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Starting any kind of business is exciting and challenging, but food businesses are particularly tricky because of the additional legal requirements involved with selling food products.  Because of the health and sanitation requirements that go along with food production...

Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Plus can provide free and widespread exposure for businesses.  Social media sites can potentially reach millions of people, therefore even the smallest of businesses or newest startup can advertise...

During the economic downturn of the past few years, many people are looking for creative ways to supplement their income, support their families, and survive despite bleak unemployment rates.  For many talented home cooks or hopeful chefs having difficulty...

I first addressed the JOBS Act more than a year ago in April of 2012; since then, investors and entrepreneurs have been anxiously awaiting implementation of the law by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  According to a press...

Claire Kalia gives advice on hiring an employee or engaging an independent contractor here: https://advisablelaw.com/articles/human-resources-101-the-employee-offer-letter

Claire Kalia advises on corporate entity choice here: Tech Startup 101: Picking the Right Corporate Form

If your business has flourished and become too big to manage alone, it might be time to hire your first employee. Hiring an employee can allow you to shift your focus from managing every aspect of the business to...

Though historians debate whether stock trading began in ancient Rome or in 1602 with the Dutch East India Company, individuals have been trading stock in publicly owned corporations for a long time. It used to be that when you...

When you are starting a small business, your to-do list often seems endless. Since many small business owners have limited knowledge of the law, legal issues facing your business may seem daunting. Furthermore, if you are starting a business,...

Women in Technology Business: Struggles and Successes A recent 2012 study conducted by Harvey Nash, a British tech recruitment group, polled the Chief Information Officers of 450 companies, ranging from the highest profiting technology companies to small California start-ups. ...