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Don’t Allow Personal Relationships to Cloud Business Decisions

Friendship is priceless and makes life worth living, but business is business and should remain so, even in cases in which business dealings involve friends. Handshake agreements can be broken further down the line. When embarking on a business venture with partners, you need a contract, even if your business partners are your friends. Several…

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Guarding Yourself against Employees’ Illegal Activity

No matter how well you screen your employees before hiring, it is impossible to predict with total accuracy or to control completely what their actions will be. Since many “middleman” positions have been eliminated in business, and employees have less supervision and more free reign in their actions. It is a sad fact of life…

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After Data Breach, Sony Paying out Settlements in Class Action Lawsuit

The data breach which led to the ouster of Sony Pictures’ Chairman Amy Pascal has apparently come to a settlement. The settlement will pay out damages to those included in a class action lawsuit, but will not amount to much when all is said and done. Reports have the settlement fund at somewhere between $2…

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Things to Know Before Selling Your Business

If you are selling your business, it is important to think like a buyer. If you were a buyer, would you be looking at revenue numbers, or profit? Would you buy a business that offered “potential,” or would you be looking for a business which was established and realizing that potential already? It is important…

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Can the Government Lawfully Seize Business Property?

Being an owner of a successful business involves dealing with many obstacles along the way. Market conditions, employee loyalty or dishonesty, competition from similar businesses, taxes, operating expenses, and many other issues that arise can derail the advancement of a thriving business. As if these day-to-day burdens and challenges of running an enterprise are not…

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Who Is Responsible for Protecting Shareholders’ Rights?

If you own stock in a corporation, it is important that you are educated about your rights as a shareholder. Even if you have ownership rights through an investment of capital in a corporation that is not publicly traded, questions can still arise about shareholder rights. One of the most significant of these questions is:…

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Understanding the Differences: Employees and Independent Contractors

If you own a business, or are involved with personnel or human resource management, it is critical that you understand the difference between an independent contractor and an employee. For both tax and liability reasons, you must properly designate an individual as an employee or an independent contractor. Intentionally misclassifying an individual as an independent…

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What to Know Before Beginning a Condominium Development Project

If you are a real estate developer, you already know about the complexity and quantity of issues that interplay with each other when putting together a successful project. Whether it is a mall, an office complex, a housing development or a condominium, there are many different disciplines that are needed, including architects, planners, financiers, lawyers,…

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Eliminating Uncertainty During the Business Buying Process

If success is the ultimate goal when buying a business, then it must be understood that preparation and due diligence is critical to the outcome. Hastily-made agreements and decisions often doom businesses when a new owner takes control. Careful investigation of a business’ assets, liabilities, and history must be performed in order to maximize the…

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