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The Business Law Blog Has a New Honor But the Voting Is Not Over!

October 27, 2010

After the votes were counted and your comments were read, Lexis Nexis has selected The Business Law Blog from all of the nominees as one of the 2010 Top 25 Blogs for Business Law. I am humbled by the honor; there were many very thoughtful and successful blogs in the nominee pool. But I am [...]

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Because It Can’t Be Said Enough: Choose Your Founders Wisely

October 27, 2010

I ran into another situation this week where a business completely fell apart and is heading for dissolution solely because of a growing war between the two founders. I will have more on the details of this in a future post because it is enlightening for startups, but in the mean time, you can find [...]

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Just Do It: Entrepreneurs Show Why Now is a Great Time to Start a Business

October 13, 2010

I saw today another example of people using entrepreneurship to overcome the struggling economy. In addition to the 9.6% of Americans that are officially unemployed, there are many, many more who are underemployed or stuck in a job they don’t want just for the security of a paycheck. But in reality, they don’t feel very [...]

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Are Noncompetes Enforceable in Massachusetts?

October 1, 2010

I am often asked about noncompetition agreements and I have been thinking quite a bit about them recently, partly because of the continuing on-again-off-again talk in Massachusetts about changing the law regarding noncompetes, but also because of a recent issue that arose when one of my clients was threatened with a lawsuit over her new [...]

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Quick Hits: October 1, 2010

October 1, 2010

Here are a few non-legal thoughts for the end of the week: The entire national narrative during this election season is about the epic clash of the parties heading into November, and yet not ONE political sign in my area lists the candidate’s political party affiliation. The color choices don’t help either. Why the disconnect? [...]

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New Law Provides Needed Help to Small Businesses Now and For a Limited Time

September 29, 2010

After the last couple years of bailouts for financial firms and large manufacturing companies, small business is finally getting some much needed direct relief. President Obama signed into law this week the Small Business Jobs & Credit Act of 2010, which aims to loosen up credit for small businesses and provide immediate tax breaks to [...]

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Can a Confidentiality Agreement Trump a Non-Compete Law? HP Thinks So.

September 9, 2010

Some very interesting legal news sparked up in the tech world this week, as recently-fired HP CEO, Mark Hurd, on Monday became the newly-hired president of Oracle, a major HP competitor. HP almost immediately filed a suit in California to prevent that from happening. The issue raised is whether HP can stop Mr. Hurd from [...]

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Lexis Nexis Has Nominated The Business Law Blog as a Top 25 Blog Candidate and You Can Help

September 2, 2010

Okay, everyone – it is time to get interactive! I received an email this week that Lexis Nexis has selected my blog as a nominee for one of the top 25 blogs in the Business Community. First of all, I am very excited and humbled to be selected. I, of course, know many of the [...]

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The Ghost of Par Value and its Real Effect on Startup Businesses

August 30, 2010

Par value is one of those legal mysteries involved in forming a business that entrepreneurs have never heard of and ten minutes after incorporation, may never consider again. However, I ran into a situation recently where it mattered to one startup company (at least for a moment). For a quick bit of history, par value [...]

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Could the Recent Financial Reform Make it Harder for Your Company to Raise Funds

August 26, 2010

The recently enacted financial reform law (the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” for the sticklers out there) impacts a range of financial services and companies in the way they do business. For startups and small businesses, it may just make it harder for you to raise funds. That’s because the Act changes [...]