Each week, Kiffanie adds ease to the legalese of running your creative business by answering one question submitted by creative business owners just like you! Have a question you want to submit? Leave it here: http://theartistsjd.com/ask-kiff/
Are you unsure if you should send your client a proposal or a contract? Contracts and proposals have very different purposes, so the secret to knowing...
Does your business need to file for a doing business as (dba), fictitious business name (fbn), assumed name, or trade name? Stop wondering and learn w...
Congrats! You've been approached to illustrate a book. But now you start to worry about copyrights. Will you own the copyright in your illustrations? ...
The reason that most creatives hate contracts is that many contracts are 20-pages long and stuffed with legal jargon. But did you know that your contr...
I’d say that 90% of the giveaways I see on Instagram aren’t legal. In fact, when I see one that is legal it stands out. So how do you make your giveaw...
Almost every creative business owner will sign a contract they later regret. But how can you limit your chances of this happening? Listen to this epis...
Nervous and scared to post your work online because you are afraid it will get copied? How can you protect your online content? Watch this video to le...
How much money does your business need to be making before it’s time to become an LLC? Can you create an LLC if you aren’t financially stable? Watch t...
Does your LLC need a “real” business bank account? Or can you just get away with a personal bank account where you only keep the LLC’s money? Watch th...
When is it a good (or bad) idea to have multiple projects, brands, or businesses in the same LLC? Watch this video to learn! The short answer is that ...