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WHY YOUR BUSINESS WEBSITE MUST HAVE A PRIVACY POLICY

11/17/2020

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If your business has a web presence (and in the 21st century, you really should), then you probably need a privacy policy on your website. Several relatively recent laws require business websites to post a privacy policy, but these laws aren’t universal in their applicability, especially when it comes to small businesses. Complicating matters, this area of the law is developing and changing rapidly.

According to a recent survey, customers are not only starting to care about their online privacy, but they are also willing to take action to protect their privacy, even going so far as to switch businesses or service providers because of their privacy policies. This means your customers are increasingly likely to want to know what data they are giving up when they interact with your business and what your business is doing with all that data in the first place. In this post, we’ll talk about the legal requirements for your website privacy policy: What should be included in your privacy policy? What are some best practices for keeping your privacy policy up to date?
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Essential HR Policies: Email, Internet and Social Media

11/3/2020

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Most of us now have access to the internet 24/7 no matter where we go or what we should really be doing with that time. And that includes your employees. 
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You want employees to spread the word on social media about your great products or services, but you don’t want an employee to say the wrong thing and spark a public relations crisis.

You want your employees to work hard and be productive, but you don’t want to micro manage how they spend every single working moment. 

You want to be known as a great place to work, but you don’t want your employees to take every grievance with management to the court of public opinion.  ​

How should your HR policies address these issues? What do you tell your employees about their use of the internet, email, and social media while working for your organization?  ​

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Self-Care and Healthy Entrepreneurship

8/6/2019

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Being an entrepreneur is probably the hardest job in the world. We have a passion about something that we want to share, something that we think will make a difference. But so often, we're either going it alone or with a very small team. As a result, we have to wear all of the hats: Chief Marketing Officer, Sales Rep, Widget Maker, Service Provider, Guest Relations, Financial Officer, HR Department, CEO, and janitor. And if that's not enough, there's still life outside of the business! Many of us are still spouses, parents, caretakers, community members, hobbyists...

So what happens when life happens AND you have a business to run?


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5 Easy Steps to Make Sure Your Business (or Non-Profit) is Structured Properly

7/30/2019

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Is your business or non-profit structured properly? Is it built on a solid foundation?

These seem like simple enough questions. You set up your business or non-profit, and as far as you know, things are going smoothly (or at least as smoothly as they can be in the world of entrepreneurship). But what problems might be lurking just beneath the surface?

There are certain things we look for when talking to a new client to make sure the business or non-profit at least has a basic foundation in place. Without this foundation, none of the other legal work we do will matter.

The Checklist:

  1. Do you have a written business or strategic plan?
  2. Have Articles of Organization or Incorporation been filed with the Ohio Secretary of State?
  3. Do you know what licensing requirements and other regulations apply to your business? Are you keeping up with changes to those regulations?
  4. Are you planning to share your business or strategic plan with others?
  5. Do you have an operating agreement or bylaws in place?

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5 Legal Tips for Every Business

7/26/2016

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Spend more time pursuing your passion and less time worrying.
​As a business attorney, I talk to all kinds of entrepreneurs about both their passions and their struggles. Going out on your own to pursue your passion is scary stuff. (Spoiler alert: The fear never goes away; you just get better at working through it.) So here are five legal tips that that will help every entrepreneur spend more time pursuing their passion and less time worrying.
 
1. Surround yourself with the right people. I tell every prospective client that a business owner must have a relationship with certain key advisors: your business banker, your ​accountant, and your business attorney. But you should also surround yourself with like-minded people who have achieved what you’re trying to achieve—other business owners that you respect and trust. These are the people you will most likely turn to for advice and referrals. ​


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