Entrepreneur: Attorney Jalene Mack discusses ten tips on developing your business.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Attorney Jalene Mack, America’s Favorite Entertainment Attorney, and discussed ten tips on developing your business and avoiding signing a contract that can ruin your dream.  There are bad contracts, and there are scam contracts.  Tell us the difference between the two. Where can you go if you don't have much money for legal advice? Ten tips on how to develop your Business #1 Identify Your Project#2 Make sure you have a Plan#3 Form a Team#4 Prepare a Budget#5 Form a Business Entity#6 Get an EIN#7 Open a Business Bank Account#8 Protect Your Assets#9 Contracts#10 Marketing Jalene is not only an entertainment attorney but this industry renaissance woman and ARTivist has successfully integrated the demanding roles of wife, mother, TV & Film producer, writer, actress, playwright, and author of The Business of Stage, Screen & in Between, Entertainment Attorney Jalene Mack’s Practical Advice for Performers, Playwrights & Producers by keeping the focus on her long-term goal “to make an impact on the entertainment industry.”  From her base in Houston, she has expanded her reach into the film centers of Las Vegas, NV, Miami, FL, Atlanta, GA, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Baltimore, MD, New Orleans, LA and the UAE. Ms. Mack’s legal skills in Arts & Entertainment include a wide range of matters regarding Film & Television (scripted and unscripted), from development through distribution, Theater, Music, Books, Performing Artists, Contracts, Film Finance, Distribution, Federal Trademark & Copyright Registration and more. Jalene has served as either Producer or Production Attorney on over three dozen or more films and TV series. A few recent films she produced/executive produced or served as production attorney include Senior Moments, The Pillow Case (BET+), Staycation (ALLBLK), Friend Zone (Tubi), One Crazy Christmas (BET+), The Great Divide (BET+) and My B.F.F. (Aspire). Hip Hop Family Christmas and its sequel, Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding (VH-1), Safe Room (Lifetime), and North of the 10 (BET+), were filmed in L.A., Chicago, and the UAE. A few clients, former or present, include Steve Harvey, Rushion McDonald, Tommy Davidson, Kim Burrell, AJ Johnson, Kiana Dancie, LeToya Luckett, Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles, Kenny Smith, Carl Payne, Greg Carter, Datari Turner, Rhyan LaMarr, Jilly Anais to name just a few. In addition, she’s compiled a long list of acting credits in over 40 productions, including Better Call Saul, Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and AllBLK’s Houston drama 5th Ward, a hit television series of two seasons. Look for her alongside Jamie Foxx in The Burial out on Amazon Prime. She even won a Hollywood & Africa Prestigious Award (HAPA) for Best Supporting Actor for BET’s film Christmas Belles. She is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. You can find Jalene on all social media and professional platforms: @JaleneMack. Websites: www.jalenemack.com, www.mpac-arts.org #AMI #BEST #STRAW  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.