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You are looking for a New York startup attorney. This small business law firm is focused on entrepreneurs and artists. In New York City, call us at 212.206-9104; on Long Island, call us at 631-254-0804 (Nassau and Suffolk County). Let Prywes, PC take care of your crowdfunding campaign, file your LLC or corporation, draft your operating agreements, shareholder agreements or joint venture agreements. Let us help you figure out the best language for Terms and Conditions, Employment Manuals, or Non-Disclosure Agreements.
Have you ever heard the story of how I went from being an artist and entrepreneur to being an attorney for artists and entrepreneurs? It's discussed a little in my book, but I discuss it more in this video, and also express my gratitude for clients who trust me with the future of their hopes and dreams.
Read MoreIn celebration of gratitude and in anticipation of Thanksgiving, and to celebrate the success of Michael Prywes, Esq.'s bestselling entrepreneurship book "The Gasp: How To Seize That A-Ha! Moment and Turn It Into a Winning Business" (Amazon Countdown Deal up to 90% Off! HERE), Prywes, PC is hosting ANOTHER raffle, but THIS time it includes a Kindle FILLED with the "20 Books Every Creative Entrepreneur Should Read" PLUS a signed version of "The Gasp!" Please enter below!
Read MoreI prefer reading on my phone than I do the newspaper nowadays, but I still love having Newsday waiting in my driveway every day. When I lived in the city and commuted into Manhattan, I used to have a ritual of buying a “New York Newsday,” to remind myself of my Long Island roots.
Read MoreThere is a video game that most video gamers have never heard of that I used to spend hours playing as a kid. It was called “Astrosmash,” it was the flagship game for the Mattel Intellivision game system, and it was a competitor to Atari’s “Space Invaders.” It was a missile defense kind of game where you shot falling meteors out of the sky. It started off slowly, but, as the game went on, it would go faster and faster and you would accrue more points, and increase in levels. It was immensely satisfying to improve, until there was so little room for improvement.
Read MoreTo celebrate the release of Michael Prywes, Esq.'s bestselling entrepreneurship book "The Gasp: How To Seize That A-Ha! Moment and Turn It Into a Winning Business," Prywes, PC is hosting a raffle of the "20 Books Every Creative Entrepreneur Should Read" PLUS a signed version of "The Gasp!"
Read MoreThere was a time when we were spending almost $35,000 a year on child care. My oldest was in day care, and my youngest was just born, and, with no infant day care in the neighborhood, we decided to hire a nanny. Note that I didn't say we were forced to hire a nanny. I am a firm believer in the ready availability of choices, no matter how limited the options. We could have looked outside the neighborhood for infant day care. We could have hired a nanny to watch both kids. We could have done any number of things.
Read MoreShe overcame heartbreak and conquered obstacles that would have defeated many other people. She has hundreds of certified teachers teaching her method worldwide. She often appears in national media. And she has a whole slew of brilliantly branded products that must be the envy of every starry-eyed fitness wantrepreneur. But she is no overnight success...
Read MoreWhen I was a teenager, I would regularly argue with my parents as Gen X teenagers were wont to do. My favorite thing to yell at the top of my lungs was, "You should stop saying should!" A couple of decades later, I felt a little vindicated by the perfectly titled book by Elle Luna, The Crossroads Between Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion. Ridding my vocabulary of the word "should" is a Herculean effort.
Read MoreHe didn't plan to make this his career; his future seemed to be in radio. No, this was something fun to do, and earn some money on the side. But that's the funny thing about the best small businesses: when the joy outweighs the work, profit--financial and emotional--often follows. Or, as Confucius said, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
Read MoreMy 2013 Honda Civic Hybrid has no pickup. It likes to hydroplane on roads hardly slicked by a drizzle. And it has very few bells and whistles. But it was dirt cheap. And it gets me where I need to go. And I rarely need to stop for gas to fill up its 11 gallon tank. And this past week, it beat a shiny blue BMW to the same destination.
Read MoreKimra Luna is an online rock star. Maybe not in the literal sense. But people get excited about her and for good reason: she has an amazing rags-to-riches story, and managed to quickly build a brand and community in a way that has attracted the likes of Forbes and Business Insider.
Read MoreThe end of a year is a time to reflect on the changes in our lives, and that holds true for the life of American law, which often struggles to keep up with technology. From the arrival of new forms of, and new uses for, social media (iTunes App Store favorites Periscope and Meerkat, with Facebook bringing the competition) to the envelope-pushing of artists and photographers, law related to art and entrepreneurship is in as much a state of flux as it has ever been.
Read MoreShe called as we finished dinner, and Caller ID told me she was calling from Northwestern University. I think her name was Natalie, but to be honest, I wasn't paying close attention, because I knew that she was calling to ask for money.
Read MoreI spent three days this month in a Suffolk County jury pool, and never was interviewed by an attorney. While others were praying their name would not be pulled from the proverbial hat, I prayed that mine would be. Surely there was no way I would be picked for a jury. I used to be a trial lawyer.
Read MoreToday is our birthday--August 20th is the day we formed Prywes Schwartz, PLLC with New York State--and we have learned a number of lessons over the past year. We, too, are a startup, and we modeled our law business after successful startups in other fields. Already, there have been plenty of failures and successes that seemed to come from nowhere, and we know that a year from now, we will be looking at our business in a whole new light.
Read MoreHow can a law firm devote itself both to entrepreneurs and artists? Aren't small businesses the realm of economics and strategy, while the performing and visual arts occupy the realm of spontaneity and inspiration?
Read MoreThe short answer? Because they can. You may have heard that Etsy sellers have been sent "Cease and Desist" letters for incorporating Taylor Swift's lyrics, or that an entrepreneur sculpting a 3-D likeness of the "Left Shark" from Katy Perry's Super Bowl performance has been accused of copyright infringement. But, really, why go after the "little guy?"
Read MoreOnce you have chosen among Solo Practitioner, LLC, or S-Corporation for your mompreneurial startup endeavor, you need to consider how you go about making money and spending money. Vendors, employees, independent contractors all should sign agreements before you engage them in a business relationship.
Read MoreThe boom in startup small business has led to a meteoric rise in entrepreneur moms (and dads) creating something out of nothing but a great idea. A great idea is just the seed of the business; the flowering tree requires a mompreneur or dadpreneur to pay great attention to many details, including the legal implications of launching such a business.
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