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Contracts are the cornerstones of many businesses, as they define various crucial business relationships, include those between a business and its employees, vendors, distributors, etc. Whether you are just getting your business started or your business has been operating for some time, knowing the fundamental elements that business contracts should include can be essential to: […]

Consultants, contractors and other employees can be asked by their employers to sign non-compete agreements, which are essentially contracts preventing people from sharing the trade secrets or intellectual property of a business with another company. While non-compete agreements are popular and widely used in the tech industry: They can come into play in any industry […]

Wrapping up our blog series How to Create a Business Plan: 7 Elements of a Successful Business Plan, below, we will explain the final three components that are essential to developing a comprehensive business plan that can position your future business for optimal success. Final Components of a Comprehensive Business Plan 5. Your Products or […]

Picking up from where How to Create a Business Plan: 7 Elements of a Successful Business Plan (Pt. 1) left off, below, we will continue pointing out some of the most essential aspects of a comprehensive business plan. More Important Components of a Successful Business Plan… 3. The Business Goals After describing the business’ operations […]

When you are ready to start your own business, one of the first steps in the process will be to create a business plan to outline the various details of your business. While it is possible to forego this step, taking the time to create a business plan that is comprehensive can optimize your chances […]

In many cases, offers of employment are “at-will,” meaning that an employer can – at any time – end the relationship and let an employee go without cause or reason. Despite this fact, however, there are cases in which firing a person from his job may be illegal and, as a result, the wrongfully terminated […]

Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution that can help people avoid litigation while working out solutions to their legal conflicts. As with any legal process, there are some distinct benefits and disadvantages to resolving disputes through arbitration, and whether or not this is a better choice for disputing parties will depend in the […]

Various laws have been enacted to outline employee rights, govern the relationship between workers and their employers and generally protect employees in the workplace. From wages and discrimination-related issues to taxation and grounds for termination, a number of different issues come into play with employment law and employee rights. In this three-part blog, we will […]

Whether you or your business has entered into a contract with another party, you want to be able to trust that the other party will meet the terms of the contract. Unfortunately, however, this may not end up happening, as any number of factors can result in possible breaches of the contract. When this happens, […]