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Small Business Is the Lifeblood of Philadelphia

Small businesses play a major role in the U.S. economy. In Philadelphia, small and midsize businesses employed 4 in 10 workers and paid an astounding 50% of all business taxes. According to a Pew Research Center study, Philadelphia is a relative underperformer when compared to other major cities in terms of the number of per capita business establishments. Despite that fact, small business is still an essential component of the region’s economic activity.

You may ask what this means for you as a Philadelphia small business owner. Consider the following points:

Fewer per capita businesses means fewer employment opportunities for competitors’ employees;
Relatively sparse ecosystem of businesses for residents to patronize means less business competition;
Lower level of business revenue causes challenges for raising taxes;

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How We Help Small Businesses

As a small business owner, we understand you’re a busy professional who wants to minimize time doing unnecessary tasks because you’re focused on success. We get it. For that reason, we partner with small businesses to take away from the minutiae of their managerial burdens and focus on providing quality legal support which helps them navigate an uncertain world and inspires confidence in their businesess’s future.

Here are a few examples of things we do for small businesses:

Manage inter-office disputes & mediation
Identify and resolve tax issues
Resolve and mitigate corporate governance issues
Write restrictive covenants and IP assignments
Complete compliance and government licensing
Draft franchise agreements and operating manuals
Write independent contractor agreements
Draft employee handbooks
Write employee equity incentive plans
Manage employee termination
Write employment agreements
Draft non-compete agreements, confidentiality, & NDAs
Review real estate contracts & leases
Litigate business matters
Identify investors and raise capital
Obtain financing
Write affiliate agreements
Write commercial loan agreements
Enforce intellectual property laws
Write master services agreements and SOWs
Write SaaS agreements
Review and draft vendor agreements

Choose Your Path

You’re The Employer, You’re In Control

Many small businesses require staff to do the myriad of tasks it takes to run a business. In fact, we have heard from a reliable source that hip hop legend Notorious B.I.G. died before his seminal work was completed, entitled, “Mo Staff, Mo Problems.”

Whenever you bring on employees, or contract workers, to complete a task, you’re at the mercy of an alphabet soup of state and federal statutes dictating how you’re permitted to treat them. Our job is to help you navigate that world and make sure that your employment contracts, policies and procedures, and overall treatment of staff keeps you out of the doghouse. An experienced attorney is of paramount importance to any business which hires staff.

What We Do

A Few Examples of Our Work

We’ve worked with small businesses in many sectors at AttorneyX. While each representation is different, pride ourselves on helping them achieve positive outcomes regardless of industry type. Here are a few examples:

Helped an aviation consultant procure government contracts
Established a franchise model for a local moving company
Negotiated a settlement for a food and beverage promotions company
Recovered an outstanding debt for a construction company
Conducted oil and gas research for a family business
Helped a partner buy out the other partners of his business
Led the successful equity sale of an entertainment business

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Ready to Get Started?

There’s so much more we want to tell you about helping your small business if you’ll give us the chance! If you’re ready to receive experienced business law advice, don’t hesitate to reach out today. We can’t wait to meet you. Did we mention every consultation is free?