Freedom Friday Blog

Just about ever small business owner has vendors.  Even vendors have vendors.  In today's Freedom Friday blog, I want to answer an important question that is not always asked, and that is “Why are vendor contracts so important?” First of all, what's a vendor?  A vendor is a business...

Have you ever got a new credit card in the mail, and skipped reading the paperwork they send with it?  Or how about gone to buy a new car?  Do you read the contract for the car or your financing?  If you're in business, do you read the fine print of your...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to discuss one more rarely asked question, and that's how your small business can avoid employee problems.  If your small business has employees (not independent contractors), then you need to take steps to protect you as the small business owner, and also...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to discuss another rarely asked question, and that is how your small business can avoid partner disputes.  No one wants to be in business with a “partner” who is not pulling their weight in the business venture.  But no one wants to...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to discuss another question that is rarely asked, but should be, and that is how your small business can avoid a lawsuit, specifically, a breach of contract lawsuit.  No one wants to be part of a lawsuit.  Lawsuits can be expensive and...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to discuss a question that is rarely asked, but should be, and that is why your small business needs a succession plan.  No one wants to plan for the event when they either pass away, become incapacitated, or for some reason are...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to discuss another issue related to last week's topic.  Last week I answered, “What is the difference between an employee and an independent contractor?”  In this week's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about something that relates to...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to discuss an issue related to the topics from the last two weeks.  In last week's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I talked about how to fire an employee in your small business.  The week before I talked about hiring your...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to discuss an issue related to last week's topic.  In last week's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I answered the question, “Help!  How Can I Hire My First Employee?”  In this week's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to discuss an issue that came up in a consultation I was having with a prospective client this week.  I was meeting with a growing small business owner, and he was asking about possibly hiring his first employee.  So, in today's Freedom...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer a question that I am NOT often asked, but I wish I were asked more often, and that question is, “How can my small business avoid a lawsuit?”  As a small business owner there are several different kinds of lawsuits...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer a question that I am NOT often asked, but I wish I were asked more often, and that question is, “How can a business attorney save my small business money?”  Most people think that hiring a lawyer can be expensive,...