If you're launching or growing a business, here are five legal moves to make in your first year—before the stakes get higher.

Starting a business is exciting—until you realize how many decisions you’re expected to make without a roadmap. From branding to banking to building a team, it’s easy to get caught up in the momentum and overlook what really protects the business long-term: your legal infrastructure.

What does success look like for me and my company?

What does success look like for me and my company? This could mean getting better results, sharpening skills, or building a stronger team.

Growth and scaling aren’t the same thing.

It’s the space between operating a business that’s getting by and building the legal infrastructure needed to scale with confidence. Growth and scaling aren’t the same thing. Growth is your business revenue going up. Scaling is your revenue going up faster than your cost because you’ve built systems that work without you.

One of the most often-asked email-marketing questions I get are around improving open rates.

One of the most often-asked email-marketing questions I get are around improving open rates. Of course – who wants to produce all those emails if no one is going to open them? Whether a human being decides your topic is interesting enough to read is beyond your control. But here are 3 of the most important factors in helping improve open rates that you do have a say in.