It has taken longer than I had hoped but my November goal is to lauch the Interactive Learning Environment for clients and others interested in employment law compliance and training, franchising basics and starting up your business. Our initial free program will include a Legal Guidebook on Starting Your Iowa Business. Gradually, we will release more and
Kennedy’s Immigration Law Report
Brick Gentry’s Austin Kennedy is now live with his new immigration law blog. The blog was designed by our friends at Lexblog.
Austin chairs Brick Gentry’s immigration and naturalization law practice group, with an emphasis on employment-based immigration (ie., work visas), employer immigration compliance (ie., avoiding and recovering from ICE raids) and investor
Midwest Small Business Conference Canceled
I received word today from conference organizers that the inaugural Midwest Small Business Conference has been canceled.
Hopefully organizers can give it try again next year. I thought it was a great lineup. Too bad it didn’t fly.
ADA Amendments: Get Ready for Big Changes
Congress recently passed the amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that will go into effect January 1, 2009. It is anticipated President Bush will sign the law soon.
Read all about the new ADA amendments on my blog post for IowaBiz.
Midwest Small Business Conference: October 10 & 11, 2008
The Midwest Small Business Conference is now set for October 10 & 11, 2008 at the Des Moines Marriott. This event is rescheduled from the previous announcement on this blog because the original date conflicted with the Iowa-Iowa State football game. (Conference organizers learned that not even business gets in the way of football). Fortunately the conference was able to
Back to Business: Small Business Trends Blawg Review #177
Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends hosts her Back to Business Blawg Review #177 this week. Anita was kind enough to include my post from IowaBiz on the Most Important Legal Axiom in the Business World.
For those of you not familiar with the Small Business Trends site, it is one you should follow through your
The Olympics: Gold Medal Business Model
Great post from Susan Reid on the Small Business Trends Web site on the 15 Ways the Olympics 
Exemplify Success for Small Business Owners. In the comments of Reid’s post, Anita Campbell has some terrific words about West Des Moines, Iowa’s very own Shawn Johnson. Johnson definitely made us all proud with her
Midwest Entrepreneur and Small Business Conference Coming Soon
I will be speaking at the Midwest Entrepreneur and Small Business Conference scheduled for September 12 & 13 at the Jordan Creek Marriott in West Des Moines.
I encourage you to check out the preliminary presenters’ list for this first of its kind conference in our community. Hope you will consider attending.
Rush on Business Again Featured on Wall Street Journal Web Site
The Wall Street Journal’s ‘Stories from Around the Web’ featured my recent post on The Real Reason the Packers Traded Favre. It’s the second time in the past few months that Rush on Business has been featured on the WSJ online site.
Another fun thing is my post on Favre was up on the
Blawg Review #172 a Winner in My Book
The Ohio Employer’s Law Blog earns a gold medal with its Olympic-themed Blawg Review #172. Jon Hyman’s review has some great blog posts from lawyers across the country, both in and outside of employment law. Be sure to read it.
Thanks to Jon for including my post on the real reason the Packers traded Brett Favre.