How to Protect Intellectual Property When Hiring
Feb 15, 2011
Imagine that your company hires an
independent consultant to develop your website or to do design work for
marketing or branding purposes. Would you be surprised to learn that
without a written...
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2010 Tax Relief Act Extends Qualified Small-Business Stock Exclusion
Feb 08, 2011
On December 17, 2010, President
Obama signed the 2010 Tax Relief Act into law, and among other things,
extended the 100-percent tax exclusion from capital gains of qualified
small business stock (Q...
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What are "Business Development Companies"?
Feb 08, 2011
Venture Capitalists (VCs), Angel
investors (Angels) (i.e., accredited investors), and Business
Development Companies (BDCs) fulfill generally the same role: to help
small and medium-sized companies ...
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Myths of Nevada Incorporation
Feb 08, 2011
In the past couple of months,
weve had several inquiries about whether to incorporate a new business
in Nevada rather than Delaware or the home state of the business. In
the last decade, both the st...
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Categorizing Workers: Employees or Independent Contractors
Feb 08, 2011
It can be a huge money-saver for a
small business to get into the practice of working with independent
contractors. Using independent contractors will lower a companies tax
bill, require less w...
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When NOT to Hire a Lawyer for your Startup
Feb 08, 2011
Cash is king with startups. Many
startups dont yet need an attorney, or at least their money could be
better spent elsewhere. Im not suggesting you can just ignore legal
issues at the beginning, bu...
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How to and why: corporate records
Jan 31, 2011
Small companies and startup businesses might view keeping corporate records as a low priority. However, keeping good records is important for every business. This guide covers why this is important, as...
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Website Terms of Use (and EULA's)
Jan 31, 2011
Just as traditional software comes
with a license agreement, most websites should have a terms of use
agreement. If your site makes use of proprietary information or
technology, offers advice, or s...
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Website Privacy Policies
Jan 31, 2011
A major concern among visitors to
websites is how their personal information will be used. Although, most
websites have posted privacy policies, many just copy language found on
other websites. T...
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Startups and Unlicensed "Money-Finders"
Jan 31, 2011
Entrepreneurs trying to raise
capital to grow a business frequently run across individuals describing
themselves as a finder and offering to help them structure a private
offering and sell that o...
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