Tag: Legal

November 6, 2018

Foreclosure and bankruptcy are two words no homeowner ever wants to hear. But when you’ve given it your all, the only thing you can do is find the next best thing. Here are a few tips to consider. What Exactly […]

October 31, 2018

You did the right thing; you looked at all the reasons to hire a lawyer, and you did. The only problem? You might’ve hired the wrong one. Maybe you had your suspicions early on. Maybe you disagree with your lawyer’s […]

October 29, 2018

There are lots of business booby-traps that you need to avoid as a start up. Among the biggest are legal mistakes that can cost you a lot of money. Small Business Trends contacted Paul Kassabian, Legal Product Counsel at LegalZoom […]

October 22, 2018

Sometimes you come up with a great idea for yourself, sometimes you come up with one for someone else. Or maybe you don’t have the resources right now to take advantage of your good idea, but someone else does. So […]

October 15, 2018

When disaster strikes, the IRS may give businesses more time to meet certain tax responsibilities. For example, following Hurricane Florence the IRS announced relief for victims of that disaster: Businesses with extensions (e.g., calendar-year partnerships and S corporations whose 2017 […]

October 1, 2018

Q: I’m a small-business owner, and we’re in a stage of growth. Do I really need employees and potential partners to sign NDAs? — Chris P., New Jersey There are many big-business practices that don’t necessarily apply to smaller companies. […]

September 27, 2018

Despite all the headlines around trade wars and protectionist tariffs, the globalization of business is a genie that cannot be put back in the bottle. The future of business is global. Like never before, companies are able to enter markets […]

September 27, 2018

As you strive to grow your small business, there is one thing to keep in mind: ensuring its compliance. Each state has its own set of business laws to abide by. If you fail to do what the state requires, […]

September 24, 2018

Singapore slapped ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber with fines and finalized restrictions to open up the market to competitors after concluding that their merger in March has driven up prices. Uber sold its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival […]

September 14, 2018

Over 80 American trade organizations have joined forces to form a new multi industry coalition to fight against government tariffs they say are bad trade policy that hurt American small businesses. The group, called Americans for Free Trade, held a […]