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Three Key Lessons We Should All Learn From Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar was one of the greatest businessmen, fathers, speakers, and believers to have been alive. The way that he lived his life with humility, compassion, motivation, and excellence have left a permanent impact on those who have consumed the knowledge he offered freely. Here are three of the key things he taught us.
Are you following the latest employment laws? As a small business owner, you need to know your rights and responsibilities when it comes to hiring, firing, and managing your employees.
t's essential to stay up-to-date with the latest employment laws to ensure that you're compliant with all regulations. Failure to comply with employment laws can lead to significant legal and financial consequences for your business. I
Taxes can be a headache for small business owners - but there are ways to make the process less painful. Learn how to stay in compliance and avoid penalties and fines.
The process of understanding and complying with federal, state, and local tax laws can be overwhelming, and the consequences of noncompliance can be severe. However, there are ways to make the process less painful and avoid penalties and fines.
Your intellectual property is your most valuable asset - but are you doing enough to protect it? Find out how to safeguard your trademarks, copyrights, and patents.
Whether it's a trademark, copyright, or patent, it's essential to protect your intellectual property to safeguard your business's future. In this blog post, we will discuss the importance of safeguarding your intellectual property and how you can protect it.
As a small business owner, you need to protect yourself and your clients with a solid contract. Discover the secrets to negotiating and drafting contracts that work for everyone.
Small business owners may need to create and negotiate contracts with clients, vendors, and employees. They must ensure that the terms are fair and legal.
Starting a small business is hard enough - but the legal hurdles can be overwhelming.
The process of forming and registering a business can be complicated, and small business owners may struggle to navigate the legal requirements of their state. Starting a small business is an exciting venture, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges.
A Guide to Developing Core Values for Your Business
As a business owner, you likely have a clear idea of what your company does and what you hope to achieve. But have you defined your company's core values? These guiding principles can shape your company culture, differentiate you from competitors, and help you make important decisions. In this post, we'll explore how to create core values for your company and effectively communicate them to stakeholders.
Do You Actually Own The Work You Pay Freelancers to Produce?
While hiring free lancers offers a range of valuable benefits in terms of cost savings and convenience, it also opens your business up to some unique legal and financial complications. This is particularly true when it comes to your company’s intellectual property. Read the blog to learn why!
Essential Components of Your Estate Plan
When naming a legal guardian for your minor children, there are many factors to consider, learn more in today's blog on how to get the correct estate plan!
How To Avoid Family Conflict When Making Estate Plans
Unfortunately, money has a habit of bringing out the worst in people, even in the best of families. One of the most important reasons to get your [city/state] estate plan handled is to keep your family out of conflict. And, yet, without the right counsel, your estate plan could actually cause conflict!
Seven Legal Issues Small Businesses Face
According to NevadaSmallBusiness.com, there are seven legal issues that small businesses face. Let’s dive in and take a look at exactly what those are.
Master Disaster in Six Steps
In everyday life, we see storms come and go throughout people’s lives, sometimes leaving them in shambles. For example, the hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast recently left communities shutdown and devastated. Entire cities were forced to enter survival mode.The primary key to weather these storms that come in everyday life is through preparedness. Unfortunately, many small business owners don’t realize where to start when it comes to devising an emergency preparedness plan.
How to Evaluate a Buyer for Your Small Business
Selling your business should be approached with the same attention to detail as when you start a business. There is nothing worse than wasting weeks of time on a deal that won’t actually go through because the buyer is not serious or does not have the cash to buy out your business. Spend some time to get to know in order to avoid nasty surprises. If you have all your buyers sign a confidentiality agreement before you share proprietary financial information. This is a standard, so if a buyer balks, it’s a red flag.
4 Vital Legal Agreements All Startups Should Have
When getting a business to take off, one common mistake is that business owners fail to establish a solid legal foundation to protect their company from situations and circumstances that could be deadly. The most effective and efficient way to provide this legal bedrock is by putting a set of key legal agreements in place. Gleaned from years of business experience and advice from seasoned and highly successful entrepreneurs, we’ve outlined the core four legal documents that a company’s founders should put into place as soon as your business “idea” evolves into a reality.