When you start the process of purchasing a home, you may want to consider using an attorney to handle the transaction. An attorney can answer questions for you about your legal rights throughout the p...
Bitcoin: What Is It? Is it legal?
Bitcoin is a virtual currency that’s not backed by any national government that is gaining in popularity. While most notably used for black-market transactions, some companies, such as Virgin Galact...
Need to Know: Using Copyrighted Material From the Internet
For anyone who runs a blog, small business, or even a marketing department, the Internet is where much of your customer interaction and marketing occurs. There are pictures someone has already taken t...
Interviewing Tips: Don’t Ask the Wrong Questions
Any growing business from time to time has to interview potential new employees. Whether you do this yourself or have a human resources person on hand, there are still key things you want to know. Dur...
Why You Should Talk to a Lawyer When Starting a Business
Starting a business is surprisingly simple and it seems like everyone is starting a new company these days. While it may be simple just to set up your online shop and go, you really should talk to a l...
How to Keep the Corporate Books
If your small business was set up as a Minnesota corporation, then there are some standard requirements you need to comply with every year. These are the “corporate formalities” that make it clear...
Federal and State Death Tax Updates
Death taxes are back in the news at the federal level as well as in Delaware and Minnesota. What Happened to the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015? Back in February and March of 2015, identical bills calli...
Protecting Your Trade Secrets
There are many ways to protect the secrets that make your business a success and one option, especially if your business relies on a formula, is to protect it as a trade secret. The spice mix and reci...
Collect Rent That’s Past Due
Renting property can be a lucrative business, but it has its own set of laws and rules that landlords must comply with when handling tenants. One common question new landlords often ask is how to coll...
Using Digital Signatures
If your business uses a lot of contracts and you are sending and sharing them online, you’re probably using either digital or electronic signatures. Some software programs, such as Acrobat, may repr...