I ran across a publication the other day called Business Contracts Kits for Dummies.  It is a “fun and easy guide to business agreements that cover your assets!”
But should a business owner really draft important contracts without counsel?  I have to say, that with my writing background, drafting and negotiating contracts is one of my [...]

Forbes Magazine released its 11th annual survey of best places in the US for Business and Careers.  Raleigh was ranked highest for the third year in a row.  Durham ranked third.  Also ranked were Asheville (6), Wilmington (13), Winston-Salem (18) and Charlotte (19).

In my spam filter this morning were three emails from “service@irs-usa.com” with the subject “Notice From the Department of Treasury.”  They were all viruses.�
Please note first that all emails from the federal government will almost always use .gov and not .com as the top-level domain name.  In addition, the Internal Revenue Service will NEVER contact a taxpayer [...]

As I have written in earlier blog posts, the Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) new I-9 form is on schedule for implementation on April 3, 2009.  The I-9 form is used by employers to verify employment eligibility.  The  most notable change with the new form is that employers will no longer be able to accept [...]

President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner announced Monday that $15 billion of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) will be committed to the Small Business Administration (SBA) so that the government can purchase SBA-backed loans from the banks that have originated them. The SBA FAQ is here.   SBA lending has crashed with all other [...]

The Wall Street Journal Law Blog has an interesting dicussion going about the benefits to consumers of mandatory arbitration clauses.  It cites a survey by Northwestern Law School that these clauses in consumer contracts are not unfair to consumers.  The survey was conducted in response to the proposed Arbitration Fairness Act.  (For a pro-AFA article, click here.  [...]