Essential Legal Tips for Small Businesses: Protecting Your Success 1. Running a small business can be an exciting and rewarding endeavor. However, amidst the thrill of entrepreneurship, it's crucial not to overlook the legal aspects that can impact your business's success. Understanding and implementing key legal strategies can help safeguard your...
Small businesses often face challenges that their larger counterparts do not. They may have limited resources and staff, making it difficult to keep up with changes in the market and technology. However, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to level the playing field for small businesses, helping them to overcome...
Social distancing and stay-at-home policies continue on as we all struggle with the pandemic. Many people face layoffs, furloughs, and unexpected unemployment. Maybe now is a good time to think about that business you always wanted to start. Self-Employment Increases During Difficult Times Entrepreneurship grows in difficult times. Recessions, while always difficult...
Tips To Draft A Clear Contract The best way to preserve a good business relationship is to memorialize your agreements in writing. This applies to a variety of contracts including lease agreements, employment contracts, co-founder agreements, partnership contracts, licensing agreements etc. Having a clear, concise contract will save you potential future...
Over the last several weeks—and especially during the previous 48-hours—the COVID-19 coronavirus has disrupted our way of our life. It has caused many businesses and organizations to make the difficult decision whether or not to cancel their events. In some cases, the states are making this decision for them by...
Launching your new startup is an exciting time and you want to make sure you set it up for success. It’s critical to legally protect your business and yourself from the start. Amy M. Toepper Esq. is the co-founder of Legal In A Box Inc (www.legalinabox.com) and founder of AMT Law...
So there are two types of marks you can register – a standard character mark or a stylized mark. Standard character marks cover a word or words without regard to the way the word is written. It covers the literal element of the mark in any configuration, font, or color, capitalized...
It’s no secret that event planning is stressful. There are a million moving parts, and it can be easy to get overwhelmed. The last thing you want on top of that is unclear expectations or a lawsuit. Even the best planners are not impervious to these risks, so the best way...
After one starts a small business, he or she usually chooses to operate it as a corporation. If one doesn’t do this, the business is operated as an individual, and the owner’s personal assets are not shielded from business creditors. However, in order to maintain S-Corp status (a business’ corporation status),...
Are you developing a new app, but using someone else to write the code? A "work for hire" contract isn't enough. Make sure you get an assignment of ownership from your developer. This is to avoid "phantom founders" that later may come back to get a piece of the app....
