Month: October 2010

We recently blogged on the inventive website for funding entrepreneurs, Kickstarter.com. Kickstarter raises funds for entrepreneurs virally, and disburses those funds with no strings attached.  No equity, no debt.The Oregonian is reporting on Donald Miller,...

  While the Small Business Administration (SBA) guarantees loans for entrepreneuers and start-up capital, they do not provide grants, per se. But the SBA's website provides links to grant programs designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small...

There are (at least) two reasons why you should never get into a general partnership. First, you have unlimited personal liability for your partner's acts of varying stupidity. When the partnership insurance can't or won't cover the damages, there's no doubt that the...

As social media services such as Twitter and Facebook become one of the go-to marketing and advertising avenues for entrepreneurs, new online platforms have emerged to aid the entrepreneur in other ways. Whether it is the traditional start-up or the new wave of "lean...

If you haven't already been introduced, meet Yammer.  It's already working for Fortune 500 companies, why not your start-up?  From the Yammer.com: "Yammer enables users to communicate, collaborate, and share more easily and efficiently than ever before....

Numerous clients come to me with potential construction defect litigation and, during our initial meeting, explain that they were told they have 10 years from the time that work was completed on their home to file a claim under the appropriate statute of limitations....

I cannot express enough the importance of documentation during the start-up phase, so why trust an online incorporation service? I was recently visited by two men who had gone into business together last year. They had purchased a "Silver" level incorporation package...

  Questions surrounding arbitration clauses in business contracts, such as transaction agreements, employment agreements, or buy-sell agreements, have produced business disputes over a number of issues, many of which have resulted in litigation. To our clients'...

  Last week, in part one of this primer on Residential Construction Defect Law, I discussed the topic generally.  Monday's part two discussed types of construction defects.  Part three covered legal theories of Construction Defect Law and Litigation. Today's...

Last week, in part one of this primer on Residential Construction Defect Law, I discussed the topic generally.  Yesterday's part two discussed types of construction defects.  Today's topic:Legal Theories in Construction Defect Law & Litigation The...