Category Archives: Small Business
Social Media Influencer Agreements and Breach of Contract Disputes
Cranky old journalists like to make it sound like being a social media influencer is not a real job. Whether the products that influencers provide, namely videos and other content formats that promote brands, are beneficial to society is a matter of opinion, but from a legal standpoint, social media influencers are just like… Read More »
Getting Out of a Business Partnership
Entrepreneurs thrive on the constantly shifting alliances of business entities and partners. Many successful business people have bought and sold ownership interest in multiple companies over the course of their careers; they may have even established some new business entities, alone or with partners, or dissolved some business entities. The breakup of business partnerships… Read More »
How Can Small Ecommerce Businesses Compete With the Big Guys?
The COVID-19 pandemic did not break us entrepreneurs, but it taught us things about ourselves that we didn’t know. Entrepreneurship always requires you to adapt to changing conditions, and local businesses that were able to pivot to ecommerce during the pandemic managed to attract a new clientele while keeping the old one. Of course,… Read More »
Can Third Party Logistics Services Help Your Small Business?
Entrepreneurship blogs will tell you that there are $10 per hour tasks, such as printing shipping labels and sticking them on boxes, $100 per hour tasks, such as making a promotional video for your new product, and $1,000 per hour tasks, such as negotiating a long-term deal with a new client. They will encourage… Read More »
The No Surprises Act, Two Years On
It is rare to hear good news these days about the physical or financial health of the American public, or especially about the cost of healthcare, but a recent report by the Urban Institute offers an optimistic view of the No Surprises Act, which was signed into law in 2021 and went into effect… Read More »
How Is Your Restaurant Coping With Initiative 82?
Initiative 82, which will phase out the tipped minimum wage in Washington, D.C.by raising it gradually over the next several years, aims to help restaurant servers and other employees who derive a significant portion of their income from customer tips. The Washington, D.C. area is one of the most expensive places to live in… Read More »
Subchapter V Can Help Small Businesses Restructure Their Debt
In personal finance, “debt” and “bankruptcy” are dirty words. People often try to avoid filing for personal bankruptcy unless they have no other choice. In business, however, debt is just a normal part of life. Personal financial goals are usually about saving for the future so that there is something left for your descendants… Read More »
Why Should You Start A New Business? Let’s Count The Reasons!
Daydreaming about entrepreneurship is one thing, but following the steps to establish a business is another. Operating your own business means working around the clock without any certainty of getting paid. When you are determined to bring your entrepreneurship dream to fruition, however, it is completely worth all the hard work. Your family and… Read More »
Starting A Business In Maryland In 2023
You have always been the entrepreneurial type, but perhaps 2023 is the year when you have made a New Year’s resolution to establish your own business. A month has gone by, and the only progress you have made so far is enthusing to your friends at every opportunity about your great idea and how… Read More »
Choosing A Business Entity Type Is An Act Of Estate Planning
Estate planning lawyers always say that estate planning is about planning for life, not just planning for death. If you love your line of work so much that you never want to retire, then spending your days playing golf or walking on the beach probably does not sound appealing enough to motivate you to… Read More »
