Before I became a small business owner, I was a lawyer. This leap from one very different career path was reminiscent of Elle Woods in the movie Legally Blonde going from fashion to law school. Only I started out as a practicing attorney, and later became the CEO of a small business. While, admittedly, there […]
3 Scary Things That Can Happen To Unincorporated Businesses
Halloween is right around the corner, and I’ve been thinking about the scary moments entrepreneurs face when they start their businesses. The most frightening moment isn’t when you take out a loan. It’s not when you’re drafting an in-depth business plan. The scariest thing a small business owner can do for their startup is to […]
How and When to Choose the Best Legal Service for Your Business
By Jan Pinnington My neighbor is a very successful restauranteur who owns 14+ restaurants throughout the state of South Carolina. His restaurants run 12 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week. Recently he shared a little secret with me that seemed to emerge from his mouth as more of a humorous fact rather […]
Professional Ethics, and Saving Customers from Themselves
By Carole Bennett It’s something every service provider is faced with at some time, especially so in the web design/development field. With sites like Facebook and Pinterest making it so easy to share images and content, it’s hard for some customers to understand the legal ramifications of doing the same thing for branding and content […]
Fall Business Tasks: What Business Owners Need to Do Before the Year Ends
By Deborah Sweeney Autumn’s arrival has signaled that the dog days of summer are officially over and it’s time to get back to the grind, whether that means syncing up to the kids’ class schedules or staying longer hours later at the office. For small business owners, it’s critical to start planning on through the […]