The Maker's Guide to the Legal Side
Pretty much everything you need to know legally to feel protected and empowered
INTRODUCING THE MAKER'S GUIDE TO THE LEGAL SIDE
If you're a maker or crafter and you're wanting to get all of your legal ducks in a row, this is for you. You can skip all the Google searching and confusing Facebook group discussions. We'll cover all the basics you need to know on the legal side of running your business so you feel protected & empowered to stay focused on selling.
If you're done with worrying about all the legal details around your business that are keeping you from taking action, this course is for you.
It's time to cross off those legal to-do's on your checklist once and for all.
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF
❗️You always feel like you need to learn more before you take action in business
❗️You've read conflicting things online about the law and you're not sure who or what to trust
❗️You're overwhelmed by how complicated things seem
❗️You want to protect your business but you're not sure what layers of protection are worth focusing on right now
SAY GOODBYE TO THE HOBBYIST MINDSET
You're not alone if you've been feeling more like a hobbyist than a business owner lately. It's easy to get sucked into that mindset by friends and family who don't really understand what you're trying to build — or by online communities that slow down your momentum.
It's time to take action on the legal side to kick that hobbyist mindset to the curb.
THIS COURSE WILL TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS ... LITERALLY
✅You'll have all of the information you need to form an LLC so that your business is legally separate from you
✅You'll know what the laws around copyrights and trademarks really are and how you can lean on them to protect and empower your business
✅You'll learn about the most important type of contracts in place and how to use them
WHAT'S WAITING FOR YOU INSIDE
- Mindset - How to think about the legal side of your business in a way that will help you grow and build momentum
- LLC - A step-by-step process on how to form an LLC yourself and what next steps to take
- Copyrights - Understanding the fundamental concepts of copyright laws that impact makers and crafters, and how to best protect your copyrightable works
- Trademarks - Have a deep understanding of what trademarks are — and are not — so that you can protect your brand and keep your sanity in an industry that really doesn't understand this
- Contracts - Learn about the most important contracts your business should have in place to protect your business, your customers, your followers, and your team
- Love Yourself & Level Up - Tips on how to run your business so that it doesn't end up running you
THIS COURSE IS PRETTY AWESOME, BUT IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE
If you're looking for any the following, then this course probably won't be a good fit for you.
❌A resource for later. This course is meant to be digested and acted on quickly. You can complete the course in a day. The value here is that it's simple enough to implement easily.
❌A hobbyist's approach to the legal side. Ever heard the phrase, "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right"? The same can be said about the law for small business owners. Honestly, you don't NEED to do anything on the legal side of your business. But thinking that your business doesn't need to be protected is a limiting belief. And if you have the limiting belief that your business is just a hobby, you probably won't get much value out of this course.
❌Answers to nitty gritty details. This course isn't meant to answer all of the legal questions that you may have, or to address the subtleties of the law. This is a crash course on legal fundamentals so you can get the BIGGEST legal ducks in a row and move on.
BY THE END OF THIS COURSE, YOU'LL HAVE
+ the mindset shift your business needs for you to level up
+ all the information you'll need to set up your LLC
+ an easy way to think about copyrights to keep your business safe and out of trouble
+ a deeper understanding of what trademarks are, what they do and don't protect, and how to keep yours protected
+ a clearer picture of the first set of contracts you're business is going to need
Your Instructor
Joey works with creative small business owners to protect their passions and give them the legal foundation they need to thrive. He focuses on the legal issues that matter most to creatives: trademarks, business formation, copyrights, and contracts. While based in Chicago, Indie Law serves business owners all over the country.