Member Services

While attorneys usually charge thousands for such advice, Siskind Membership advisory services are provided to existing businesses and startups at a flat-fee of $100.00 for 1 month. All of the services listed below are included in your Membership. Please see how your Siskind Membership services work under the About Us link.

Membership Services

Where there is an asterisk(*)  next to the service, that service is only available to Members conducting or planning to conduct business in New York State. All other services are available to entrepreneurs nation and worldwide.

As part of your Siskind Membership, The Siskind Law & Consulting Firm will provide advice and direction on:

Business Formation
Best Type of Entity for Your Business*
How to Form Your Business Inexpensively and Properly*
(For clients outside of New York, we can advise on the steps to form a corporation on your own but not as to the content of the filing.)

Buying a Business
Buying vs. Starting Your Own Business
What to Look for and Consider in a Purchase
Purchase and Sale Contracts*
Finding Partners

Real Estate Investments
Evaluating Investments
Purchase and Sale Contracts*
Financing
Finding Partners
Partnerships Agreements*
Leasing Strategies
Lease Agreements*

Domain Names
Reserving and Purchasing Domain Names
How to Assess Products, Other Business Name Uses and Trademarks

Building Websites
Who to Contact
What to Consider
What to Be Careful of
What Terms to Have in Contracts

Internet Businesses
Building Websites
Buying Websites
Buying Products to resell or dropship
Online Marketing

Expanding Your Business from the U.S. to Other Countries
Selling Online
Finding Licensees and Distributors
Finding Partners
Agreements

Expanding Your Business into the US from Overseas
Business Formations*
Contracts*
Compliance with Laws*
Selling Online
Finding Licensees and Distributors
Finding Partners
Finding Office or Retail Space
Agreements*

Intellectual Property Issues
Choosing a Business Name
Choosing a Name for Products and Services
How to Check That Names are Available for Your Use

IP Protection
How to Protect Your Trademarks and Patents Nationally

Advertising
How and Where to Advertise Online and Offline
How to Use Services Like Google Adsense and Yahoo Marketing

Contracts
What to Look for in Service Contracts So That You are Not Trapped*
What to Look for in Business Contracts*
How to Prepare Form Business Contracts*

Employees
Hiring and Firing Policies
Your Responsibilities
Independent Contractors vs. Employees
Employment Contracts*
Insurance

Business Financing
How to Raise Capital
How to Protect Yourself in Financing Agreements*

Distribution
Starting a Sales Organization
Utilizing Sales Reps
Getting Product into Stores

Partnerships and Joint Ventures
Concepts
Determining Strategic Partnerships
What to Look for in Agreements*

Inventions and Designs
Finding Patent Licensees
Creating Prototypes

Licensing
How and When to Use the Power of Licensing to Develop Products or Add to Your Product Line
Finding Invention and Trademark Licensees
Trademark, Patent and Copyright Licensing
What to Look for in a Licensing Agreement*

Office and Store leases
How to Find Space
How to Negotiate Leases
What to Look for in Leases *

Creative Business Solutions
How to Expand Brands and Product Offering
Expanding Distribution
Cutting Expenses

Public Relations- Events, Sponsorships, Press releases

Lawsuits
Protecting Your Business from and Being Prepared for Lawsuits:*
Lawsuit Protection from Products or Services*
Protecting You From Premises Accidents Lawsuits

Record and File Keeping

Book Publishing
Publishing, Self Publishing, Ebooks

Collecting Money Owed (contingent fees)

The Siskind Circle- After 6 months as a Siskind Member, you become a member of the Siskind Circle- a networking group of our Members. We bring our Members together when needed to exchange services, ideas and capital.