Many business owners I talk with are reluctant to enter into a non-compete with their employees. These business owners are afraid an employee won’t sign or a confrontation will occur. Some just don’t believe they should keep the employee from finding a job – even if it is to the employer’s detriment.
But to avoid
Brett Trout has a post worth reading on "Who Owns Your Website?" In the post Brett warns clients to carefully read the agreement and to take steps to ensure you own your Website and the domain name. As Brett says,
"Most clients think they are obtaining an “assignment” of these things when they write
Over on IowaBiz.com Joe Kristan has an excellent post describing the basic tax treatment of S corporation losses. Joe says,
Bottom line? The ability to deduct business losses is a good reason for many taxpayers to use S corporations. If you expect S corporation losses, talk to your tax pro before year-end to make
Michael Libbie had a great post on the recent 2007 Iowa Employment Values Study showing that more than anything workers want R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Being respected in the workplace is the value Iowa workers feel is most important.
But what if more employers were like Tony Dungy? A post from TechRepublic says it very well,
"Dungy
A few days ago Brian Honnold had an excellent post about the fear of lawsuits by America’s small businesses over on IowaBiz.com. The most alarming statistic? Small businesses bear 69% of the total cost of the tort system to all U.S. businesses. That’s $98 billion a year in costs. Further, six in ten
We are excited to have entrepreneur and local radio star Jim Goodman speak at the upcoming Secrets of Successful Professionals Revealed seminar. Are you routinely looking at ways to help your clients get what they want? Perhaps even outside your professional discipline? If not, you are likely missing golden opportunities to grow your business.
Jim
Joe Kristan, Central Iowa’s premier blogging accountant, reminds us in a recent post that LLC and corporation owners are responsible for unpaid payroll taxes. The most important take from the post:
The moral? Never, ever fail to remit your payroll taxes; if you do, don’t expect an LLC, or any other entity for that
Have you ever been in a meeting where everyone avoided the "elephant in the room"? In our business and daily lives we all avoid certain conversations. At work we send emails when we should talk to someone in person. Or, we often ignore issues altogether which only makes matters worse. Mastering Crucial Conversations and confrontations
Brett Trout and I want to stress one thing about our upcoming seminar Secrets of Professionals Revealed. It’s a business conference! Yes, we are lawyers and lawyers are invited but so is every other professional on the planet.
Here’s our theory behind this conference: We attend continuing legal education seminars frequently. Unfortunately those get
At the upcoming Secrets of Successful Professionals Revealed seminar you’ll get your chance to hear from Tre Critelli. Tre and his father, Nicholas Critelli, have the only law firm within the United States that features a pair of English barristers and U.S. trial lawyers.
The use of technology in Critelli’s office is innovative and
