Accurate and properly written job descriptions can be an invaluable aid in hiring well and legally. But bad job descriptions . . . well that can be worse than none. Inaccurate descriptions, and those that an employer allows to become outdated only confuse the hiring process, complicate employee reviews and make accommodation under the ADA
Don’t Lose That Deduction for Business Expenses
On IowaBIz.com, West Des Moines accountant Joe Kristan shares a story about what happens when you try to take personal deductions for corporate expenses.
The moral of Joe’s story:
If you incorporate your business, run it like a business. The corporation pays the corporation’s bills, or your deduction vanishes.
Great advice indeed!
Franchising in the Iowa Small Business Zone
Doug Mitchell interviews Steve Reese who is the owner of Fitness Together franchise in Clive, Iowa in his first podcast of the Iowa Small Business Zone. Listen and you will find that Steve is an enthusiastic proponent of franchising. I was also impressed with Steve’s impression of the potential benefits of blogging from someone who is new
Single Member LLCs Allowed in Iowa
For some reason I am not having any success at getting people to comment on a couple of issues: here and here.
But I am receiving a number of requests recently for information on specific subjects. It’s actually fun and gratifying to receive email from readers who say they have been following the blog and
Hiring Problems?
It’s tough to hire good employees these days. I am not familar with the company but I loved this video from Success With People. They have an intriguing low-cost mentoring program for hiring better people and engaging them in your business.
The Pennsylvania Employment Law Blog also has a helpful post The Interviewing and
Who’s More Likely to Land You in Court: Customers or Employees?
So who’s more likely to land you in court: 
Customers or Employees?
I would love to hear your thoughts. Please comment below.
Practical Business Law Counsel
The Ohio Practicial Business Law Counsel blog started up this past month and has some informative posts. Of particular interest is a post on Dealing with a Customer’s Bankruptcy.
It’s great to see business law blogs focused on clients. Good luck to Teri Rasmussen in her new endeavor and thanks for the link to Rush
Iowa State University Entrepreneurship Course
The Rush on Business show is going on the road this next week. On Monday, November 5, I’ll be speaking in an Entrepreneur Workshop at Iowa State University. The Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Graduate Program at ISU received funding to teach the Entrepreneurship Workshop, which is a one-credit, hands-on workshop for students interested in
Should You Hire a Franchise Broker?
I ran across this informative article on whether you should hire a franchise broker to purchase a franchise via the Indiana Civil & Business Lawyer Blog.
The article discusses how the Internet has changed the way people find a franchise. With all the information available on the Internet it has produced "information overload" for prospective franchisees.
The Biker Bites the Dog
The Lance Armstrong Foundation has sued an Oklahoma pet collar manufacturer for trademark infringement over the use of its Barkstrong and Purrstrong animal collars. The pet collars are sold by Animal Charity Collar Group, a Tulsa for-profit operation that sells its tic and flea collar for $6.99, while a "support collar" costs $4.99. The Oklahoma