What is a Minute book and Why do I Need One?
By Jayson Schwarz LLM and Evonne Finnegan LLB Most people operating businesses reach the point where they need to incorporate for a variety of reasons. Once the corporation is incorporated…
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I Want To Invest In a Public Company – How?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Every company (not a charity or not for profit) has shareholders. Shareholders are the owners of the company. The most common type of shares are “Common…
Some Instances when Land Transfer Tax May Not Apply
By: Konstantine Chatzidimos and Jayson Schwarz LLM Section 2(1) of Ontario’s Land Transfer Tax Act R.S.O. 1990, c. L.6, (the “Act”) states, that “every person” tendering for registration a conveyance…
Why Do I Need a Lawyer to Buy a Franchise?
By: Konstantine Chatzidimos and Jayson Schwarz LLM As corporate/commercial lawyers we come across many a wide-eyed client chomping at the bit to (blindly) buy into the latest-and-greatest franchise ‘opportunity’. This…
Winning the Game – Why some businesses succeed and others fail
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM As a lawyer of 33 years I have seen many small businesses flourish and many fail. The big question is why some succeed and others fall.…
Why Create a Holding Company?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM As businessmen and women we are often troubled as to the proper structure to use, in the operation and management of our active businesses. This applies…
Employee or Independent Contractor?
By: Jayson Schwarz and Aaron Grinhaus The alarm clock fails to ring, and you wake up and bolt out of bed straight for the door. You make it into to…
Buying a Business -The Commercial Offer Form
By Jayson Schwarz LLM The Offer is the blueprint that sets out everything that will happen in the process. It says what you are paying and what you will pay…
No I Won’t Be Your Lawyer and Yes, It Takes Time to Close a Deal Properly
By: Jayson Schwarz and Konstantine Chatzidimos Everyone thinks that all you need to do is have money for a retainer and you can hire the lawyer you want . .…
I Want to Buy a Business – What do I do?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Ok, so you have decided to purchase a commercial building, a restaurant, a dry cleaner, a franchise, a business and you have never owned a business…
I Want to Buy a Business – What do I do?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Ok, so you have decided to purchase a commercial building, a restaurant, a dry cleaner, a franchise, a business and you have never owned a business…
Negotiating a Commercial Agreement – Do I Need a Lawyer?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Konstantine Chatzidimos Anyone who has purchased an existing business can appreciate the financial risks associated with such a venture: start-up outlays of capital can…
Why Do I Need a Non Competition Agreement When I Buy a Business?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Konstantine Chatzidimos Purchasers of established businesses or employers operating in fields where intellectual capital is a significant asset will generally insist on non-compete covenants from their…
What is a s. 85 Rollover and Why do I Need One?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM People usually start their businesses the simplest and most inexpensive way they can. Quite often this means they trot down to the Ministry and register as…
Do I sell Shares or Assets?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM`and Konstantine Chaztidimos. When you are about to either buy or sell a business you need to think about whether you are going to buy the shares…