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A terrific post from employment attorney Ellen Simon discusses the potential liability and hazards when an employer accesses the personal emails of an employee. The actions of the employer described in the post were extreme but every employer should think twice before accessing an employee’s personal email.
I have discussed the dangers of the electronic…
I am excited that the Wall Street Journal featured Rush on Business as one of the blogs that provide insight for would-be franchisees. One of my passions for a long time on the blog is providing information to franchisees on pre-investment due diligence. Recently I ran across a potential franchisee that was told by a…
I’ll be one of the speakers at the Raising Capital seminar sponsored by BIZ this Tuesday, March 24th at 8:00 a.m. The seminar admission fee is $30.00 and features entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and accountants. The seminar is designed to help the entrepreneur plan successfully for an investment in their business.
For more read here.
In these tough economic times many individuals have lost their jobs. As a result, many are thinking of opening their own business or buying a franchise to replace the income lost from their former job. Franchise lawyer Charles Internicola has an excellent post on the topic. Charles has also published a new book, An…
Partnership agreements (also known as Buy-Sell Agreements) are like prenuptial agreements for people that are in business together. The formation of any business with multiple owners should include a buy-sell agreement. Why? Because reality dictates that it is not a matter of IF your partnership will end, but rather WHEN your partnership …
You’ve worked hard to build a successful business and have built up some significant personal assets. You were smart enough to sell stocks before the recent stock market downturn so you have a fair amount of cash built up. You own a few pieces of real estate. One night your 18 year old son is…
There has been considerable interest in raising venture capital among several entrepreneurs in the Des Moines area recently. For those looking to raise capital you won’t want to miss an upcoming event sponsored by BIZ.
Matt Kinley, senior vice president of Pappajohn Capital Resources and Equity Dynamics, will be the BIZ guest and speaker at…
My partner Pat Burk weighs in with a blog post on the new Iowa LLC law and real estate transfers. It’s a great blog post because LLCs have long been the entity of choice for real estate ownership. The post includes a discussion on statements of authority and title examination.
Pat distinguishes nicely my…
The Des Moines Register has an interesting article on the fitness business market in Des Moines. Included in the article is a discussion on the growing number of 24/7 franchises in Des Moines. So, it begs the question, "Is buying a fitness franchise a solid investment in this market?"
I have represented a number of franchisees in the fitness industry.
The State of Iowa recently announced that it intends to step up efforts to enforce independent contractor misclassification. It is anticipated these enforcement efforts could bring in millions to the state coffers.
For more information on this topic please see my recent post on IowaBiz and another post from August of 2007 warning about independent…