"10 New Year's Resolutions for Small Business" - Things every small business should think about to ensure a prosperous New Year.
"Walking Away: Limit Your Liability When Your Business Closes for Good" - Final steps you must take when wrapping up a going concern to keep your personal assets safe.
"Regulatory Compliance: Keeping Up With What Can Shut You Down" - Liability in business arises from three main sources: tort, contracts and regulation. Unlike tort and contract risk, regulation is not something small business can control or limit for the most part. If your business is subject to a particular law, you must comply!
"Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Contract?" - Contracts are easier to form than you think. A few thoughtless words and you may be bound. Learn some of the surprising things ways legally-enforceable agreements arise. A little knowledge can go a long way to keeping you out of hot water.
"(There Must Be) 50 Ways to Leave Your Employer" - Do’s and Don’ts of Quitting Your Job in an At-Will Employment State
"To Hire or Not to Hire--What a Question!" - Through the years I have worked with firms both large and small. No matter their size, companies have no greater challenge, expense or risk than human resources.
"How Healthy is Your Small Business?" - Most small business owners start their enterprises with the best intentions. Make sure your company keeps operating in peak condition by having a professional "check-up" from time to time.
"Cover Your Assets: Protect Your Assets!" - Four ways to protect what you have earned.
"Cover Your Asset: Protect Your Ideas!" - Trademarks, patents and copyrights.
"Cover Your Assets: Should You Incorporate?" - Overview and comparison of the six different ways of doing business in Louisiana.
"What Manufacturers Should Know About Intellectual Property" Solutions for Louisiana Manufacturers, Issue 38, October 2006.
"You Know It, Baby! Now, Keep Everybody Else From Finding Out" - Trade secrets are a substantial, but often overlooked asset of most small businesses. Tips on discovering the hidden value of "trade secrets" in your business and ways to protect them.
"Uncle Sam Wants Your Tech! Federal Grants Encourage Small Business to Develop Technology Needed by Agencies" - An introduction to SBIR/STTR grants and how small businesses interested in developing or adapting technology for certain federal agencies can qualify for up to $855,000 to assist them in their efforts.
"Building a Firm Foundation for Small Business" - Employing an attorney as counselor to your small business is like building your house on a firm foundation. While you sometimes can repair a faulty foundation, it is an expensive and time-consuming process that everyone wishes had been done right the first time.
