009: Real Expert: Getting Your Legal Ducks in a Row with Annette Stepanian of Your Legal BFF
Hey planners! As you embark on your journey of growing your wedding planning business you’ll definitely want to think about protecting yourself from a legal standpoint. That’s why we brought on Annette Stepanian of Your Legal BFF. Annette helps to simplify a lot of the legal aspects of your business in a way that makes it way less intimidating and easier to understand. In this episode, she shares how she started her company and her perspective on the wedding industry. We chat about the importance of getting the legal aspects of your business squared away, what to look for when hiring legal help and what things you need to consider when starting your wedding planning business.
What’s in this episode:
- What Annette’s childhood was like
- Her experience of working at a law firm
- Why she made the decision to leave the law firm
- Her story of starting a jewelry company and wanting to help people legally
- Why she decided to start Your Legal BFF
- Her view from an outsider’s perspective on what she sees in the wedding industry
- Why you need to get your legal ducks in a row
- What you should look out for when hiring legal help
- How you can protect your business and clients from things like a pandemic
- What things you must think about when starting a business
- Why you should cultivate relationships with the people you run into
About Annette:
Your Legal BFF™ was created by Annette Stepanian, a lawyer who helps entrepreneurs and small business owners with the legal side of running a business. A few years ago, while operating her own creative business, Annette came across other business owners who would panic anytime they were faced with either drafting, negotiating, or enforcing a contract. There were those who despite their smarts would prefer to close their eyes and ignore the need to address anything legally related. And let’s not forget some peers who, despite their best intentions, felt lost and overwhelmed when they tried to understand the law as it related to their specific business. They would scour the internet, post in Facebook groups asking for help, and cobble together some very conflicting and confusing advice.
Connect with Annette:
Your Legal BFF | Website | Instagram | Office Talk Podcast
This episode of the Planner Life Podcast is brought to you by Your Legal BFF. One important part of your wedding planning business is having professionally drafted contracts that protect you and your business while helping clients feel secure about investing in you. Going to a lawyer can be intimidating and expensive, that’s why we’re proud partners of Your Legal BFF, your go-to legal bestie. They offer customizable contract templates specifically for the wedding industry. Head to yourlegalbff.com and use the code: Plannerlife to save 15% off your choice of select templates.
Links mentioned:
Protect Your Wedding Business
Q+A with Annette Stepanian
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