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23 Feb 2010, 6:40 pm
This post is based on an answer that I provided on Avvo. The user wanted to know, among other things, whether he could assign a fictitious business name (FBN – or, colloquially, a DBA, short for “doing business as”) from his sole-proprietor business to a limited liability company (LLC) that he was about to [...] [read post]
16 Apr 2013, 10:57 am
In North Carolina, it is common for employers to seek to protect their business by having employees sign non-compete agreements. Non-compete agreements generally limit, for a particular time and area, the ability for an employee to leave the company to work in the same industry. It appears that North Carolina courts are increasingly limiting the [...] [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 9:36 am
To help you complete a check-up and strategic mid-year planning for your business, we will publish helpful tips and ideas through the end of the month. This tip is part of our ongoing series.
Business Check-up Tip No. 15:
Perform a cash flow analysis of your business on a frequent and routine basis.
Check for updates every week day through July 1st.
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For information on how the business lawyers at Griffith & Jacobson, LLC can help your… [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 5:00 am
Megan Erickson of the Dickinson Law Firm has started Erickson's Blog on Social Networking and the Law. Now that's a blog that will have a never ending flow of posts. She already has an interesting array of posts including one where a business owner got slapped with a $2 million libel lawsuit for Facebook and Twitter posts. This is one blog I'll be sure to follow. [read post]
3 Sep 2010, 9:36 am
With the economy still sputtering, your business needs to take advantage of the resources available to them. SCORE (http://www.score.org) offers useful, free resources, business counseling and business tools to small businesses.
One of SCORE’s great resources is its lists of “Top 5 Business Tips.” My pick for this week is SCORE’s 5 Tips to Creatively Search for Funding - check it out at: http://www.score.org/5_tips_fc_9.html.
SCORE is a partner with the Small Business Administration… [read post]
10 Sep 2010, 9:36 am
With the economy still sputtering, your business needs to take advantage of the resources available to them. SCORE (http://www.score.org) offers useful, free resources, business counseling and business tools to small businesses.
One of SCORE’s great resources is its lists of “Top 5 Business Tips.” My pick for this week is SCORE’s 5 Tips for Employers to Implement- check it out at: http://www.score.org/5_tips_leg_2.html.
SCORE is a partner with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and… [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 9:13 am
With the economy still sputtering, your business needs to take advantage of the resources available to them. SCORE (http://www.score.org) offers useful, freeresources, business counseling and business tools to small businesses.
One of SCORE’s great resources is its lists of “Top 5 Business Tips.” My pick for this week is SCORE’s 5 Tips on Building Customer Relationships- check it out at: http://www.score.org/5_tips_s_cs_3.html
SCORE is a partner with the Small Business Administration (SBA)… [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 7:29 am
For those of you interested in franchising, see the below link from the Gazette newspaper. It is a recent article on the state of franchising in Maryland, specifically, how local restaurant franchise chains like California Tortilla, Buffalo Wings & Beer, and Wings to Go are contemplating expansion due to a rebounding economy.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/11252010/businew172254_32545.php [read post]
29 Jun 2011, 9:39 am
To help you complete a check-up and strategic mid-year planning for your business, we will publish helpful tips and ideas through the end of the month. This tip is part of our ongoing series.
Business Check-up Tip No. 16:
Perform aging reports on your Accounts Receivables (A/R) frequently & regularly. Identify, monitor, contact and resolve problems with slow payers!
Check for updates every week day through July 1st.
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For information on… [read post]
6 May 2013, 1:14 pm
18 Feb 2011, 7:45 am
I often received questions about whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or employee. In fact a blog post on Employees v. Independent Contractors is still one of the most popular posts ever on my blog even though I wrote it over three years ago.
In a couple of recent blog posts, Brick Gentry immigration lawyer, Austin Kennedy, explores the use of independent contractors by companies hoping not to verify the employment authorization of a worker and whether this practice… [read post]
14 Aug 2012, 4:55 am
For many new and growing New York and New Jersey businesses, the goal is to eventually become a publicly traded company. Therefore, it may seem curious that electronic retailer Best Buy is seeking to go the other direction. As has been widely reported in the media, Richard Schulze, former chairman of Best Buy, is seeking [...] [read post]
30 Aug 2010, 5:26 am
I am really pleased to report that we have made significant progress on Brick Gentry's legal Webinars. We hope to have them up and running within the next couple of months. My first Webinar will be on franchise due dligence.
Keep a look out for our new Brick Gentry Web site developed by CreateWowMarketing. With any luck it will be up and running before the end of this coming week.
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12 Mar 2012, 2:33 pm
An important facet of North Carolina tort law is “joint and several liability.” This rule entitles a Plaintiff to recover all of his or her damages from any one Defendant, even if there are additional Defendants who are also found liable for a single injury to the Plaintiff. Under Chapter 1B of the North Carolina [...] [read post]
19 May 2011, 11:02 am
Our Austin business law firm is proud to announce that we will host a Texas business law presentation for the Texas Woman in Business “Beyond 50” Conference which will also feature Texas First Lady Anita Perry as the keynote speaker. Austin Business Lawyer James Blake will present a lecture titled “Starting a Business, Social Entrepreneurship & Non-Profit Organizations.” This presentation at Austin Community College will discuss the growing role that social responsibility, community… [read post]
12 Nov 2010, 8:34 am
With the economy still sputtering, your business needs to take advantage of the resources available to them. SCORE (http://www.score.org) offers useful, free resources, business counseling and business tools to small businesses.
One of SCORE’s great resources is its lists of “Top 5 Business Tips.” My pick for this week is SCORE’s 5 Tips on Developing a Marketing Plan at: http://www.score.org/5_tips_m_pr_4.htmll.
SCORE is a partner with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and is… [read post]
6 Jul 2011, 12:21 pm
This down-to-earth article from http://www.forbes.com/ is a good discussion of what it's really like to take a private company public, how often that really happens, and who should consider it. Click here to read the article. [read post]
31 Oct 2010, 9:13 am
May all your candy be sweet and your dreams be spooky!
Happy Halloween!
From the Chicago business law firm of Griffith & Jacobson!
Griffith & Jacobson, LLC – Chicago’s Business Lawyers
Filed under: Business, Chicago Business, work life balance Tagged: Business, Chicago, Chicago Business, small business [read post]
19 Nov 2012, 5:13 am
Many small businesses rely upon loans from friends and family for startup funds, for business expansions, or to support existing operations. Many times, these loans are made upon an oral agreement. As we have written previously, although oral agreements can be enforceable, without a writing, the terms of the agreements can be difficult to prove. In this blog post, we will describe other problems with informal lending transactions between family and friends.
In a study entitled "Lenders' Blind… [read post]
15 Nov 2012, 8:10 am
I recently sat down for an interview with Leisa Fox of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry to discuss wage and hour lawsuits. For a blog post I wrote on the topic see here.
Be sure to check out the other Quick Bits videos on a variety of business topics from ABI.
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