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What Is A Stock Certificate?

In recent years, many corporations have changed how they tabulate ownership shares by maintaining a registry or ledger, eschewing the once-dominant practice of issuing physical certificates.

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What’s Due Diligence?

Depending on the nature of the business, you may want to divert extra attention to specific areas: retail companies may require a closer look at inventory and accounting practices; software companies may need an in-depth review of intellectual property; manufacturing businesses may require you to review quality control reports.

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What Is EBITDA? And Why Is It Important?

Keep in mind that EBITDA is not perfect. It is not recognized under generally-accepted accounting principles, so don’t expect you won’t need to know any other number about your business.

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Protect Yourself As a Business Owner

If you do not take the adequate steps to bifurcate the operations and finances of you and your business assets, an adversary may attempt to “pierce the corporate veil” as we say in business law. This means they argue that your business is a sham; that it’s been you all along.

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How To Hire Independent Contractors

One critical factor for determining whether someone is an IC is a contract provision that states the IC has sole discretion to make decisions about how the work as performed.

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Legal Documents For Dummies: Technology Edition

We have worked with individuals in the software space, including front-end developers, back-end developers, DevOps firms, IT providers, production support, business analysts, product owners, and scrum masters. We believe there are common concepts that all of these professionals must understand–especially you, the entrepreneur.

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Confidentiality Agreement vs NDA: What’s the Difference?

The terms confidentiality agreement and non-disclosure agreement are so often confused that most people think they’re the same thing.

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Drug Or Dietary Supplement? A Case Study

The dietary supplement industry cannot be described as anything other than a behemoth. Its products are varied in scope, encompassing vitamins, minerals, diet pills, sports drinks, herbal extracts, natural remedies, alternative medicines, and various other products that are often marketed in deceptive or misleading ways.

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The Legacy Of Deepwater Horizon: Did We Learn Anything?

On April 20, 2010, just forty one miles off the coast of Louisiana, an explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon rig, killing eleven crew members and injuring several others. Two days later, it sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, leaving behind a continuous stream of oil flowing at the sea floor.

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5 Reasons Why You Need A Registered Agent

A registered agent is an indispensable tool when running your business. They keep your home or business address out of the public sphere (if that’s what you want), they operate during normal business hours, and they help you stay compliant.