Deborah Sweeney, JD, MBA

General Manager and Vice President of Small Business Services

Deborah Sweeney is an advocate for protecting personal and business assets for business owners and entrepreneurs. With extensive experience in the field of corporate and intellectual property law, Deborah provides insightful commentary on the benefits of incorporation and trademark registration.

Education: Deborah received her Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from Pepperdine University, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of West Los Angeles and San Fernando School of Law in corporate and intellectual property law.

Experience: After becoming a partner at LA-based law firm, Michel & Robinson, she became an in-house attorney for MyCorporation, formerly a division in Intuit. She took the company private in 2009 and after 10 years of entrepreneurship sold the company to Deluxe Corporation. Deborah is also well-recognized for her written work online as a contributing writer with some of the top business and entrepreneurial blogging sites including Forbes, Business Insider, SCORE, and Fox Business, among others.

Fun facts/Other pursuits: Originally from Southern California, Deborah enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons, Benjamin and Christopher, and practicing Pilates. Deborah believes in the importance of family and credits the entrepreneurial business model for giving her the flexibility to enjoy both a career and motherhood. Deborah, and MyCorporation, have previously been honored by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s List of the Valley’s Largest Women-Owned Businesses in 2012. MyCorporation received the Stevie Award for Best Women-Owned Business in 2011.

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Trademark and Copyright

Starting a New Business?…Using a New Trademark?

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Business Basics

Corporate Compliance in the New Year

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Trademark and Copyright

What’s in a Name?

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Business Entities

TAX BENEFITS AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

18 years ago 1

Whether you form a corporation or an LLC, there are many tax benefits associated with formalizing your business structure.

Tax Advice

With the S-Corporation Deadline Quickly Approaching…Should I Consider filing for S-Corporation Status?

18 years ago 3

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