Doron F. Eghbali Business Law Blog

Launching a business could be quite daunting as economy is still not on a sound footing and credit market not yet amenable to lending. Yet, for those entrepreneurs yearning to intelligently and prudently launch their small business, there are ways to make this rather impossible task a manageable one with prudence and caution.... Read More

Still frozen market, rather onerous or non-existent funding channels and business uncertainty have made it rather impossible to launch a new business. Nonetheless, a rather novel funding option may relatively facilitate start-up financing. Royalty financing has long been used in entertainment deals. Now, royalty financing is making inroads into financing of other kinds of business ventures such as technology and business. Let us further explore the details and potential pitfalls.... Read More

Volatile economy, frozen credit market, high unemployment, competitive marketplace, fear of inflation or deflation, lackluster consumer spending, and fearless aggressive creditors are just some of the challenges businesses are experiencing on a daily basis. Nonetheless, there are ways to defy such vicious environment with patience, prudence and action. Let us explore some of them.... Read More

One of the conundrums of lending world is two incompatible accounts of statistics told by banks and regulators. Banks offer statistics that small business lending has improved compared to previous fiscal quarters. However, regulators notably the Federal Reserve without disputing the numbers put out by banks has been asserting lending to small business compared to previous fiscal quarters has declined. Now, the conundrum is how could small business lending be increasing and declining concurrently... Read More

In these extremely tough economic times, businesses cannot obtain capital funds from lenders, creditors or other sources such as friends or relatives. As such, this behooves small businesses to know where they could find help, whatever small it is to survive and maintain their business. Small Business Administration (SBA) has a micro-lending program in which it seeks to facilitate lending of relatively small amount of money - up to $35,000 - to small businesses. Let us explore it further.... Read More

The movie about the "purported" genesis of Facebook "The Social Network" has reportedly been a relative success in movie theaters. Nonetheless, the movie, irrespective of the debate surrounding its factual veracity, offers insightful and intelligent tips for entrepreneurs. Let us analyze further some of these tips.... Read More

Your ideas for your products or services are your babies. They are often the culmination of your hard-earned ingenuity and hard work. You realistically and rightfully believe in their success. Accordingly, you arrange a meeting with some companies and people to seek financial support. Nonetheless, to your chagrin and consternation, you realize your idea has been stolen. Then, the question arises how could you have protected such ideas intelligently and wisely in the first place?... Read More

In this business environment, obtaining business loans is very challenging. Even if a business entrepreneur is successful at securing such funds, then the lender most probably asks for a personal guaranty. The personal guaranty most likely would defeat the corporate shields built into corporate entities such as corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships. However, there could be ways to mitigate one's exposure to loss of personal assets.... Read More

Frozen credit market with relatively highly persistent unemployment and stringent regulatory environment have all contributed to volatility in our economy. Start up entrepreneurs are frightened as they have worked really hard on their business plans and yet they have difficulty raising funds. Still, refining your plans and adapting your business strategy accordingly might help raise the funds even in this market.... Read More

The government through Small Business Administration (SBA) is working hard to further help out businesses. The SBA has introduced a rather new loan program by the name of 504 loan. Let us educate about this loan and ensure we can intelligently take advantage of this new opportunity.... Read More