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Andy Brown

 

Business Law

Andy Brown has been practicing law in Colorado since 2015. His focus is civil litigation, trial practice, criminal defense, and business law. Before joining Polaris, Andy practiced law as a prosecutor, first with the 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Sterling, Colorado and second, with the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Greeley, Colorado. He represented the People of Colorado until 2021. Throughout his prosecutorial career, he prosecuted thousands of cases and brought nearly fifty trials to a jury in a myriad of different types of cases.

Andy has a J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where he interned for the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Denver.

Andy was born and raised in Denver, Colorado in Park Hill and attended Denver East High School. As a Colorado native, when not working, he enjoys travel both locally within the natural beauty of our state and abroad.

Larimer SBDC is pleased to offer free legal consultations for Colorado small businesses thanks to generous partnerships with Polaris Law Group and Lent Parker Law LLC. For your protection and for our attorneys’ protection, it is important to understand that these consultations do not constitute legal advice, nor do they create an attorney-client relationship. SBDC legal consultations provide general information about certain legal issues or questions you may have, and they can also help you evaluate whether you want to hire an attorney or resolve your issue without hiring an attorney. We ask all our North Metro SBDC small business clients to respect the professional and ethical boundaries required of the legal profession.

SBDC consultant attorneys CAN:

  • Listen to your situation and discuss options for you to explore.
  • Provide general guidelines on relevant laws.
  • Discuss common aspects of and provisions in legal documents and contracts (such as leases).
  • Discuss factors that inform whether your business might or might not consider hiring an attorney to address an issue.

SBDC consultant attorneys CANNOT:

  • Give you direct legal advice.
  • Read, write, edit, or review any documents for you.
  • Mediate or arbitrate a dispute for you.

If you are unsure if your questions require entering into a formal client-lawyer relationship with an attorney, please don’t hesitate to schedule a legal consultation and ask. Our attorney consultants love working with SBDC clients, and they will be happy to talk with you!

 In addition, if you need additional support beyond the educational guidance of our legal consultants, the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade also offers Small Business Legal Assistance that you might consider in applying.

If you’ve never met with a Larimer SBDC consultant.

To schedule an appointment with Andy please call 970-204-8600 or email info@larimersbdc.org

Please provide a 24-hour notice of cancellation if you are unable to make this appointment. Although we understand that emergencies arise, cancellations made within 24 hours of the appointment will count as 1 hour of the consultant’s time. As well, our normal cancellation policy applies: cancellations made less than 24 hours of the appointment may result in a requirement to attend a class before you can reschedule an appointment.

Marley LeClair

Marley LeClair

 

Business Consultant

Marlayna (Marley) is currently a business owner of three local Loveland businesses for the past 4 years, and she has served in the Veterinary Medical field for the past 17 years.

Marley has held the title of Subject Matter Expert on the training and implementation of gold standard medicine, and her knowledge in Veterinary Medicine is extensive. Later in her Veterinary career she became a Professor of Veterinary Medicine at an accredited college in San Diego Ca, where she also taught resume building and interviewing courses.

After moving to Colorado full time in 2020 to run her Medical Grade Broad Spectrum Hemp company, she saw an even greater need to help the community through Business Strategy. Marley utilizes her skill set to help business owners get seen throughout the community.

Her passion for growth and internal processes has launched her career to the next level, and now she is sharing her knowledge with the rest of the community.

In her spare time she coached High School Juniors and Seniors in the topics of college and career discovery.

Consulting Expertise Includes:
  • Comprehensive Business Strategy
  • Implementation of New Business Processes
  • Business Development and Growth Strategies
  • Sales


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SCHEDULE A PHONE APPOINTMENT WITH MARLEY

Please provide a 24-hour notice of cancellation if you are unable to make this appointment. Although we understand that emergencies arise, cancellations made within 24 hours of the appointment will count as 1 hour of the consultant’s time. As well, our normal cancellation policy applies: cancellations made less than 24 hours of the appointment may result in a requirement to attend a class before you can reschedule an appointment.

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Sean Orner

Sean Orner

 

Bookkeeping services, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Payroll services, Gusto 

Sean Orner is a QuickBooks consultant with Front Range Community College and the founder of Orner Bookkeeping Services. As a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, she has worked with scores of small businesses over the past decade, using cloud-based systems to provide comprehensive bookkeeping and payroll services remotely.

She and her husband moved to Northern Colorado from Sacramento, California in 2018. Sean is an active member of the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers, and when she isn’t out hiking the trails, she enjoys reading, kayaking, and stargazing from her deck.

As an SBDC consultant Sean:

CAN:

-Discuss the reasons why bookkeeping is important and necessary for your business

-Advise on evaluating and selecting accounting and payroll software

-Provide suggestions for recordkeeping best practices

-Discuss if and when you should hire a professional bookkeeper

-Discuss when and how to get started with a payroll service

-Help you understand your financial statements

-Help you understand the basics of payroll

-Provide technical assistance with QuickBooks Online

-Provide technical assistance with Gusto payroll

 

CANNOT:

-Do any recordkeeping or data entry for you

-Provide legal advice

-Provide tax advice

-Provide HR advice


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SCHEDULE A VIRTUAL APPOINTMENT WITH SEAN

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