There are many different kinds of legal entities: sole proprietorships, limited liability companies (“LLCs”), general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, trusts, and corporations to name a few. I am going to focus on four of the most commonly created entities below. Each type of entity has different liability protections and tax treatment. When forming your business entity you should ask yourself two basic questions 1) how much liability risk to your personal assets are you willing to take; and, 2) how much tax would you like to pay?

The Girl Scouts of Central Maryland is holding the 5th annual Women’s Leadership Forum Wednesday, March 9, 2011, from 5 pm – 8:15 pm at the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center located at 39 West Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Four local women authors will share the stories behind their books. Themed after Girl Scouts new Journey handbook series, “It’s Your Story –Tell It,” each author will share how they developed the stories they were compelled to write.

People’s biggest complaint, “When I eat breakfast, it just makes me hungrier!” That’s a good thing, it means that your metabolism has woken up and is doing its job. Not eating breakfast is a missed opportunity to get your metabolism moving. Eating breakfast and building muscle are two of the best ways to get your metabolism moving, which will help us lose weight!

The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland will hold its 2nd annual Santé: Spoil Your Palate celebration on Saturday, April 2 from 7 to 10 p.m., at the B&O Railroad Museum located at 901 W. Pratt St. in downtown Baltimore. The event is being sponsored by the Charles T. Bauer Foundation.

What I love most about interior design is getting to know my clients so that I can do the best job possible in developing a decorating plan that works for each individual.