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Richard Chapo
Member since 04th September 2005
Occupation: Attorney
Richard A. Chapo is a San Diego business lawyer with San Diego Business Law Firm providing legal services and legal advice for businesses. Visit SanDiegoBusinessLawFirm.com to read business law articles.

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When forming a business, it is often difficult to come up with a name. Many people just use their personal name, but a fictitious business name filing provides other opportunities. When naming your business, it is often smart to assign your own name t...
Many people starting a business have little knowledge or interest in business entities and thus become sole proprietors. There are pros and cons to this approach. A sole proprietorship is a default business form. If you start your own business and do ...
If you are contemplating forming an entity for your business, there is a lot of information to consider. Here are some of the more esoteric things you will not see discussed in most how to guides. The Next Google – Ambition and hope are the two attr...
The corporation is the most used form of business entity in the United States. While many people form the entity, most don’t understand the corporate minute requirements. A corporation is a stand alone business entity. It is favored as a business fo...
There are a variety of ways to structure the formation of a business. Partnerships and limited liability partnerships are two of the choices. If you are currently running a business, you might be in for a surprise. If the business has two or more owne...
If you start a business, you should strongly consider forming an entity to protect you from liability. Corporations and limited liability companies are two of the more popular choices. The first thing to understand is a corporation is a different busi...
General partnerships are often frowned upon as a business entity because they expose the partners to all kinds of liability exposure. The limited partnership may offer a solution to this problem. A limited partnership is more or less what the name sug...
There is a cliché that you should never go into business with your friends because they will soon become former friends. This is particularly true with business entity formations. Starting a business is a positive move. One tends to think of the succe...
In the modern digital world, identity theft is a serious concern. Avoiding identity theft is all about using your common sense. Identity theft is simply what is says. Someone steals your identity for the purpose of using it for a fraudulent transactio...
Wikipedia has become one of those odd internet sites that have evolved into a phenomenon. Alas, some companies don’t like what is written about them. Unless you have been living offline, you probably know about Wikipedia. The site is a giant informa...
Google must be wondering what it has gotten itself into. YouTube is in trouble again after receiving a subpoena from Fox for posting episodes of the show 24. Fox has a number of shows that are very popular with viewers. American Idol is obviously the ...
When it comes to identity theft, there are many ways for thieves to get their hands on your information. If you shopped at TJ Max or Marshalls recently, you may have a problem. TJ Max and Marshalls are two popular retail stores that can be found in pr...
When it comes to downloading music on the web in a legal fashion, Itunes is the undisputed leader. Well, maybe not in Norway. Norway has a unique set of laws related to technology, particularly as it applies to the web. One set of laws tries to create...
One of the more popular business entity choices these days is the limited liability company. If you intend to be the only owner, you need to understand something about a tax issue. The limited liability company has really revolutionized the world of b...
If you are going into business, the smart move is almost always to form a business entity to protect you from lawsuits. If you take this step, you need to get a tax identification number for the entity. Let’s face it. There is a certain amount of le...