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...
Probably the best person in the world of legal fee review, John Toothman, has this piece on legal fee review for the Detroit Municipal Bankruptcy and how the fee examiner in that case (another bankruptcy lawyer riding herd on bankruptcy lawyers) is not looking in...
CheckwritersPayroll has this helpful post for employers about the mandatory issuance of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Health Insurance Marketplace notices that is coming due on October 1, 2013 about the insurance exchanges. Here are the key bits: In general, if you are...
"You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means." Inigo Montoya, "The Princess Bride" The above quote is one of my favorite lines from The Princess Bride. After Venzinni (played brilliantly by Wallace Shawn with a humorous lisp) keeps...