which you should subscribe to here) about these roles and their possible differences. So,...
by Mariah Stewart | Mar 11, 2021 | All Up In Yo' (Personal) Business, All Up In Yo' Business, General, LLCs, Online Business, Single-Member LLCs, Starting a Business, Taxes
Starting a business comes with many decisions. One being, “does my business need an EIN?” Let’s backtrack to what an EIN is. So what exactly is an EIN? They are employer identification numbers or tax Id. numbers. Simply put, an EIN is equivalent to a...
by Mariah Stewart | Mar 4, 2021 | All Up In Yo' Business, Corporations, LLCs, Single-Member LLCs, Starting a Business
Properly using a DBA or a trade name with your LLC comes with understanding what a DBA is. And now, you’re like, “well what’s a DBA?” DBA stands for “doing business as.” Although, some states use different names and terms for DBA....
by Mariah Stewart | Feb 26, 2021 | All Up In Yo' (Personal) Business, All Up In Yo' Business, General, Trademarks
Most of us know about the common types of trademarks. With business names and logos being the most commonly used as trademarks by businesses. But a trademark can be anything. I can almost hear you thinking “what’s anything?” A trademark is any word,...
by Mariah Stewart | Feb 11, 2021 | All Up In Yo' Business, Running Your Business, Starting a Business, Trademarks
If there is one thing that can be said for sure about the trademark registration process, it’s that the process is not short. There are a lot of different phases that your trademark will be subject to before it’s registered with the United States Patent...
by Mariah Stewart | Jan 28, 2021 | All Up In Yo' Business, LLCs, Running Your Business, Single-Member LLCs, Starting a Business, Uncategorized
Starting a business with partners comes with a few questions. One of the main questions being, “what is the difference between a member or manager-managed LLC?” Well before we get to that, let’s start with the benefit of having an LLC entity. One of...
by Mariah Stewart | Jan 21, 2021 | All Up In Yo' Business, Trademarks
When protecting your brand it’s important to know about trademark disclaimers and office actions. Specifically, what it means to disclaim a part of your trademark, why, when you should do so, and what office actions can come about. Insight into the trademark...
by Aiden Durham | Jan 14, 2021 | All Up In Yo' Business, Running Your Business, Trademarks
Applying to register a trademark can be confusing. Right off the bat, the big question is: which application do I use? If you navigate to the USPTO website, you will notice there are two options for filing: TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard. (There are other options for...
