One of my favorite sites, Women Entrepreneur, gives some specific examples of how your business attorney can save your bacon through annual legal checkups: http://www.womenentrepreneur.com/2009/12/your-biz-needs-an-annual-legal-physical.html

Small business owners in the Triangle are invited to attend a free corporate legal clinic on Friday, June 26, 2009, 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. Volunteer lawyers will be available to advise on entity [...]

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 [...]