If you have a business, you may have a substantial investment in your intellectual property rights. Any recipe, writing, art, music, symbol, design, invention, or literally any other unique trait created for your business is protected under intellectual property law. H...

If you own a restaurant in California, you may wonder how the new plastic straw and styrofoam bans affect your business. Do you have to completely eliminate plastic straws? What if you are more of a fast-food restaurant? Does the ban still apply? What happens if a rest...

Whether you are a small business with one employee or have hundreds of employees across the globe, if you have a website, you need to have a copyright policy. Your rights should be protected from any kind of copyright infringement, which is when your work or ideas are...

Food labeling today can be confusing. Everyone can agree that the quality of the food you eat will ultimately affect your health. But what should a person eat? Non-GMO? Organic? Does it matter? What is the difference? Understanding the labels that are on food can help...

If you are a small business owner of a restaurant, you likely know that word of mouth is one of your greatest assets. The different in our world today is that word of mouth reviews can happen instantaneously online, and one reviewer can reach hundreds or thousands of p...

Small business owners often love the idea of providing a new service or product but lack the accounting and bookkeeping skills needed to ensure that their business is profitable and legal. Without guidance, most business owners make at least a few of the following erro...

Consumers are demanding organic food, free of pesticides and other toxic ingredients. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates that labeling on food and requires that products have the appropriate information to protect consumers. The United States Departm...

Congratulations! Making the decision to start a business is a huge decision! Your next step is to decide what kind of business structure will work best for your unique business both professionally, legally, and financially. Learning the basic types of business structur...

A limited liability company, or LLC, is a popular election through which businesses form their organizations. An LLC is somewhat of a hybrid in that it combines the autonomy of a sole proprietorship or partnership while limiting one’s exposure to personal liability aga...

Due diligence is your opportunity to demonstrate that your company or IPO offering is a good choice. The best way to accomplish this is by offering transparent corporate information that is clear and concise in the minds of your potential investors.

Doing so may increas...