Apr 22, 2016 | business attorney, Corporation, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Limiting liability, Medium-sized business, Small business
7 Steps Your Business Can Take To Avoid Discrimination Claims If your business has employees, you know that managing them is a daily process, and often challenging. One challenge you want to avoid is a discrimination claim, in which an employee claims that they have...
Mar 30, 2016 | business attorney, Contract, Corporation, Entrepreneurs, LLC, Medium-sized business, Small business, Startups
Don’t do business on a handshake: get it in writing! People have been doing business together for thousands of years, and for just as long, they have been entering into verbal and written contracts. Here is a rental contract from nearly 4,000 years ago in...
Mar 24, 2016 | Corporation, Export, Global, International business
Developing Your Export Strategy: Not Just Legal Issues In my last blog post I highlighted some of the reasons you should consider taking your business global, and listed a few free resources available to companies. In this post I’d like to discuss how to begin...
Mar 1, 2016 | business attorney, Corporation, Export, Global, International business, Medium-sized business, Small business
It’s a Big World Out There: How to Take your Business Global (Part 1) There are many small and mid-size companies here in Colorado, and across the U.S. making great products or providing valuable services. Many of those companies do all of their business...
Feb 15, 2016 | Entrepreneurs, International business, Medium-sized business, Small business, Startups
What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Why does it Matter to Colorado Business? Some of you may have heard of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but if not, you want to know about it, because it is important for Colorado businesses. What is the Trans-Pacific...
Jan 8, 2016 | Corporation, Medium-sized business, Small business
What Issues Important to Business will the Colorado Legislature Take Up in 2016? The Colorado legislature begins its 2016 session on January 13, and will meet until early May. During that time, it will address a long list of important issues: passing a state budget...
Dec 11, 2015 | Corporation, Cybersecurity, Entrepreneurs, Medium-sized business, Small business, Startups
Cybersecurity: isn’t that something only big companies have to worry about? The answer is: no! We’ve all read about recent cyber-attacks, in which hackers or foreign governments have broken into computer systems of large companies like Target and Chase Bank, stealing...
Dec 1, 2015 | Entrepreneurs, Franchises, Startups
Comparing Startups and Franchises Often entrepreneurs are unsure whether they should invest in a franchise (Subway, Super Cuts, Cinnabon, Midas Muffler, etc.), or start their own business from scratch. Each alternatives has its advantages and disadvantages. Charles...
Nov 24, 2015 | business attorney
3 Reasons why you shouldn’t rely on legal forms from the internet Let’s face it: we all like to save money. A good lawyer wants to save his or her clients money by being efficient and cost-effective. One way that some clients think they can save money is by using...
Nov 16, 2015 | Corporation, Limiting liability, LLC
Our Pig Farmer Brings in a Partner to Help Run the Show-Pig Operation: Another Reason to Do Business as a Corporation or LLC In last week’s blog I introduced you to our farmer who raises prize pigs to show at state fairs and livestock shows. Let’s call him Rick,...
