Finally, a lawyer saves you time and money with legal and practical knowledge about starting and growing a creative business.Hal Elrod, #1 bestselling author, The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life... (Before 8AM) says: "Creative entrepreneurs need this book. This indispensable and tremendously practical guide takes the unsure entrepreneur by the hand and makes the often complex launch of a small business a whole lot simpler. Before meeting with an attorney, an accountant, or customer, this book will equip you with crucial information that is necessary for your success."Until now, creative entrepreneurs--natural DIYers--have had to surf the Net to discover basic information and find out how to lawfully launch and grow a business. This book, writtenby attorney and former media producer Michael Prywes, gives the artist or innovator the tools to: * Naturally discover the perfect business idea* Choose the right business entity* Protect intellectual and tangible property and avoid lawsuits* Raise money legally and ethically* Hire (and fire) employees and independent contractors* Advertise and market the businessThe Gasp: How to Seize That A-Ha! Moment and Turn It Into a Winning Business is a step-by-step handbook and practical guide to the legalities, practicalities, and pitfalls of creative entrepreneurship. Michael Prywes, Esq. has filled this book with the wisdom and personal experiences he shares with his own clients.Foreword by the founders of Tune Up Fitness Worldwide: The first life force breath of your business truly is The Gasp - the A-Ha! moment that provides the oxygen needed to fuel you from ideation to creation. However, the journey of turning that Gasp's initial boost of oxygenated excitement into a winning business will undoubtedly be an emotional rollercoaster ride like nothing you've experienced. It's a ride that every entrepreneur must endure to create a winning business, whether you're a one-man (or woman) service based company or CEO of an empire valued at $100 mil plus. It's why understanding the baseline fundamentals that are outlined here in Michael's book are so imperative...- Robert Faust, President & Co-Founder - Tune Up Fitness Worldwide, Inc; formerly, Founder/President, Arthouse Marketing Group; Co-Founder/President, MediaTrip.com; Founder, Los Angeles Film Festival & the LA Film Collaborative***I had no idea I was a fledgling entrepreneur. In fact, I had self-produced 9 original DVDs, created a brand name, had a website, flew back and forth across the country teaching my techniques to thousands and yet did not know what the term "entrepreneur" meant. I was a creative having fun with my "art" but I did not understand its value in commerce, nor did I know that I needed to protect it. I had many wrong assumptions about my business...- Jill Miller, Program Developer/Co-Founder - Tune Up Fitness Worldwide, Inc. & Author, The Roll Model: A Step by Step Guide to Erase Pain, Improve Mobility and Live Better in Your Body, Creator; Yoga Tune Up(R) & The Roll Model(R) Method
Michael Prywes, Esq. is managing attorney of Prywes, PC, a law firm in New York. He is also an author, as well as host of "How I Broke Into," a show that takes deep dives into big breaks of highly successful artists and entrepreneurs. Michael founded "The Jewish Theatre Ensemble" in Illinois, produced the theatrically-released U.S. comedy movie "Returning Mickey Stern," and launched the world's first crowdsourced movie web site, CastOurMovie.com.
