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Starting a new business requires a substantial investment of both time and financial resources. While some entrepreneurs have enough financial resources to do this on their own, most new business people need to seek out others who are willing to invest in their business. From purchasing or leasing real estate, hiring a staff, or purchasing…

In some ways, the internet has made the world a lot easier for new small businesses. Ordering your own supplies, allowing customers to place orders or make reservations, advertising your goods and services, payroll, and taxes all take on a different and sometimes much easier face with the World Wide Web. Even finding the right…

Starting a new business can be difficult. Deciding exactly what you want your business to do, where you want it to be located, and how you want it to be organized all take a lot of planning. But even once you purchase or lease a location and open up your doors, the hard work is…

Conventional wisdom provides that increases to the minimum wage are bad for small business. After all, income that business owners have to spend on labor costs increases what it costs when starting new businesses and uses money that could be invested in real estate when expanding a business. However, a recent study shows that a…

Starting a new business requires help from a lot of sources. You need excellent employees, the advice of an experienced and licensed Sacramento small business attorney, and investors. Throughout the down economy, that third requirement was sometimes hard to meet for small business people. Fortunately, those times are changing. Easier to Find Bank Loans The…

Some small businesses in California are getting an extra year to comply with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, which is also colloquially known as “Obamacare.” Radio Station 89.3 KPCC is reporting that a bill signed by Governor Brown this week will give the smallest mom and pop businesses in the state an additional…

The term exculpation clause is defined as a contract provision that relieves one party of liability if damages are caused during the execution of a contract. These clauses can be very important in real estate transactions, particularly those involving small businesses. Recent Example Just a few years ago, in Frittelli, Inc. v. 350 N. Cannon…

Starting a business in California can be complicated. You have to figure out a business plan, find investors, find real estate, and depending on the business, maybe even find employees. On top of all of that, you also have to figure out what kind of business entity you want to set up for your business.…

Building a small business is hard work. Even with a great idea and a stellar work ethic, multiple hurdles will come up along the way. Some of those challenges, like how to organize your business or obtain the proper real estate for your business can be made easier through the assistance of a licensed attorney.…

Earlier this month, in Altavion, Inc. v. Konica Minolta Systems Laboratory, Inc., The California Court of Appeals held that patentable ideas that are kept secret can be protected by trade secret law. This decision clarifies an area of law that was muddied in 2010 by the court’s decision in Silvaco Data Systems v. Intel Corp.,…