A non-compete contract is an agreement that an employer asks an employee to sign. It generally establishes both that the worker will not engage in competition with them during the course of their employment as…
There are many good reasons for choosing a partnership path rather than going into business alone, but there can be pitfalls too. As disheartening as it can be to go through a partnership breakup after…
Business partnerships are forged on shared ideas and goals, but that doesn’t mean that they are meant to – or can – last forever. An individual may join with the explicit understanding that they will…
It may seem like eons ago that your employer asked you to sign a non-compete agreement. It may have been when you were first hired, or perhaps it was a few years later when you…
Business partnerships are often compared to marriages, but the truth is that there are significant differences between the two – with the biggest difference of all being the ‘til death do us part’ bit. When…
The protection of intellectual property, proprietary information, and trade secrets is a top priority for every business owner. Though many business owners take steps to ensure that their information is secure and that non-compete agreements…
Asking your employees to sign a non-compete contract is an excellent way to protect your trade secrets, confidential business information, and established relationships with your clients, but in order to be enforceable, they must be…
Entrepreneurs are do-it-yourselfers by nature. The very same thing that drives them to leave the corporate world and set off to forge their own path and create their own future makes them want to handle…
Business partnerships are built with different goals than romantic partnerships, but the two share a lot of similarities, including the fact that breakups can be amicable or ugly, or fall somewhere in between. Just as…
Starting a business is an exciting proposition, but it is also a tremendous amount of work. In the run-up to opening, there are steps that must be taken to ensure you’ll meet the needs of…