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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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Articles by Deborah Sweeney

Finance

How to Finance Your Business in an Emergency

12 years ago 0

While big business may have access to bank lines of credit and even government bailouts, small businesses usually don't have the same financing resources. When…

Maintaining a Business

Should You Check Into a Vendor’s Online Reputation Before Going into Business with Them?

12 years ago 0

Working with a vendor offers certain advantages to a business. For example, ordering becomes a simple process and overall efficiency is improved. In most cases,…

Business Basics

Business Basics: Registered Agent Services

12 years ago 0

Welcome to our weekly Business Basics post! This week we decided to explore a service that nearly every Corporation and LLC uses - registered agents.…

Finance

10 Ways Small Businesses Can Start Saving Money Right Now

12 years ago 2

Whether you are an entrepreneur who’s just starting out or a seasoned small business owner, you probably have one thing in common. Chances are you…

Funding

How to Find Investors for Your Business Idea

12 years ago 0

Having a great business idea is just the first step. Getting funding for your new company is the more challenging task that follows up. Often,…

MyCorp News

Listen in to Our CEO Deborah Sweeney and BizStarters Chief Coach Jeff Williams’ Podcast!

12 years ago 0

Have you asked yourself recently if your marketing plans are clicking on all cylinders and you're doing all that you can possibly do for your…

Filing an Initial / Annual Report Business Basics

Initial Reports/Statements of Information and Annual Reports

12 years ago 0

An Initial report (also known in some states as Statements of Information), while not particularly glamorous, is sometimes required in order to keep your business…

Insurance

6 Things Small Businesses Almost Always Forget To Insure

12 years ago 0

Given the stress of starting and running a business, it's not surprising that small business owners often forget about some lesser-known types of insurance, or…

Maintaining a Business

401ks for Entrepreneurs: What You Need to Know

12 years ago 1

Starting your own business as an entrepreneur puts you at significant financial and personal risks. However, there is one risk – not saving for retirement…

Business Entities

Protecting Your Personal Assets with a Professional Corporation

12 years ago 0

The name of the game this week is “Professional Corporation,” which happens to help protect your personal assets. That’s right, we have a triple “P”…

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