This is the first in a series of five posts designed to assist consultants, independent contractors and freelancers to address some of the key contract terms that should be negotiated and included in their contracts with clients. Legally, a contract cannot exist without an offer of...
Over the next week, I will be publishing a series of posts called "Essential Contract Terms for Consultants, Independent Contractors, and Freelancers." While each post will cover a specific topic, the overall theme for this series is to encourage business owners to avoid, where ever...
Over the course of a given day, I read a fair number of articles on a variety of topics for small businesses, lawyers and general interest. I will begin sharing some of those articles here a couple of times per week. Here is this week's list: For...
John Toothman has this piece about legal fees in Great Britain getting a hard knock from a couple of their leading Judges and Justices: Supreme Court president David Neuberger [stated] “where the service is legal advice or representation, there is a public interest in keeping the...
For loans made after October 1, 2013, the fees for SBA loans will be set at zero. From SBA.gov:Setting fees at zero effectively makes these loans cheaper for borrowers, encouraging lending to small businesses that face the most constraints on credit access and will create...
Talk to any marketing professional and they will tell you that your business needs a website (advice that I concur with). But what is the primary risk of a website? False advertising? Nope. Misspellings and other typos? Unfortunate, but not a major risk. Poor domain name selection? Not even...
The United States Small Business Administration has a post regarding five small business tax credits that may expire at the end of this year. The two that I like most: Break 1: Faster write-offs for buying needed equipment Need to upgrade your computers? Provide staff with tablets...
The Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center will host a seminar entitled "Introduction to the Procurement Process" on Friday October 18, 2013, from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. Here is the description of the course: Is your business looking at the government sector as a...
Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission implemented new rules that loosen the rules on general advertising under Rule 506 of Regulation D. From the proposed regulations: These proposed amendments are intended to enhance the Commission’s ability to evaluate the development of market practices in...