Oregon’s unemployment rate is now up to 7.3%.

I had the oppurtonity to speak at the Oregon Hearing Society’s fall education seminar.  I spoke on the basics of limiting risk in a small business.  I’ve posted the outline I used for the seminar below.
The Basics of limiting liability in Business
Kevin Spence

Types of business entities

Type
Liability Protection
Tax
Ease of Use

Sole Proprietorship
None
Self-Employment
easiest

Partnership
None for general [...]

In Oregon, and most of the rest of the United States, the Limited Liability Company (LLC) is the most popular entity for a new business. The LLC has quickly become the most popular because of the numerous advantages it has over a Corporation, Partnership or a Sole Proprietor. In most instances, a small [...]

The Portland City Council voted yesterday to remove the exemptions of real estate agents from the city’s business license. There is also talk about removing a similar exemption from insurance agents.
Also changed was requiring new businesses to pay a $100 registration fee.
I haven’t read the text of the new provisions so I’m not sure what [...]

As I was skimming through some blogs this morning I found some great information from the Law Librarian blog Oregon legal research. Their post Oregon limited liability corporations gives a wealth of links and sources for those looking to research LLCs.
LLCs are the most common new form of business in Oregon and it makes [...]