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
Midwest Business Lawyers and their Clients More Reasonable
Over on the Iowa Law Blog I discussed the fact that the number of lawsuits is down this past year for U.S. businesses. The statistics are based upon a study from the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski. But you need to read a little deeper to find a more intriguing statistic:
The
Identity Theft Can Happen to You
West Des Moines financial planner Art Dinkin’s story shows that identity theft can happen to anybody. Be sure to read the comments for some helpful hints in what to do if identity theft strikes you.
Read my previous post if you are interested in Tips to Protect Your Business and Customers from Identity Theft.
Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog Goes Live
It took us awhile but Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog is now live. It was designed with the able assistance of LexBlog. (The same company that designed and maintains this blog).
While Rush on Business tends to focus only on issues impacting Iowa businesses, we are taking a broader approach with the Iowa
Blogs Not Included in 50 Ways to Market Your Practice?
In this month’s ABA Journal there is a story on 50 Ways to Market Your Practice. I read it once. Then again. And just to be sure I read it one more time – this time a little more carefully.
But sure enough blogging was not included in the Top 50 Tips to market your law
Central Iowa: Blogging Capital of the World?
The Central Iowa Blogga Nostra gathers this Friday morning (Oct. 5) at the Panera on University in West Des Moines. I encourage you to come join us. What a diverse and interesting group! It is absolutely amazing how this group has supported one another. Collectively we have achieved much more than we could have on our own. We
Wage & Hour Litigation on the Rise
Shanti Atkins of the Compliance Training Blog has an interesting blog post about the crippling trend of wage and hour litigation. The post references a recent BusinessWeek article discussing how plaintiffs’ employment lawyers are "printing" money with wage and hour cases. One of the plaintiff’s lawyers is quoted as saying,
"I can hit a company
Identity of Anonymous Bloggers May Be Revealed
Bloggers who hide their real identities may want to pay particular attention to a recent case. A Texas judge has ordered the discovery of an anonymous blogger who posted alleged defamatory comments about a hospital located in Paris, Texas. The ruling is likely to be appealed.
Anonymous users also posted comments on the blog which the
Where Should You Incorporate Your Iowa Small Business?
Where should you incorporate your Iowa small business? This question is asked a lot by 
many prospective small business owners. The question used to be surprising but after seeing and hearing numerous advertisements for Delaware and Nevada corporations on the Internet and on satellite radio it is definitely a legitimate question.
Delaware has reputation and
Bloggers Beware: Even Creative Commons Photos Could Land You in Court
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