Lawyers

One aspect of a savvy franchisor’s development strategy is leveraging the success of their most proven operators or franchisees.

Blame has always been an American specialty. Ours is not a culture of accountability and solutions but instead one of punitive damages and denial.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Yubas, author of “Patent to Market Success: A Step by Step Guide to Cashing in on Your Patent.” Yubas was motivated to write the book after...

English-only workplace policies are an explosive topic and here's why.

Will other sandwich shops be barred from selling ‘footlongs’?

It is becoming hard to keep up with who is suing whom

Last week I posted inexpensive ways that small businesses can obtain legal advice. Our mother Kristen Brown hoped to find legal advice for her company Happy Hour Effect....

The attorney-client privilege is a kind of "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" code of conduct that can shield some of your deepest, darkest secrets from the harsh glare of the court...

People over 55 are one of the fastest-growing market segments in the U.S. but many senior shoppers report they are very unhappy with how they are treated as customers.

Tt is pretty much business as usual, unless you rely on Flash

After the third time, I finally asked the hotel desk manager if it was OK to leave my clothes there.

Two new surveys show entrepreneurs are reaching the end of their rope.

Angry comments on review sites such as Yelp can often unfairly tarnish a business's reputation. RatePoint.com is a valuable Web site that can help your company better connect with its customers.

Sometimes I'm tempted to buy an iPhone because it looks like so many of the "cool" apps are on the iPhone platform. However, there are indeed lots of great apps for other devices.

The agency has enacted a plan to audit 6,000 more businesses over the next three years and misclassification of employees as contractors is one of the primary targets.

Employment law changes will have a profound effect on rebuilding the American middle class.

Franchising a business is far from a cakewalk. A franchisor shares the top lessons she learned while franchising her concept.

Site faces series of class-action lawsuits alleging extortion.

In the two deals we recently completed, one seller used an experienced deal attorney while the other attempted, for a while, to use their general business attorney. Here is why an experienced deal...