Corporate Law
Navigate corporate law complexities. Ensure compliance, sound governance, and risk management for sustainable growth in the business landscape.
How to Handle Employment Disputes
Master employment disputes: Learn when to seek legal counsel for severance, mistreatment, ambiguous claims, or potential illegal termination. Timely documentation is crucial to challenge employer actions and strengthen your case.
Ways to Get Free Legal Services for Small Business
The average hourly rate for legal services for small business can be from $100 per hour in a small town to over $1000 per hour at a big city law firm for a senior partner. With these rates, many small business owners are looking for possible ways to get free legal advice for their business.
When, Why and How You Should Stand Up for Yourself
Too many of us are guilty of neglecting to stand up or ourselves. We don't want to cause a fuss, or we're afraid of creating conflict. However, sometimes the conflict already exists, and someone needs to push back against it. Other times, you could end up bottling something up until it all comes out at once. It could lead to a bigger problem than if you had stood up for yourself in the first place.
Stay Legal and Organized: Hire a Professional Accountant
A professional accountant is vital for your business's success. They handle taxes, set up your business, protect public interest, perform audits, and improve cash flow. Get the right accountant to ensure financial peace of mind.
How Iceland is Closing the Gender Pay Gap
A law took effect in Iceland on January 1, 2018, mandating women and men receive equal pay for equal work in business concerns employing more than 25 people. Of course, Iceland has long been recognized as a world leader in gender equality. Women must hold nearly half the Icelandic corporate board seats by law. Moreover, women hold some 41.5 percent of the island nation’s managerial positions.
How to Get a License For a Home Healthcare Business
If you’re looking to start a venture that allows you to help people and have a positive impact on their lives, then it just might be that the at home healthcare business is for you. The great news is that this is the best time to start one as the pandemic is keeping people out of their doctor’s office and stuck at home. Home healthcare is among the largest growing industries in the world right now.
Covering Your Bases When Taking On Property-Based Business
Master the essentials of running a property-based business: understand property types, manage responsibilities, handle finances, and prevent accidents.
Reasons You’ll Need a Bankruptcy Lawyer
“Bankruptcy” is a frightening term on its own, and filing for bankruptcy can be even more intimidating than it looks. Court statistics from September 2010 show that 1.6 million bankruptcy petitions were filed during the Great Recession. If you ever have to file for bankruptcy, you’ll need to keep quite a few things in mind regarding all the laws of bankruptcy. Being somewhat familiar with these laws yourself will likely make the process of filing for bankruptcy much easier for you. Bankruptcy laws encompass both federal and state regulations and thus can become quite complicated to understand. To this point, you’ll probably need to rely on an experienced Chapter 7…
Which Entrepreneurs Need to Fill Out an ITIN Application?
Many entrepreneurs aspire to start a small business in a country outside of their own. However, to start a business in the United States, you typically need a social security number (SSN) to get started. An individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) is an alternative to an SSN for foreign entrepreneurs who may not meet the requirements to get an SSN. An ITIN will allow you to file income tax returns, start a business in the US, and apply for small business financing. You can learn more about ITIN in this Camino Financial post. Let’s take a look at who needs to fill out an ITIN application and how it can…
The Differences Between Insolvency Laws in England and Scotland
The sheer breadth and complexity of insolvency laws can be difficult to comprehend and apply to any business looking to enter administration. There are also regional differences to consider, and over the Scottish border, the practice regulations changed on the 6th of April 2019. Together with Business Rescue Expert, voluntary liquidation specialists, we will look at the legality behind this process in both countries, identifying any key differences. On both sides of the border, the aim of insolvency is to provide a legally enshrined solution for businesses to repay any outstanding debts where they are unable to do so. The Insolvency Act 1986 remains the overarching legislative guide for the…
Four Steps to Starting a Business in France
Setting up your own business, no matter what it is, can be a daunting prospect. But doing this in France, where complicated bureaucratic forms in French are enough to scare off even the most determined entrepreneur, is many times more intimidating! To help you get started, here are four key elements to keep in mind when starting a business in France: 1. Find your niche When setting up a business abroad, you’ll face a number of concrete obstacles compared with local entrepreneurs. The language can present a significant barrier, not just for legal and other formal procedures (discussed in detail below), but also in terms of building business connections. To…
How to Give Your Start-up Enterprise the Best Chance of Succeeding
When it comes to running a business, it can be incredibly stressful to manage a start-up enterprise due to the constant fear of something going wrong. After all, it is a very vulnerable time for your business, and the slightest of mistakes could prove to be costly. Fortunately, you are not the first business owner to go through such an ordeal – which means that there are a lot of things to learn from those who came before. Giving your start-up enterprise the best possible chance of succeeding involves learning from their mistakes and avoiding certain beginner’s traps that litter the business landscape. Here are just a few methods for…
