Buying a Franchise
6 Legalese Terms Every Franchisee Should Understand
Make sure you understand contract jargon before signing your life away.
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Business Legal
An Emergency Safety Valve: The Case for Entrepreneurial Estate Planning
Protect your assets and safeguard your family's future with three documents that detail what will happen when you're unable to make decisions later.
By Ellie Martin
Building a Business
3 Reasons to Consider Converting a Nonprofit to a For-profit
Are you ready to make the transition?
Business Legal
How the Gig Economy Hurts Workers and Consumers
Freelancers are not subject to traditional worker protection and accountability laws, and operate largely outside the social safety net.
Business News
Google Urges Congress to Revise Outdated Overseas Data Laws
The push comes after a series of contradictory rulings in the U.S.
Business Legal
Managing Your Lawyers as Your Startup Grows
Five ways to better manage your legal counsel.
Tech
10 Lawyers-Turned-Entrepreneurs Creating a Revolution in Law
Lawyers are leaving the safe and well-paying world of law to build their own fast-growing, tech-first companies.
Business Legal
4 Essentials to Mitigate Fallout From a Pay-Gap Analysis
A smart approach to compensation studies will help your company attract and retain talent -- while avoiding stumbles that could punish you for trying to do the right thing.
Business Legal
The Weirdest Things People Agree to in Terms of Service
How much do you actually read before you click 'I agree'?
By Nina Zipkin
Business Legal
Two Arguably Avoidable Things Led to the Huge Lawsuit Between Alphabet and Uber
Every company could be at risk.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Uber Says It Will No Longer Use Tech to Target Law Enforcement
It had a 'playbook' to thwart sting operations, according to The New York Times.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Launches Investigation Into Sexual Harassment Claims
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will lead an independent investigation into claims made by former employee Susan Fowler.
By Nina Zipkin
Entrepreneurs
Elon Musk Deletes Tweets About Trump Travel Ban
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has been measured in his comments regarding executive order.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Legal
Trump Labor Secretary Nominee Andrew Puzder Withdraws
A series of controversies arose leading up to the CKE Restaurants CEO's hearing date.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Legal
3 Legal Decisions Every Founder Must Face
Why a strong legal foundation can prove to be an indispensable asset from inception to exit.
Business News
Politically Charged Boycotts Explained, From Uber to Under Armour
It seems that few are immune to from the goings on in the White House.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
More Than 200 Members of the Tech Community Sign Open Letter Opposing Trump Travel Ban
More and more people are speaking out.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
97 Tech Companies Including Apple and Google File Brief Against Trump Travel Ban
The tech community is putting their words into legal action.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Legal
Air India Creates Women-Only Space to Prevent Harassment
The airline aims to make travel safer for female passengers after two incidents of assault this winter.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Legal
What You Need to Know About New Local and State Laws for 2017
There are some big changes particularly in the worlds of business and transportation.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Things Could Be Much Worse. Like When Human Waste Falls From the Sky.
Indian airlines will now be fined if they drop human waste from planes. Yes, really.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Why Tesla Is Opening Showrooms Where Cars Can’t Be Purchased
The latest showroom is in Michigan, a state famously opposed to direct-to-consumer vehicle sales.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
How to Structure a Single Member LLC
Setting up a single-member LLC is easy and there are fewer formalities involved compared with a corporation.
By Nellie Akalp
Business Legal
Use This to Avoid the Headache of a Legal Contract With an Advisory Board
Mentors and advisors are known to back out of the deal entirely if a legal agreement is too confusing and intimidating.
By Andrew Medal
Business Legal
How Will ‘Brangelina’ Divide Their Millions? And Who Gets the Winery?
Here are five lessons from the Jolie-Pitt divorce that could come in handy for entrepreneurs with marital woes of their own.
Building a Business
5 Tips for Structuring Your New Business Like a Pro
Opt to establish your startup as a 'Fortified Cash Machine' by using these smart strategies for structuring your new business right from day one.
By Bryan Ellis
Building a Business
The Hidden Danger of Online Business Coaches
'By agreeing to those terms, you're actually agreeing to give away your content or contributions to the coach.'
By Mary Simms