There are few certainties in life; taxes are one of them. In this one hour session, Attorney Bryan Tuk will lead a discussion about taxes for the self-employed and small businesses. Knowing how changes in the recent tax law can impact your creative business is key to having a successful 2018.
Read moreHow NOT to Interview a Job Candidate, the NFL Edition
The NFL Combine just took place last week in everyone's sort-of favorite convention city, Indianapolis, Indiana. A jarring news story came out of that event wherein an official from an unidentified NFL team asked a prospect, LSU running bank Darrius Geice, "if he liked men" during the interview. Yes, according to the story as reported, an NFL team asked a potential employee if he was a homosexual in the job interview.
While that by itself is startling - that an major employer like an NFL team - can be so foolish as to ask a blatantly illegal interview question to a job candidate, the response that one hears on sports talk radio is equally surprising. Unbelievably, there are a fair amount of people out there who have no idea that this question potentially violates Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Read moreA Reality Check for Content Creators With YouTube Channels
It's no secret that YouTube has effectively replaced television and the radio in terms of the distribution of content. For my clients who have YouTube Channels, and use that revenue as part of their business strategy, there is a recent study from Offenberg University in Germany that holds that the average YouTube channel owner can't generate enough cash to crack the poverty line in the United States.
The language of the write up in Bloomberg I've linked to is bleak, but it is a bit overly glum in my opinion.
While YouTube's payment rates are a bit opaque, to be kind, my advice to budding entrepreneurs and creators out there is that revenue from a YouTube channel should be part of your strategy, but not your entire strategy. Every stable business is stable because it has multiple revenue streams, and that concept certainly applies in the new economy.
Announcing The Creator Sessions
For those building a business in any creative industry, the business and legal landscape can be daunting. But it doesn’t have to be that way!
Starting Jan. 24, attorney, musician and writer Bryan Tuk and ArtsQuest are teaming up to present a new monthly series for creators and entrepreneurs called The Creator Sessions. All sessions will take place at the Banana Factory Arts Center, 25 W. Third St., Bethlehem, PA.
“Helping creators and entrepreneurs in all industries succeed is one of the core principles of my law practice,” says Tuk. “Freelancers often feel as though they have very little support because of the prohibitively high cost of legal services.
Read moreAnnouncing Legal Boot Camp for Creatives
On January 24th, in partnership with ArtsQuest, I present Legal Boot Camp for Creatives, a one hour session where small business owners and creators can learn what steps they should take in order to protect their assets, organize their business and limit their liability when entering into business transactions. If you are a freelancer and/or creator, this session is for you!
This is the first in a monthly series with ArtsQuest that will continue through June 2018. More details on the next sessions will be available soon.
Selling Your Business? Here are Three Things to Know...
Selling your business can be one of the largest and most financially important transactions of your life. In almost 20 years as a transactional lawyer, I've learned a few rules of thumb that can help ensure you have a smooth sales process.
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