Essential Legal Steps to Take Before Leaving Your 9-5 to Launch Your Business

Launch Talk with Tai Goodwin

This week, Attorney & Business Development Expert for Artists, Jo-Na Williams drops by to talk about what it takes to be Legal Before You Leap! Listen in to learn: The essential documents you must have in your legal arsenal when launching your business.Why the “I’ll get to it later” mentality will keep you broke AND potentially set you up for a failing business and open you up to liability.How to determine if you need to register a trademark and if so for what (it’s different than you think)?How keeping your business secure equals more money in the bank and more fun in your business. Our Guest: Jo-Ná’s life in entertainment began 15 years ago as background vocalist for independent artists and it took a fortuitous turn when she was not credited or compensated for her work. As a result, she committed her life to educating and protecting artists through her work as a manager, event producer and now a lawyer and coach on business, brand and marketing for musicians and artists.She is dedicated to issues regarding the rights of artists because she believes they are a population highly vulnerable to exploitation without proper knowledge. She founded Artist Empowerment Int