Proactive Legal Insights & Strategy Guides

Structuring a Social Enterprise Columbus, Ohio
Structuring a Social Enterprise: Non-Profits and Unrelated Business Income
This week we turn to one of the unique issues impacting non-profit organizations who try to raise money by starting a social enterprise--unrelated business...
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Employees vs Independent Contractors Columbus, OH
Employees vs. Independent Contractors: What's the Difference?
We’ve talked before about why it’s so important to know the difference between an employee and an independent contractor (and the penalties for getting...
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Protecting Your Brand Columbus, OH
Protecting Your Brand, Part 2 - Just what is "Confusingly Similar"?
The question isn't whether your trademark is identical to someone else's. The question is how similar the two trademarks in question are and whether both...
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Bad Contracts Red Flags Columbus, OH
Bad Contracts: Red Flags to Watch For
Contracts are everywhere in business. From online click-through agreements to the service contracts you use with your clients and customers, contracts...
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Importance Trademark Search Columbus, OH
Protecting Your Brand Part 1 – The Importance of a Thorough Trademark Search
While your business does have some common law rights in trademarks that are not registered, registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office does...
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Healthy Entrepreneurship Columbus, OH
Self-Care and Healthy Entrepreneurship
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...
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Is your Business or Non-Profit Structured Properly Columbus, OH
5 Easy Steps to Make Sure Your Business (or Non-Profit) is Structured Properly
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...
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Employee Confidentiality Agreements and Trade Secret Policies Columbus, OH
Protecting Company Secrets: Employee Confidentiality Agreements and Trade Secret Policies
Best practice is to have confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements in place BEFORE an employee begins working for the business.
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