Business Accounting
Tips To Ease Small Business Tax Season Stress
Be organized, and reach out for help when you need it.
By Chris Rush
Contracts | Page 2
Business News
Do You Really Need a Non-Compete Agreement?
If your contract covers employees who have no access to trade secrets, you may want to reconsider.
By Matt Straz
Thought Leaders
Kylie Jenner Learns a Harsh Business Lesson That You Already Know
Owning a business means being responsible for much more than you really have any control over.
By Gene Marks
Business News
Verizon, Unions Agree to Pay Raises, New Jobs to End Strike
A tentative deal between the company and leaders of striking unions includes 1,400 new jobs and pay raises topping 10 percent, the company and unions representing about 40,000 workers said on Monday.
By Reuters
Building a Business
About 40,000 Verizon Unionized Workers Strike Over Contract Talks
The company and the union are at an impasse with issues like healthcare, offshoring call center jobs, work rules and pensions.
By Reuters
Building a Business
7 Legal Steps You Must Take Before Outsourcing Content Creation
Contracts, insurance policies, copyright issues. Yes, you need to think about all this and more to protect yourself whenever you outsource labor.
By Aaron Agius
Building a Business
What to Do When Your Outsourced App Developer Screws Up
Not all relationships are perfect when building an app. Here are four tips to follow if you need to get out of the weeds with an unprofessional developer.
Building a Business
Using an Independent Contractor? You Need a Rock-Solid Contract.
Using proper legal agreements can minimize risk and improve productivity.
Building a Business
Why SunTrust Required Laid-off Employees to ‘Be on Call’ for 2 Years in Severance Package
The company didn't really mean it, though. Here's what businesses can learn from the bank's confusing cooperation clause.
By Dan Steiner
Marketing
The Secret to Selling to Big Companies
You're smart; you're agile; you can do things the big guys can't. What's to worry about?
By John Ruhlin
Business News
No Strike for Now as Verizon, Unions Continue to Negotiate
Current contracts have expired, but Verizon employees are still at work.
By Reuters
Building a Business
9 Ways to Negotiate a Contract Like a Boss
Finding common ground is an emotionally fraught process. But you have to keep the relationship positive. These are the people you're going to be working with if the contract ends up being signed.
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
5 Ways to Never Miss a Deadline
The good news is you won a big contract. The bad news is you committed to do the impossible.
By Steve Tobak
Brick & Mortar
The Dirty Little Secrets Lurking in Your Franchise Contract
A real estate professional with multiple offices discovers critical terms of her business arrangement the hard way.
Thought Leaders
5 Reasons Why Zero-Hour Contracts Are the Future of Work
Zero hour contracts, already common in UK and Europe, are likely to catch on in the US.
By Maite Baron
Business Legal
3 Legal Precautions in Hiring Freelancers
While those who work project by project are integral part of the U.S. workforce, a startup needs to take measures of protection.
By Jaia Thomas
Building a Business
Why Your New Business Needs a Lawyer Yesterday
Even a young company can run into legal problems. An attorney is trained to identify potential problems -- before they happen.
Building a Business
No Brown M&M’s: What Van Halen’s Insane Contract Clause Teaches Entrepreneurs
What was thought of a case of rock star excess actually provides a powerful business lesson.
By Steve Jones
Building a Business
Up Your Odds of Snatching Freelancing Projects From Experienced Competitors
When you're first starting out, you need to build your reputation. Here's how to increase your chances in landing your first few gigs.
Marketing
7 Tips for Becoming an Expert Barterer
The exchange of goods and services rather than money is alive and thriving in today's startup economy. Here's how to get in on the action.
Building a Business
How to Choose the Best Printer for Your Direct Mail Campaign
These tips can help you choose the printer whose product and service will meet your needs.
Tech
Keeping Your Intellectual Property Safe and Sound
Whether they know it or not, almost all startups possess some sort of intellectual property. Here are a few ways to protect these IP secrets.
By Mary Juetten
Business Legal
Are You Putting Your Company’s Good Standing At Risk?
It can take hours, and hundreds of dollars in added fees, to try to figure out why your company has been placed in bad standing by the state. Here's how to avoid that.
By Nellie Akalp
Business Legal
3 Agreement Types Every Entrepreneur Needs
If you fail to implement a formal agreement, there can be costly consequences in the end. Be sure to put it in writing and save the hassle down the road.
Building a Business
How to Know When It’s Time to Break Up With a Client
"Follow the passion; don't follow the dollar," says CEO Harry Herington.
Buying a Franchise
How Housing Franchises Got Back on Their Feet
The subprime mortgage crisis wreaked havoc on the U.S. housing market, but several franchises that operate in the sector managed to weather the storm.
By Jason Daley
Building a Business
Do Angry McDonald’s Franchisees Have a Leg to Stand On?
If you're thinking of becoming the owner of any franchise someday, there's an important lesson contained in what's currently going on with this fast-food giant.
By Joel Libava