Business

Your Small Business Must be Aware of 6 New Tax Laws for 2010

January 28, 2010

Image via Wikipedia 2010 tax year brings several changes to small business tax law.  I know, the thought of taxes isn’t a pleasant topic to think about, unless you are an accountant. However, a look now at the tax position of your company can help you assess how your business can benefit and comply with […]

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Clorox looks to Hire an In-House Social Media Attorney

January 26, 2010

According to AdAge, Clorox is seeking a full-time in-house legal counsel who will focus on social media. Clorox is looking for a lawyer who would help them avoid legal issues,  such as when Toyota and its ad agency Saatchi and Saatchi  improperly used photographs without permission in a social media campaign. Of course, they could […]

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New York Venture Capital Stages a Small Recovery

January 25, 2010

Crain’s New York Business reports that venture funding for New York startups was up about 1 percent in the 4th quarter. However, only 66 companies received funding, as opposed to 86 the year before. Venture funding in New York area is concentrated in three industries: Biotech Medical Devices and Equipment Software Investors appear to be […]

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Strategic Planning and your first consultation with a New York Business Law Attorney

January 15, 2010

Whether you are interested in starting a business or looking for help with your existing corporation, your first meeting with an attorney should include strategic business planning.  This includes discussing what are the: Desirable course of action your company should take among the different alternatives; Feasability of each alternative; Consequences of each course of action. DESIRABILIITY […]

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6 Reasons Why Hiring a Business Lawyer is not that Expensive

January 14, 2010

If you are a small-business owner, contacting a lawyer is often a scary proposition. It appears to be costly and only a little bit comes back in return. Legal advice and guidance in varied forms is vital to any small business. It is true that you will get a bill. However, hiring an attorney doesn’t […]

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How To Avoid Using Best Efforts in a Contract

January 4, 2010

Many contracts have either no provision directed at performance or have a provision requiring someone to use its best efforts or reasonable efforts. However, there is a big problem because there is no objective way in judging whether someone has performed his best efforts One way to tackle this problem is by including specific performance […]

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The bar is high for Defamation Lawsuits against reviewers on Yelp and “Gripe” sites.

November 3, 2009

Unhappy customers are a fact of life for small businesses.  In the past, if a customer was was not pleased about the Miso Black Cod he would simply kvetch to a hundred of his closest friends and never return (unless he was Larry David). Web 2.0 has changed the way people complain.  Disgruntled customers now […]

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Why You Need to Practice Giving Value

October 28, 2009

I have recently started reading The Magic of Thinking Big, by David J. Schwartz. The book, written in 1959, has been getting a lot of ink lately because his ideas are classic. Business thought leaders such as Seth Godin and Tim Ferriss cite the book as required reading. Mr. Schwartz suggests that we should practice […]

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Review of Chris Brogan’s Trust Summit: Be a Priest and Build a Church

October 23, 2009

Social Media is an ongoing experiment.  Both people and companies are using this new tool to connect with people that they have never met in person.  The main goal of all of this activity is to generate new business.  The million dollar question is how to convert your Twitter followers and Facebook friends into paying […]

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Time to Take TARP Money and Use it For Small Businesses

October 19, 2009

The big banks are no longer in crisis mode. But how does that help small business? It doesn’t. This is an important issue for economic recovery. In the past, small businesses created 60-70 percent of new jobs coming out of recovery. The federal bailout legislation, know by the moniker “TARP” is once again on everyone’s […]

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