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Legal Survival Guide

Craig Heidemann

Money & Finance > Legal Survival Guide

Legal Survival Guide

Craig Heidemann

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Lessons

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Day 1

1

Class Introduction

15:16 2

Small Business Failures

23:04 3

The Business Plan

35:12 4

Four Types of Business Structures

14:36 5

Creating an LLC

18:40 6

Domain Name and Operating Agreement

16:35 7

Obtaining a Federal EIN

18:29
8

Sales Tax

13:16 9

Employees and Contractors

21:23 10

Contracts and Electronic Signatures

32:29 11

Releases and Permits

10:15 12

Relevance of Copyright

28:05 13

Copyright Registration

29:42 14

Copyright and Infringement

25:38

Day 2

15

Licensing and Transferring

20:36 16

Licensed and Copyrighted Music

34:54 17

Accounting and Goal Setting

22:28 18

Financing Your Business

23:57 19

Quickbooks Overview

30:31 20

Tracking Profit and Loss with Quickbooks

17:22 21

Quickbooks Accounting System

28:06 22

Estimates and Invoices

36:06 23

Customizing Invoices

21:48 24

Bookkeeper vs Accountant

10:23 25

Unhappy Clients and Potential Liability

23:22 26

Protecting Personal Assets

22:15 27

Health Insurance and Retirement

22:26

Class Description


Short on time? This class is available HERE as a Fast Class, exclusively for Creator Pass subscribers.

Ready to turn your creative side project into a thriving business? Join Craig Heidemann for an introduction to the business and accounting principles every creative professional needs to know. 

In this class, Craig will take you step-by-step through the process of setting up, running, and growing a small business. You’ll learn how to use QuickBooks to manage your finances, including managing client contracts and invoices. Craig will also help you navigate the potentially-confusing tax, legal, and copyright issues surrounding small businesses. You’ll also learn how to contract and/or hire people to do the tasks you can’t do yourself. 

Whether you’re just starting out as a business owner or you’re a longtime entrepreneur ready for a refresher course, this course will give you a roadmap to business success.

Class Materials

bonus material with purchase

Checklist for Starting Your Business.docx

Creative Pro Retirement Plan Summary.pdf

Model Release Long Form.pdf

Tax Considerations For Business.xlsx

Tax Deadline Checklist.docx

Ratings and Reviews

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a Creativelive Student
 

Excellent course and subject topic. Mr. Heidermann is a great teacher! Wonderful explanation, clear and concise details, humorous delivery, he kept me engaged the entire time. I truly had fun watching and learning during this course.

a Creativelive Student
 

I'm literally fresh off the boat, as the saying goes, having moved back to the US after decades of living abroad. I have the photography down (in some measure due to the instructors and courses here at CL), but being new to the business of photography in this environment I was rudderless. This course helped answer all my initial questions and put me on the way to getting established in my region... and beyond! Craig makes legal issues almost fun with his jocular, engaging style. Thanks so much to Chase and the people at CL for knowing what courses real working photographers need.

Rafael Santiago
 

This is a great course and Craig is an excellent teacher. Step-by-Step and easy to follow.