SETTING YOU UP
FOR SUCCESS
PROTECT EVERYTHING YOU WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO BUILD
YOUR POWERFUL PARTNER
CLIMB volunteer lawyers provide support for a variety of non-litigation business law legal needs. Setting up your business’s legal framework at the beginning can mitigate risk and help you understand your legal rights and responsibilities at each stage of business development.
HOW WE HELP
Make an informed decision on the best legal structure for your business (Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, LLC, C-Corporation, S-Corporation) based on an understanding of the differences in cost, complexity, flexibility, control and tax treatment.
Register a limited liability entity for a business, draft bylaws, operating agreement and other organizational documents, and take all formation steps required by regulators, licensors and taxing authorities.
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OUR REFERRAL PARTNERS
CLIMB CLIENT SUCCESS STORY: A CITY OF SUPPORT
In 2017, Katheryn Hermida opened John Emily Studios, a sewing and alterations business that specializes in bridal alterations. She’d learned all of her tactical skills from her mother, but she realized she had a lot to learn about running a business. Katheryn worked with several entrepreneurial support organizations in Charlotte, including Scale Up CLT, a business accelerator that referred her to CLIMB. With CLIMB’s support, Katheryn has worked with several different local law firms to get help with various vendor contracts, independent contractor agreements, and business-to-business contracts with non-disclosure agreements. She says the legal guidance has “made a world of difference in her women-led business serving women.”