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Small business owners might be surprised to learn they they are vulnerable to the same worker complaints that plague corporate America. In particular, more employees are suing companies for violating wage-and-hour rules, typically claiming they weren't paid overtime. Read More

Despite the work of campaigners and legislators there remains a massive, massive under-representation of women in senior positions, an online resource for female entrepreneurs says. Karen Gill founder of Every woman explains that the situation today is not one of 'blatant sexual discrimination', but a disparity between male and female salaries as well as the unequal proportions of men and women i Read More

Risk Management for Texas Businesses. This is a concise article describing employee rights, written to assist Texas employers. Contains link for valuable information from the Texas Workforce Commission. Read More

To operate a business legally one needs to meet all the laws for operating a business in your country and local community. In the United States that means the laws of the federal government, state governments of every state in which you do business, and in many locales, even city and/or county laws governing business operation. While this may sound intimidating, there are multiple sources of help Read More

As if small business owners don't already face sufficient challenges in getting their ventures off the ground and running them in a tough economy, a report from Investopedia says small businesses occupy a "sensitive" area that is more likely to draw scrutiny (and possibly audits) from the Internal Revenue Service, just one more burden for entities government and economic leaders are fond of calli Read More

Our experience, as well as those of our clients, has left us sensitive to the numerous legal mistakes small business owners make. We offer this in an effort to help you avoid them. Read More

If your small business creates any products or services that might be useful to Uncle Sam, you may want to look into a new law that, if passed, could increase the number of U.S. government contracts given to small business. Check out the full story on the Landrieu, Snowe Bill at TradingMarkets.com which could, among other things, require federal agencies to consider small business when handing ou Read More

Most cities and/or counties require you to have a business license and/or permit. Check with your local government municipalities to find out what the requirements are for where you live. Depending on where you live, you should be able to get this information from your local courthouse or townhall. Read More

People often come across the trademark sign in their life. Sometimes they have to perform a Trademark Search for study or professional purposes. However, one should know what a trademark is before beginning the search for it. The article will provide you knowledge and some very basic information about Trademark. Read More