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Land Use & Zoning Regulations: A Primer for Your Business

Land Use & Zoning Regulations: A Primer for Your Business

You have decided to open a business, or your business is growing, so you need to find space to operate.  Before moving into that new location you found, make sure you can actually run your business at that location.

Legal Audit

Legal Audit

Minimizing risk and maximizing value are key goals for every business owner.  However, many business owners do not know where begin in to understanding their business’s risk and value.  The answer, conduct a Legal Audit.

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do …

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do …

A break-up of business partners is a difficult event, regardless of whether it is amicable or because the partners can no longer work together.

Florida’s New Minimum Wage

Florida’s New Minimum Wage

Effective September 30, 2021, the minimum wage in Florida will increase from $8.65 an hour to $10 an hour. It will then continue to increase each year by $1 for the next 4 years until it reaches $15 an hour on September 30, 2026.

WEBSITES – IS YOUR BUSINESS PROTECTED?

WEBSITES – IS YOUR BUSINESS PROTECTED?

If you have a business, you almost certainly have a website.   While a website is a critical part of your business, it can also be a source of liability.  However, that liability can be mitigated by well-crafted Terms & Conditions and a Privacy Policy.

The Very First Steps to Franchising

The Very First Steps to Franchising

Franchising is an efficient and cost-effective way to build your business.  At its core, franchising is selling the use of your brand to someone else, immediately expanding your business.

The Path to Commercial Real Estate Ownership

The Path to Commercial Real Estate Ownership

Buying commercial real estate can be a significant milestone for any business and can significantly increase its value. However, a commercial real estate transaction can be a very complex path to navigate. Here are some things to consider when buying commercial real estate.

CAN EMPLOYERS REQUIRE COVID-19 VACCINATION?

CAN EMPLOYERS REQUIRE COVID-19 VACCINATION?

The short answer is yes, an employer can require its employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Law dating back to the turn of the 20th Century provides that vaccines can be mandated during pandemics. More recently, as a result of the 2003 SARS outbreak, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidelines for employer, which were updated as a result of COVID-19.