Legal Tips to Help Your Business Succeed
Saturday, December 17
Often times my clients ask what they can do to ensure that their companies start off on the right path in order to prosper for years to come. As a full spectrum business attorney, I like to become intimately familiar with my clients business in order to advise them as best as possible. My advice ...
Confidentiality Agreement (CA) /Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
Wednesday, December 14
Non-disclosure agreements are contracts drafted to let parties (businesses and/or individuals) interact with each other without fear of confidential information being compromised. Besides NDAs and CAs, non-disclosure agreements are also referred to as proprietary information agreements (PIA).Type...
Succession Planning for the Family Business
Tuesday, December 13
One of the primary reasons that family-owned businesses seldom survive past the second generation is the lack of formal succession planning. Even if retirement is on a distant horizon, a business succession plan is beneficial for most companies and can become absolutely essential to protect the b...
4 Lethal Legal Lapses That Can Harm Your Small Business
Monday, December 12
Small businesses dominate the American business landscape, but those that survive several generations are relatively rare. If you are a small business owner, you need to be sure you are not committing any of these four lethal legal lapses: Mixing personal and business finances. If your small busi...
How Small Business Owners Can Fund a Buy-Sell Agreement
Friday, December 09
If you are a small business owner and have business partners or shareholders, then you need to be prepared for what would happen if one of you passed away. It is important to have this sorted out before something happens, as it can determine how your estate — and the estates of those still living...
Business Owners Need to Follow the Rules to Protect Personal Assets
Wednesday, December 07
The shaky economy and mass corporate layoffs of the past several years have led thousands of Americans to start their own businesses. Business owners who have structured their business as a corporation or a limited liability company (LLC) need to follow these legal formalities or risk opening you...