Archive for the ‘Contracts’ Category

The Importance of Getting it in Writing

While oral or verbal contracts are often enforceable, they are not recommended. 

 

Google and Facebook Hit Privacy Wall

Guest post today by Tom Bowden. Oh when will they ever learn? (Pete Seeger – Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Copyright 1961 (renewed) Fall River Music Inc. It seems that internet and social media titans Google and Facebook have once again, to no one’s surprise, gotten themselves in some hot water with the FTC [...]

 

When Your Super-Star Employee Loses His Sheen

Co-authored by Karen S. Elliott Imagine you are the owner of a business with about 50 employees.  Your product is well-known and there are limited suppliers in the United States.  Your best salesman generates about 50% of your company’s gross sales – or about $100 million a year.  He is on salary plus commission under [...]

 

Keeping Up With Your Brand

The Kardashian Sisters (a trio of famous-for-being-famous celebrities) have been in the financial news lately, first for endorsing a “predatory” prepaid debit card and then being sued for $75 million for withdrawing their endorsement. 

 

Does Your Graphic Artist Own Your Logo?

The photographic arts community is buzzing about this photo of an unidentified man following the bronze mambo steps embedded in a Seattle sidewalk. The sculptor has sued the photographer for copyright infringement.

 

Got Paid? Eight Steps to Achieve Better Collections

In these slow economic times, it is espeically important to manage cash flow. Here are some tips for implementing precautionary measures before taking on new customers and pursuing outstanding invoices.