Most of my posts will discuss issues related to my primary work representing clients in personal injury, workers» compensation, defective product and
small business cases.
Our law practice is limited to bankruptcy matters, including consumer and
small business cases, from the simple to very complex, as well as bankruptcy litigation and creditor representation is selected matters.
Lots of yuks and
small business case studies.
Not exact matches
Dig Deeper: The
Case for Self - Insurance Health Care Reform and
Small Business: If You Have 50 Employees Starting now, companies that are growing or which are already hovering around 50 employees should make sure they can document exactly how they count employees versus contract workers, temps, and full - time equivalents.
While it can be on the expensive side for
small businesses, many users report that this is a
case of getting everything you paid for and more.
If people like your
small business and you put a good enough
case forward, the idea of crowdfunding brings ideas and people together and could provide the money you need to get off the ground.
Many
small business owners think that they have to take on all of the major tasks and responsibilities themselves but that is not the
case.
In most
cases, delegating the
smaller tasks can allow you to stay focused on revenue numbers and
business growth, serving your clients and so on.
«Sometimes attorneys who are highly litigious are hard to mold when you want to settle a
case,» says Deborah Sweeney, CEO of Calabasas, Calif. - based MyCorporation, a document - filing services firm that helps
small businesses incorporate.
In the
case of
business customers, a
small business's sales force can often collect trade references and financial statements from potential customers.
Businesses large and
small have been making the
case that they can't afford paying more for labour going back to when laws were first proposed to curb the use of seven year - olds in coal mines or put an end to 16 - hour workdays.
Dig Deeper: Choosing the Limited Liability Company as Your Corporate Form
Case Study: Why an S Corp Might Be the Better Choice While Turner's story is a compelling one for a
smaller, lifestyle
business, the truth is that fast - growing
businesses that plan to bring on investors or share the ownership of the company with employees may need to consider making the switch to an S corp sooner rather than later.
If there is any way that you can take your
business and start
small with a real audience, you're going to have a strong
case when looking to expand or get more capital.
As President Trump speaks at Davos about America being the best place to do
business, Revolution LLC CEO Steve
Case discusses the «Rise of the Rest» effort to encourage investment in startups and
small businesses in the U.S.
Smaller businesses have an advantage of actually knowing their customers much better or, in most
cases, knowing them personally.
In any
case, a carefully considered employee handbook or personnel manual can be an invaluable tool in ensuring that the
small business owner and his or her employees are on the same page.
In some
cases, they use
small businesses they've acquired to bid on contracts.
That may all change by this coming summer, when the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on two
cases that have the potential to rebalance the scales in favor of
small businesses.
There were 3,400 legal defenses mounted by
small businesses in 2011 for patent
cases, a 32 % increase over the prior year, according to research paper from 2012 by Boston University law professors James Bessen and Michael J. Meurer.
And that's the
case for most
small businesses, says Kracmer.
Dozens of other loan programs — including the 504 Certified Development Loan Program, which is accessed by
small -
business owners for loans to buy large fixed assets and real estate — and many mentorship programs, including the SCORE system and Veteran's Business Development offices, would be shuttered in the case of a government s
business owners for loans to buy large fixed assets and real estate — and many mentorship programs, including the SCORE system and Veteran's
Business Development offices, would be shuttered in the case of a government s
Business Development offices, would be shuttered in the
case of a government shutdown.
Most large companies already have
business continuity plans in
case of disaster, but
smaller businesses may not have the resources to thoroughly prepare on their own, says Freitag.
And that means several
cases important to
small business — dealing with issues including health care, immigration, unions, and
small business contracting — may leave lower court rulings standing for some time.
If this is the
case, you may also want to consider a
small business loan alternative from a provider like Express Capital where they specialize in these specific types of financing.
«When it comes to transparency, we believe the key consideration is whether a
small business owner can clearly understand the credit product and assess if it is a proper fit for their
business need or use
case,» OnDeck said in an emailed statement.
The
case is important for
small business owners, because it appears to increase the scope of the Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby
case.
Canada's
small business atmosphere is a
case study in shifting power - regions.
Additionally, when it comes to large companies such as Caterpillar and Boeing, the bank isn't just supporting one company with its many thousands of workers, but — as in Boeing's
case — the 6,600
small businesses that also supply the company with component parts, products, and services.
In appropriate
cases,
small business owners who have been victims of crime can use the power of the criminal judicial system to recover financial losses at little or no additional expense.
The
business case Wanelo generates revenue through affiliate marketing, taking a
small cut of any sale linked to the site.
Many
small businesses — but perhaps not enough — have already braced themselves for a worst -
case scenario.
Helpfully for
small business owners in particular, a number of specialized consultancies are on the
case.
The
small business organization that is leading the
case against President Obama's health care reform act is asked to disclose its donor list.
For a very
small business, nepotism is the norm and in many
cases needed.
«I think the common thought is that Amazon and
small businesses are at war, but that doesn't seem to be the case when it comes to Small Business Saturday.&r
small businesses are at war, but that doesn't seem to be the
case when it comes to
Small Business Saturday.&r
Small Business Saturday.»
Small Business Investment: The bill expands the SBA's
Small Business Investment Company Program by increasing the maximum amount of leverage available in most
cases from $ 75 million to $ 150 million ($ 175 million for funds that invest in poor areas).
In many
cases,
small businesses don't know where to look for SEO specialists, or once they find candidates, don't ask the right questions to separate the good from the bad.
Meanwhile, other big digital newcomers to the media scene, including BuzzFeed and
Business Insider, have also been slow to take up the public interest banner long carried by the likes of the New York Times and the Press - Enterprise (a
small California paper that, as Liptak explained, took two free speech
cases all the way to the Supreme Court in the 1980s).
The good news is that clever startups are coming to market with big new ideas intended not only to change the way
small businesses handle money, but in some
cases to also cut out big, bad, TARP - grabbing traditional banks altogether.
It's a
case that
small -
business owners have been trying to make for years — shopping at
small, local
businesses boosts the economy.
In the
case of the
small business, most if not all of the company's profits are used to pay salaries and fringe benefits, which are deductible, and double taxation may be avoided because no money is left over for distributing dividends.
In the
case of the
small business, though, double taxation may not be a consideration, because most, if not all of the company's profits are reinvested in the
business or go to pay salaries and fringe benefits, which are deductible, and no money is left over for distributing dividends.
For many
small businesses, providing fringe benefits for all employees is too expensive, so in these
cases the tax break is not a particular advantage.
But if your
small -
business credit card is guaranteed by your personal credit — the
case for all sole proprietorships and some recently incorporated
businesses — the protections covered by the new legislation will apply to your card as well, so no need to switch.
However, the
case for the broad base of
small businesses has not been made, says health care economist Chad Meyerhoefer, an associate professor at Lehigh University's College of
Business and Economics.
While RPX's services for
small businesses aren't negligible — it's unfortunate that
small enterprises need to worry about this in the first place — the model is intriguing: Essentially, RPX is offering its expertise in negotiating and litigating patent
cases to startups.
Not all economists find that
case persuasive — for example the U.K. followed the advice of its independent tax review to equalize the tax rates for
small and large
businesses and remove the
small business tax advantage.
If you're looking to start a
small business, there's a
case to be made for moving to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, instead of Silicon Valley or New York City.
«This is really a leg - up for
small businesses; it allows them to be at the forefront of IT at an affordable price point,» says John
Case, corporate vice president of Microsoft Office.
I dug into this debate for Maclean's at that time, arguing that the
case for refocusing the
small business tax regime was strong.