COVID-proof your business today, or pay the price tomorrow. COVID-19 is the biggest threat to humanity in the last 100 years. As much of a threat as it is to your health, it is probably an even bigger threat to your business. If your business is still running at this juncture, then you're doing pretty well but it's no time to rest on your laurels. With the unknowns involved in re-opening [...]
The Law on Noncompete Agreements in Washington Changed. Here's What You Need to Know. As a small business owner, noncompete agreements are an important tool. No one can afford to train up an employee, give him access to sensitive company secrets, and risk having him leave to go work for a competitor at the drop of a hat. In Washington state, it used to be that as long as noncompete agreements [...]
Is your liability waiver actually protecting your business? Now's the time to figure it out. Thank goodness there are people brave enough to operate businesses that involve activities with inherent risk. I love paintball, rock gyms and even just my health club, and my kids love the local indoor trampoline park and rollerskating rink, none of which could operate without the use of proper liability waivers. If you run this type [...]
You've decided you need a business contract for your service business. After all, you want to make sure you get paid. So you take some liberties in borrowing one from one of your competitors. Or you just Google it and do your best to put one together. Better than nothing right? Wrong. Your bootlegged business contract can definitely be worse than nothing and using it can definitely blow up in your [...]
Picking the right legal advisor for your small business is a critically important decision. Here are some reasons you might have the wrong business lawyer. Hopefully they will also help you on the front end: when you are trying to find the right lawyer for your business. So, in Jeff Foxworthy style, you might have the wrong business lawyer if: 10. The advice you receive is always too conservative. Being naturally risk averse, [...]
