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Before choosing a brand name, it is critical for small business owners to take the necessary steps to both mitigate liability risks and protect their new valuable asset. Also, take note: once you adopt it, this is only the beginning of the process, and you need to make sure your trademark is protec Read More

In adopting trademarks and logos for their products and services, small business owners need to be careful to avoid creating confusion with pre-existing brands in the marketplace. Trademarks that are "confusingly similar" to pre-existing trademarks cannot be protected, and may expose the small busi Read More

“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you Read More

I invited Briana Myricks to write this guest post. When I heard her story, I knew that all writers – not just blog writers – will relate to what she experienced. I am curious to hear your comments once you have read her post. Read More

If your customer won’t discuss a concrete plan to pay the past due invoices, then it may be time to get the divorce and cut that customer loose. Read More

Is your small business at risk from employee lawsuits stemming from mishandling wages and hours? Such lawsuits are on the rise, reports Business Insurance, possibly as a result of the growing number of Americans who are laid off. According to the Department of Labor, there were 40,000 wage and hour Read More

Social media is allowing businesses of all sizes to compete on an even playing field. However, without legal guidance you could be breaking the law. Read More

Incorporating your business is not trivial. You only need to follow a certain process that I will explain a bit to you in a while – Here’s how. Read More

A very recent court decision demonstrates the importance of clarifying between obligations of business entities and obligations of the business entity’s owners in contractual relationships. In Uduak J. Ubom v. SunTrust Bank, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals held that a business owner (a law fi Read More