Your company's contracts say a lot about your business, and sometimes it is not all good. Read on to find out what we found when we reviewed a contract for one of our clients.
Category Archives: Business Law
Estate Planning for The Business Owner: Critical Need to Prepare Your Business For Your Incapacity or Death
If you are a small business owner, do you have plans in place to protect your business in the event of your incapacitation or your unexpected death? If not, why not? Planning for business owners is critical to protect the business, and the owner.
Georgia a Great State for Business, Report Shows
Georgia is a great state to do business in, and according to a recent report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, it is the eighth best place to start a business. According to the articles, there were more than 13,000 new companies in Georgia last year. The articles cites various factors for making Georgia a great place […]
Forming a Business: Joel Beck Interviewed on Gwinnett Business Radio X’s The Tiffany Krumins Show
Joel Beck is interviewed on The Tiffany Krumins Show on Business Radio X about forming a business, differences between a LLC and a corporation, and other business law issues that entrepreneurs should consider.
Due Diligence When Buying a Business in Georgia
When considering buying a business, doing your due diligence is critical. Here, we'll discuss some basic steps to take to help you in this due diligence process, identifying various legal, accounting and business areas that should be reviewed by a prospective buyer.
Law Lessons from The TV – Contracts
Judge Judy teaches us important lessons concerning contract law. Want your terms enforced? Then be sure that those terms are actually in the contract and the contract is signed by both parties.
Prepare your Business for New Overtime Rule from Department of Labor
The US Department of Labor has issued a new rule governing overtime pay. The rule becomes effective on December 1, 2016, but businesses should begin to prepare now.
Considerations for Forming a Georgia NonProfit Corporation
One of the questions we get from time to time relates to how to form a nonprofit corporation in Georgia. In this short video, attorney Joel Beck discusses basics considerations for forming a nonprofit, including some issues to address in the articles of incorporation as well as the recommendation to consult with a CPA/tax advisor […]
Football and Wall Street: Arbitration
The news today alerts us to a federal judge’s decision in the “Deflategate” controversy involving Tom Brady and the NFL. According to headlines earlier today the story is that Tom Brady wins, and his four-game suspension at the start of this upcoming football season has been vacated. More recent headlines tell that the NFL will appeal the decision, so this story may not be over. But I’m more interested in discussing this case from legal perspective on arbitration. And in that regard, this deflategate case isn’t really all that much different than other arbitration cases, including those involving Wall Street (for securities industry arbitration cases).