It was the jolt that you as a small business owner would never forget. Another party has decided to sue your company. An assortment of feelings surfaces from shock and frustration to anger and bewilderment. This was an unexpected development that you and your...
You’re finally going to take the plunge and open a small business in Georgia. Maybe you have always wanted to run your own coffee shop, plumbing business or landscaping outfit. It’s great that your dream is on the verge of coming true. However, you will need to be...
Perhaps you are a creative professional who writes, draws or publishes enhanced photography. Maybe you are a business that creates, publishes or purchases unique creative content for marketing or product purposes. Original works and creative products can attract...
Investors, banks and other businesses may be willing to lend your company money or extend you some credit -- but you need to beware of a cross-default clause as your company takes on debt. Cross-default clauses are designed to mitigate the risks investors and lending...
You have a commercial lease, you already likely pay a premium for your rental space. If you share parking lots, bathrooms or other facilities with neighboring tenants, you will likely have additional costs. Common area maintenance (CAM) fees are a way for a landlord...
One area you may overlook when starting a business is to draw up a succession plan. You might argue this is unimportant because it will be years before you can pass on the reins and retire to a Caribbean island. Yet, you could need someone to take over running your...
The employee handbook represents a necessary aspect of any small- and mid-sized company. Sometimes referred to as an owner’s or policies and procedures manual, these books are geared toward protecting companies from lawsuits while also putting employees at ease in...
Love and business aren’t particularly intertwined in your world, so why would you or your business partner need a prenuptial agreement before either of you get married? Frankly, it would be foolish not to make prenups a part of your partnership agreement. Without...
A lot of budding entrepreneurs and business owners operate as sole proprietorships because there's really no complex paperwork involved. But is sole proprietorship wise? Before you decide that this is the type of structure you want to use for your business, you should...
You work hard to create original, engaging content that will keep readers coming to your blog and keep your website high in the search engine results pages. Thus, finding out that your content has been pilfered and is being used somewhere else is frustrating. It’s...
