IndianaStartup.com


"A resource for entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses. The blog will constantly be evolving, but the focus is to provide information that hopefully will be useful to the start-up community."

Author: Brian Powers is a solo practitioner based in Carmel, Ind.

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Recent Posts from IndianaStartup.com


  • New Blog – FinePrintLawyer.com

    Indianapolis attorney, Hannah Joseph, recently launched a new blog called FinePrintLawyer.com.  The blog takes a stab at an interesting niche – which Hannah describes as “…the legal angles of social media, marketing and advertising…common sense…

  • A Checklist for Internet Start-ups.

    Internet start-ups are a lot like traditional, brick and mortar businesses.  The require all of the same things I listed here. There are also some unique matters that must be attended to when starting and operating…

  • Are you a Blogger? Check Out This Legal Primer for Bloggers.

    I get questions from friends and clients all the time about what is and isn’t ok to post on a blog in terms of copyrighted and trademarked materials.  The answer is not all that easy…

  • The 10 Ways Startup Advice Is Flawed

    Be careful taking advice from "successful" entrepreneurs, and make sure you can weed out the good advice from the bad. Related posts:The Top 10 Mistakes by Start-up Businesses

  • Private Placement – A Brief Overview of Rule 506

    One of the exemptions from the federal securities laws regarding the registration of offerings of securities comes in Rule 506. Rule 506 contains no limit on the amount of capital that can be raised in…

  • Private Placements – A Brief Overview of Rule 505

    One of the exemptions from the federal securities laws regarding the registration of offerings of securities comes in Rule 505. Rule 505 allows a company to raise an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 over a twelve-month…

  • Negotiating Fixed Legal Fees For Your Start-up

    One great way for a start-up to save itself some money is to negotiate fixed fees for the transactional legal services it receives. Related posts:Are you a Blogger? Check Out This Legal Primer for Bloggers.

  • Featured Start-Up – TrackPack Coolers LLC

    This Indianapolis based start-up makes one of the "coolest" products around - a backpack cooler that dispenses beverage cans right from your back. No related posts.

  • What is an Accredited Investor?

    One of the more common questions I get from clients interested in raising capital is "what is an accredited investor?" The answer is spelled out in fairly plain english in Rule 501 of Regulation D.…

  • LLC Operating Agreements – Restricting the Transfer of Membership Units.

    An operating agreement is the organic document of a Limited Liability Company.  It defines the relationship of the members among each other, the relationship of members with the company, and how the company will be…