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Protect Yourself From Our Litigious Society
Running your business through a Corporation, whether it be a C-Corp or an S-Corp or perhaps an LLC, offers numerous benefits such as asset protection, tax savings, new sources of credit and more. Choosing the proper entity for your particular needs requires careful consideration.

Extreme Measures
Companies practice CYA because not doing so opens them up to frivolous litigation. What about our personal responsibility?
The Importance of Exit Interviews
Exit interviews can be a valuable source of information beyond learning the reasons why employees are leaving your company. When exit interviews are done well, they can uncover issues that can be addressed before they turn into lawsuits - issues such as harassment, discrimination and workplace violence. They can also provide information on how to improve procedures and can identify the programs in the company that are highly valued. Exit interviews can provide you with honest, focused feedback that you can act upon in your own time frame.

The Top 10 Signs You Are Hiring A Lawsuit Waiting To Happen
Lawsuits brought by an employee or because of an employee often catch employers by surprise. Yet, an examination of the employee's application shows that an employer could often have predicted well in advance that they were hiring a lawsuit just waiting to happen. Labor attorneys know form experience that when there is an employee problem, it often could have been anticipated by a careful review of the application. Here are ten (10) potential danger signals that can help an employer avoid hiring a problem in the first place.

Lesson #2: Love Your Work
“The most important thing in life is to love what you’re dong,” says Trump, “because that’s the only way you’ll ever be really good at it.”
Lesson #5: Be Clear About Who You Are
“When you think about it, you should compare the World Wrestling Federation to other major entertainment companies or motion picture studios,” says McMahon. “We are Hollywood. We're entertainment, and that's what the World Wrestling Federation is all about.”
Lesson #2: Give Them Something They Cannot Get Anywhere Else
Have you ever wanted to see a specific re-run of “I Love Lucy” or “Gumby” that you have not seen since you were a teenager? Do you want to get your hands on the very first music video Michael Jackson ever filmed? Perhaps you want to watch the entire KISS movie “Phantom of the Park?” Whatever your interests, YouTube has the videos to match.

Lesson #5: You Have to Fight to Keep on Flying
When the idea for Southwest Airlines first came about, it had some ardent opponents. It was going to be able to sidestep federal regulations and offer greater value to customers. It was going to push point-to-point flights between smaller airports and speed up turnaround times. And, it was going to have a lot of fun doing it.

The Importance of WhistleBlowing
Whistle blowing. While some may view it as “snitching”, others may view it as bravery and a dedication to proper ethics. In this issue of Astronology, we take a look at the importance of whistle blowing, along with the positive and negative benefits from it.
Is Trust Broken?
Our trust factor seems to be decreasing every day.
Why Guilt Feelings Create Success
Don't criticize the person, correct the behavior may work for kids, but not for business teams. Discover the latest neuroscience approach to motivating your peers. Influence, persuade, and convince secrets - find them.
Operating Without A Human Resources Department
Great Human Resource professionals add value to any organization. Recruiting and retaining star performers, building a productive workforce, coaching managers to perform at higher levels, ensuring that the organization stays compliant, and raising the bar on performance are what HR brings to the table. HR can be the difference between success and failure in an organization. But what can an organization do if they don't have an HR professional on staff? This is the predicament faced by many companies.
The Difference between AIG Small Businesses
Random thoughts on life and entrepreneurship.
Donald Trump's Bankruptcy
Donald Trump has, to some extent, become a business icon. He knows more about the business world than most and has famously turned himself into a self-made billionaire. So, how is it that Donald Trump has repeatedly filed for bankruptcy, and yet he’s still as rich and successful as ever? His most well-known financial scandal would have to be the fact that he brought his casino into bankruptcy not once, but twice. Clearly, led him into serious debt, although it seems that he’s taken it well.
How to Avoid a Franchise Scam
If you are thinking about buying a franchise, there are many opportunities in a variety of industries that you may find suitable. However, there are so many franchise opportunities now that many franchise opportunity scams are surfacing as well. You will have to be wary of these scams while searching for your perfect franchise opportunity, and take precautions so as not to fall prey to them.

10 Things you need to know before entering into a contract
While litigation may sometimes be your only recourse, many times it is a result of signing a bad contract or not fully examining the contract you have signed. Here are ten things to know before entering into a contract that can help protect your business and your assets:
What are Key Questions to Ask Yourself About Incentives and Rebates
To know which of incentive and rebates would work better with your customers, you need to ask yourself five key questions:
How to Evaluate Franchise Support
I've narrowed my search down to three franchises. All of them promise great support. How can I get a better idea of what I'll really get from each of them?
Marketing Snake Oil
For the longest time, I associated people who market and advertise with evil. I hated seeing advertisements telling me "if only I bought this, I would be cool also". I couldn’t imagine what type of person became a marketer or advertiser. Now I am one.
About Franchise Lawsuits
Always look into a company's background before you decide to invest in a franchise. After all, the last thing you want to do is throw your money into a concept that carries a history of trouble.

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Umbrella Insurance
Despite the introduction of new legislation to help small business owners, crippling lawsuits are still a real concern. Learn how a good umbrella insurance plan can protect your assets.
SEO with Usability: What The People Want
Bad user experiences may hurt sales eventually when the truth finally comes out. Is it worth the risk of not user testing your product? Can your company support the wrath of broken contracts, lawsuits and diminishing sales? Are you an SEO asked to market a product nobody cares about or wants?
Top 5 Employment Practice Liability Myths. EPLI
EPLI - Failing Economy Plus Layoffs Equals A Lethal Combination… A Company can be Financially Devastated when a Savvy Trial Lawyer Teams up with a Disgruntled Employee to File an Employment Practices Related Lawsuit. Being an entrepreneur means protecting your business from potential Employment Practice Liability lawsuits.

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AUDITS: A LOSS CONTROL TOOL
This article provides a discussion of the importance and use of employment pracitices audits as a tool in assessing and managing an organization's exposure from employment practices related claims and lawsuits.

Seven Steps to Avoid Employee Lawsuits
Labor and employment disputes represent the top litigation threat to the majority of U.S. corporations, so it's no wonder that a major fear for business leaders is the fear of employee lawsuits.

Create marketing messages for customers - not lawyers
Cisco Innovators Forum guest blogger Susan Fantle finds that endless news stories about the threat of lawsuits have made companies become very cautious. Being aware of the legal boundaries of marketing is important, but for strong, compelling messages, marketers should push their message to the limit and object when the company lawyers weaken it too much. Here’s how and why.
Telephone Answering Services Are Necessary for Property Management Offices
Phone answering services are necessary for property magement / leasing offices as they can help capture leads and protect against any lawsuits tenants may file for lack of response on the part of the property management office.

Statutory Agent
A statutory agent, also known as a registered agent, is an individual, sometimes third-party, designated by a corporation to receive "service of process." Service of process includes such items as notices of lawsuits and summons to appear in court. The name and physical address of your corporation's statutory agent is required information on your Articles of Incorporation and you cannot incorporate without designating one.
3 Lawsuits That Are Changing the California Labor Law Landscape
In the first half of 2011, employment and labor lawsuits in California have resulted in many important decisions that will directly affect the way employers in the state relate to their employees. Many of these cases have already been decided upon by the California Supreme Court, while others are still pending a decision. This article provides a brief outline of three key cases, and an important "take away" for employers from each one.
The Value of EPL Insurance to Protect Your Business Against Employment Lawsuits
Year after year, employment lawsuits lodged against American businesses continue to skyrocket, with no end in sight. In the past year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received over 65,000 charges of alleged sexual and raced-based discrimination alone. Employee Practices Liability Insurance is a valuable insurance policy to protect your business against employment lawsuits.
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