Nina Kaufman is a small business champion—not just your ordinary business attorney. Forbes Magazine calls her “One of the 25 Most Influential Women Tweeting about Entrepreneurship.” The U.S. Small Business Administration named her their regional Women in Business Champion of the Year for her creative approaches to educating and advocating for small businesses. In over 15 years in business, Kaufman has helped thousands of entrepreneurs in the generation of tens of millions of dollars by working diligently to help her clients save time, money and aggravation with business law issues. As a trusted thought leader, Kaufman reaches over 2 million readers each month on Entrepreneur.com.
When asked, “Why did you become a lawyer?” Nina quips, “Because I saw “To Kill a Mockingbird” at an impressionable age.” But there’s truth behind the (attempted) humor. She wanted to be Atticus Finch when she grew up. Still does. Someone wise, trusted, and decent who helped solve people’s legal problems with integrity.
Couple that with the fact that she’s a bookworm, a ham, and an avid writer—it’s no surprise her business has evolved as it has. She’s an educator at heart, and her beat is entrepreneurship and small business law. Her mission is to help women business owners escape self-employed slavery by positioning them to build self-sustaining, multi-million dollar companies. That’s reflected in her multi-faceted approach to legal services, writing, professional speaking, and the resources she has created for business owners. She wears many hats, but then, so do her business clients.
MO: I love that Atticus Finch from “To Kill a Mockingbird” influenced your early interest in law. Now, that you’ve established a very successful law career, who inspires you today?
