Drake Forester Bio
Author Drake Forester
Drake Forester is Northwest Registered Agent’s Chief Legal Strategy Officer. His creative thinking and razor-sharp business mind have helped guide Northwest’s vision of empowering business owners for more than 15 years.
Whether he’s working with sole proprietors or multistate corporation owners, Drake’s goals are the same: simplify, protect and guide. He writes about a wide range of business topics, including LLCs, corporations, registered agent service, and nonprofits, always with the aim of demystifying the complex challenges faced by small business owners every day.
Drake has been featured on Fox Small Business, Yahoo Money and AllBusiness, and he is a frequent contributor to SCORE.
Drake’s Publications:
Score:
Self-Employed Quarterly Taxes: What You Need to Know
Supply Chain Disruptions: What Small Business Owners Need to Know
3 Steps to Formalizing Your Hobby Business
How to Pay Remote, Out-of-State Employees & Stay Compliant
The Basics of Paying Yourself as an Entrepreneur
The Post-Pandemic Workplace: 3 Options to Consider
Filing Taxes For Your Small Business in 2021: Deductions and Credits
Should You Close Your Small Business? 3 Steps to Help You Decide
Prepare Your Small Business For the Holiday Season in the Pandemic
Practical Steps Toward Greater Business Resilience
When is Your Business Ready to Reopen After the Covid Shutdown and How Can You Reopen Safely?
COVID-19 Federal Tax Relief for Small Businesses
Who Does What? Understanding the Professional Roles Within a Corporation
Do It Yourself Checklist to Incorporate Your Business
Balancing Nonprofits and Paid Employees
The Future of American Business: Benefit Corporations?
Writing Your Business Purpose (And Why It Matters)
Got You Covered: Specialty Insurance for Your Business
What is the Difference Between a Nonprofit Organization and a Charity?
Directors and Officers: Understanding the Roles of Corporate Management
LLCs for Freelancers: Understanding Liability Protection
9 Legal Steps to Starting Your Own Nonprofit
Understanding Classes of Stock
Should You Incorporate Your Business in Another State?
Nuts and Bolts: Turn Your Hobby Into a Business
The Consumer Review Fairness Act & What It Means for Your Business
Do You Sell Products Online? You Need to Know About Nexus
Is Your Small Business Compliant with the Payment Card Industry?
How To Properly Dissolve Your LLC
Should You Hire a Registered Agent or Be Your Own?
Federal Employer Identification Number: Everything You Need to Know
What Employers Need to Know about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Lobbying in the Nonprofit Sector: 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) Organizations
How to Domesticate Your Business to Another State
How to Transfer Assets to Your LLC
Nonprofit Purpose and Tax Exempt Status
Business Structure: Which Works Best For You
What to Know Before You Buy a Restaurant
3 Retirement Options for Small Business Owners
Tax Time: A Guide to Completing the Schedule C
What are the Qualified Business Deductions Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
Pass-Through Entities Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Most Common S-Corp Misconceptions: Part 1
3 Steps to Becoming an S Corporation
Tax Time Checklist: How to Send 1099s
Nonprofits and Reasonable Compensation
Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporations
Religious Nonprofit Organizations and Churches
Getting Professional: A Guide to Forming PLLCs, Pas, and Other Professional Entities
How to Hire Employees for Your Startup
Checklist: How to Incorporate a Sole Proprietorship
Foreign Nonprofits: Doing Business Out of State
What is the Difference Between a Nonprofit Organization and a Benefit Corporation?
Buying a Small Business: Assets vs Entities
Which State Should You Incorporate In?
Initial Requirements After Forming Your Corporation or LLC
The Guide to Nonprofits and Tax Exemption
Allbusiness:
Estate Taxes: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Family and Your Business
How Creating Value for Your Customers Can Give Your Business a Competitive Edge
Multiple Companies Under One Roof: How to Understand DBAs and Holding Companies
Should You Take Your Company Public With a Reverse Merger? Here Are the Pros and the Pitfalls
The Truth About Shell Companies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Why Your New LLC Needs an Operating Agreement
Are Small Business Corporations Really Dead?
5 Things You Can Outsource to Grow Your Business
5 Ways to Boost Your Business’ Google+ Presence
3 Ideas Your Startup Can Steal From Warby Parker