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Welcome To Eloma Episode 49: Protecting Yourself and Your Business with Carolyn Jahnke

“Have something that keeps your business assets separate from your personal assets,” shares Carolyn Jahnke, founding attorney of Athena Legal Solutions. Today, Carolyn joins host Kiley Peters to talk about how to legally protect yourself and your business.

If you have a business, you need to form an entity like an LLC in order to protect your personal assets. Otherwise, you will be considered a sole proprietor; and if you were sued, the courts would view your personal assets as an extension of your business. In addition to forming an entity, you should also have separate bank accounts for your business and your personal finances. Make sure you have at minimum some basic general liability insurance and have contracts in place, even just a simple Google Doc, so that everyone you work with is clear on their responsibilities. 

People tend to shy away from speaking to lawyers, but if you are a business owner it is vital to know how to protect yourself and your business. Learn more tips for creating separation between your personal assets and your business assets, protecting your unique content, and being more prepared in case your business gets sued.

Highlights:

  • “Have something that keeps your business assets separate from your personal assets.” (5:54-5:59 | Carolyn)
  • “If you don't have an entity, you're a sole proprietor, which means there's nothing separating your business assets from your personal assets.” (6:55-7:02 | Carolyn) 
  • “Your L.L.C. means nothing or your entity means nothing if you don't have separate bank accounts.” (10:03-10:07 | Carolyn) ]
  • “Relationships always work better when everybody knows exactly what their job is in the relationship.” (14:39-14:45 | Carolyn)


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Kiley Executive Coach & Consultant

Kiley Peters is a serial entrepreneur, national speaker, executive coach, and small business consultant. Having personally counseled over 100 small and medium-sized businesses on operations, business development, digital marketing, and consumer behavior analysis over the last 17 years Kiley is incredibly passionate about serving small business owners. She is the Founder and CEO of Brainchild Studios, a research and business strategy partner for small businesses and mid-market executives, and also created the Work From Home Playbook, a series of online courses guiding aspiring entrepreneurs through the steps of starting a virtual business. With these experiences in her back pocket, she understands the challenges and struggles small business owners encounter. 

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