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The Trademark Battle of the Golden Chocolate Bunnies
Every Easter, chocolate bunnies of various shapes and sizes can be found in most grocery store. Some bunnies even sport a recognizable gold wrapper—including the Lindt gold bunny. A German...
Before You Sign: Examine Your Contract!
“Just sign here.” The three little words that can get you in big trouble if you do not fully understand what it is you are signing. Whether it is a...
Workshop: Learn How To Hire Quality Employees
Attorney Ian Alden has seen it all when it comes to businesses with employee issues. This makes him the perfect guy to share 5 specific tips he has identified to...
Piercing the Corporate Veil
The so-called corporate veil is the legal designation of a limited liability company (LLC). The LLC designation is what offers business owners protection from legal responsibility for the company. When...
The New Texas Abortion Law Should Scare Us All
I’m not here trying to get into the abortion debate. As a business lawyer, as you might imagine, I have clients on both the far-left and far-right of the political...
Banking, Cash and Cannabis
Cannabis remains federally illegal in the United States. This means it is illegal for banks to handle medical and recreational cannabis revenue. As with other aspects of the cannabis business,...
No, You Don’t Have a Right To Say Anything in a Review
I’m so sick and tired of dealing with people who wrap themselves in the American Flag, and then utter complete nonsense or worse, and really hurt small businesses with their...
Starting a Cannabis Business: License Types
With the recent legalization of recreational cannabis in many states, entrepreneurs may want to start thinking about what kind of cannabis business they want to form. One of the first...
Insurance: The Best Line of Defense For Your Business.
If you are conducting business, no matter what type of business you have or what you are doing, you owe it to yourself to make sure you are carrying the...
Beware of Intellectual Property Pirates!
Aye! They took ye ideas and stole them! Now what? Watch Attorney Larry Donahue lead business owners through the steps that will help them identify when someone has stolen their...
Tips for Starting a Cannabis Business.
Federal Prohibition Continues Despite cannabis being legal in 18 states, the federal government still maintains cannabis prohibition through the Controlled Substances Act. Cannabis prohibition creates numerous challenges for cannabis businesses...
What are the Visa/MasterCard Rules Regarding Credit Card Payments for CBD Products?
Ginger Hollowell, owner of Electronic Money Company has been providing merchant services for small business clients across the United States and Canada for over 2o years. L4SB recently checked in...