For the love of your business
For the love of your business
Savvy business owners know that there are few legal landmines they need to side-step when interviewing candidates for a job. Sometimes, though, even the best get caught with their proverbial foot in the mouth by asking a question that to them seems innocent enough but could land the company in legal hot water. Here are […]
Read MoreDisciplining and/or firing an employee is one of the most dreaded tasks for CEOs and small business owners. Sometimes the trauma of termination can be just as bad for the boss as it is for the employee. But in this litigious society, bosses need to take extra care when disciplining or firing an employee to […]
Read MoreAccording to the Wall Street Journal, litigation over noncompete agreements has risen 61%in the past decade – a number that may be low considering most cases are settled out of court and not reported. Long considered the standard for senior management employment contracts, noncompetes are becoming increasingly common at all levels of employment as a […]
Read MoreA new Small Business Administration rule implementing part of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 provides more protection for subcontractors in their dealings with primary contractors, according to a Washington Post report. The rule, which goes into effect in mid-August, requires a prime contractor to notify the contracting agency if it decides not to […]
Read MoreAccording to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, approximately 300 of every 100,000 U.S. adults started a business in 2012. The Index found that over 514,000 new firms were started every month in 2012 – but how many will succeed? Of course, in business –as in life – there are no guarantees. According to the […]
Read MoreIf you are running your own business and not looking at agreements regularly, it’s likely you are overlooking an important piece of your business and taking unnecessary risks. The truth is that you do not need to have written agreements to have a valid agreement, but it sure does help when there is a dispute […]
Read MoreThe Association of Certified Fraud Examiners has reported that companies with fewer than 100 employees lost an average of $155,000 annually as a result of fraud, identity theft and cybercrime. Here are some tips for protecting your small business from becoming a victim: Protect bank accounts and credit cards. First, be sure that your personal […]
Read MoreSooner or later, you are going to have a client who doesn’t pay you for services or products provided. Customers who do not pay are a fact of life for every business, so what are your alternatives? Here are some options: In-house collections – Designate someone in your firm to contact the buyer personally to […]
Read MoreYour ideas aren’t worth anything if you don’t get them out there into the world. I come across a lot of entrepreneurs who are afraid that if they talk about their idea, it’ll get stolen and so they keep it under wraps and don’t capitalize on it. Here are three legal tools you can use […]
Read MoreOn April 11, Google introduced its Inactive Account Manager, which allows users to make a choice to either delete their data after a pre-determined length of account inactivity or to name heirs for the data from some of its most popular services, including +1s; Blogger; Contacts and Circles; Drive; Gmail; Google+ Profiles, Pages and Streams; […]
Read MoreWhether you are already a small business owner or the entrepreneurial spirit has grabbed you by the collar and you plan to get your startup off the ground this year, there are certain legal aspects to operating a small business that you just can’t ignore (and we know you want to). Ignoring the legalities of […]
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