The Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure have proposed amendments to the Civil Rules of Procedure. The proposed amendments primarily address the discovery of electronically stored information and mirror, in large part, the new federal rules concerning electronic discovery which became effective December 1, 2006.
The advisory committee will
I enjoyed reading this morning in the Des Moines Register about two fellow Simpson College grads that have managed to build a successful Web site design business without incurring business debt. Andy Priestley and Matt Mann started DWebware shortly after the dot-com bust and have grown their business steadily since that time.
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An excellent post from Shanti Atkins of the Harassment Training Blog reminds us that employment law is always changing and evolving. What was hot 10 years ago is not necessarily hot today. Is your training centered on trends from the past?
Shanti points out that pregnancy discrimination and national origin / race cases are on
Some time ago I wrote about Seven Considerations Before Starting Your Business Blog. In the post I included some sample blogging policies from several tech savvy firms. But Jay Shepherd of Gruntled Employees blog recommends a two-word business blogging policy:
"Be professional".
Why use 59 words when two will do? Well said, Jay.
Thanks to Small Biz Survival blog I saw an excellent article from Entrepreneur.com entitled 75 Secrets to Startup. A portion of the article discusses whether to form a corporation or not. It also includes information on where to form your corporation. Many Web site articles and companies will tout Delaware or Nevada corporations. But
Rush on Business Podcast No. 4 is an interview with Joe Cooney of Frannet. Joe is a franchise coach in the Iowa / Nebraska region. Joe and I discussed several basics of buying a franchise including:
In small retail businesses you might occasionally see a sign on the door of a business at lunch time:
Gone for Lunch – Be Back Soon
You are unlikely to get upset when you see the sign and most people will return to the shop at a later time. But in a jury trial things
On Friday afternoon, March 2, at 4:30 p.m., I am interviewing Joe Cooney of Frannet on my BlogTalkRadio Host Channel. You can listen live or catch it later as a podcast available on this blog or BlogTalkRadio. You can even call the program if you would like to ask a question. The call-in number
How many blog posts about the former Playboy playmate actually provide valuable lessons on legal issues? Well, Matt Gardner of Sullivan & Ward, P.C., whose blog provides information on Iowa estate planning and probate, tells us why Anna Nicole Smith’s Will is not how you should plan your estate. Matt believes there are some
Rush on Business Podcast No. 3 is an interview with Adam Steen of Transition Capital Management of West Des Moines, Iowa. Transition Capital Management recently started the Society of Entrepreneurial Minded Executives (SEMEE) event in Des Moines. I attended the last SEMEE event and believe it offers tremendous opportunities for growth companies to network with
