If your business operates a brick-and-mortar store – a commercial storefront, a share-space, even a kiosk – your space is your livelihood. If your business is real estate leasing, your…
Wise employers invest in human capital, and valuable employees with in-demand skills can be found the world over. Your next key employee might hail from Akron, Ohio or Belgium –…
For entrepreneurs, there may be no single greater tax tool than the ability to form a company. Incorporating carries unparalleled benefits for business tax solutions. In most states, you’re able to…
At its heart, a contract is nothing more than a series of promises. While agreements to perform and compensate are hallmarks of a contract, other lesser-acknowledged promises, known as representations…
State and federal codes attempt to set guidelines for minimum retention periods of certain documents. Those documents which are the subject of recordkeeping requirements are often those that confirm compliance…
Releases are useful in several areas of business. When your business creates an advertisement, the actors, singers, or authors involved in creating it should sign a release. When your business…
The last few weeks have been, in a word, brutal: Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have devastated parts of Texas, Florida and Louisiana (not to mention Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin…
The grocery chain Whole Foods has inspired many a lively debate. People who shop there are incredibly loyal to the company, which bills itself as “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store.” People…
It has not been a good year for Wells Fargo. But it has been an even worse year for many of Wells Fargo’s customers. The bank opened as many as…
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and non-compete agreements, also called a non-competition agreement or covenant not to compete, have distinct purposes, but both documents are restrictive covenants that limit what an employee…