2010 may well be the year of the employee.  Both the IRS and the Department of Labor are adding investigators to find “misclassified” employees. 

Small business owners are invited to attend a free corporate legal clinic on Friday, March 5, 2010, sponsored by the Durham County Bar Association, North Carolina Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Project (NC LEAP) and the Small Business Center at Durham Technical Community College. 

Undercover Boss aired on CBS after the Super Bowl.  In the first episode, Waste Management, Inc. President Larry O’Donnell worked in several “boots on the ground” jobs in the company: sorting recyclables, cleaning portable bathrooms, riding a garbage collection truck, picking up loose papers on a hillside. He was bone-tired at the end of the [...]

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. 

A number of people have called recently with questions about closing a fledgling business before it has really taken off.  This breaks my heart, but I thought it would be a good time to review what needs to be done to close a North Carolina business properly, regardless of its longevity. 

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.