You set out with an idea. You raised funding to nourish it and built a team to drive it to market. At an early point in your growth you arrive at a milestone: the need for more space. It is an affirming mark of your progress but, it brings with it a complex set of […]
How Agreements Help Avoid Conflict Among Business Partners
Many business people fail to enter into appropriate ownership agreements that could protect them if the business fails, a partner dies, or the owners decide to part ways. Many entrepreneurs believe the legal fees and hassle needed to obtain properly drafted ownership agreements outweigh any potential benefits. When a new venture is launched, and money […]
Important Corporate Documents for a Successful Business Sale
The last thing most founders think about when they start up a company is selling it. If one of the possible exit strategies is to sell your company, you should be thinking about the documentation you’ll need for a successful business sale from the very beginning. It may be years down the road but the […]
Using Phantom Stock in a Family-Owned Business to Attract Employees
Like any business, a family-owned business has a strong incentive to attract, retain, motivate and reward key employees. A competitive salary and benefits package may not be enough to do this in today’s market. Many businesses offer equity incentive plans to employees as a form of long-term incentive compensation. For many family-owned businesses offering stock […]
Biggest Threat to Your Company’s Trade Secrets
For many people, trade secret theft evokes images of an international technological superspy using complex cyber-tools to engage in corporate or national espionage in cyberspace to steal the crown jewels of company or country. In reality, the more common, less dramatic and yet more dangerous threat to a company’s proprietary information comes from within. Current […]
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