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Standard Disclaimer: Vidar provides posts in this blog as general information. This is not meant to be specific advice and your business should always talk directly with a lawyer about your individual business needs. Note: This is the second of three parts about common mistakes businesses make with contracts and agreements. In the first part of this series, we discussed of the dangers of businesses avoiding contracts altogether. Today we are going...

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Standard Disclaimer: Vidar provides posts in this blog as general information. This is not meant to be specific advice and your business should always talk directly with a lawyer about your individual business needs. Note: This is the first of three parts about common mistakes businesses make with contracts and agreements. Contracts and agreements are the lifeblood of your business. They allow you to make money, secure services, and are...

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Standard Disclaimer: Vidar provides posts in this blog as general information. This is not meant to be specific advice and your business should always talk directly with a lawyer about your individual business needs. You started a business. You survived your first year. You started to make money and hire employees. You continue to expand. Congratulations! You have beaten the odds. Until ... you suddenly find your business involved in...

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Standard Disclaimer: Vidar provides posts in this blog as general information. This is not meant to be specific advice and your business should always talk directly with a lawyer about your individual business needs. Anyone remember the old game show Press Your Luck? It ran for about three years in the late 1980s. It wasn’t a big hit, but variations of it have appeared worldwide and the show itself was...

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Standard Disclaimer: Vidar provides posts in this blog as general information. This is not meant to be specific advice and your business should always talk directly with a lawyer about your individual business needs. This week, a former unpaid intern filed a class-action lawsuit against Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's company Dualstar Entertainment Group. One of my clients sent me the story and thanked me for helping them design an internship program that...

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Standard Disclaimer: Vidar provides posts in this blog as general information. This is not meant to be specific advice and your business should always talk directly with a lawyer about your individual business needs. Running a promotion, such as a contest or a sweepstakes, can be a great way to generate interest for your business. Even better, most promotions don't require an expensive giveaway in order to be successful. Both new businesses,...

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