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When Customers Refuse to Pay

Plan ahead to maximize your position against nonpaying clients. When a customer fails to pay, you face one of the most difficult situations for a small business owner. The lack of payment could be because of cash shortfalls or other issues, but the fact remains that you are out a substantial amount of money and time. What can you do? Plan Ahead Before you do any work, there are many…

Accommodating Disabilities in the Workplace

What you need to know about the Americans with Disabilities Act. Small businesses may or may not be subject to Family and Medical Leave Act requirements to provide leave for serious health conditions. However, all but the very smallest of employers must comply with the reasonable-accommodations provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act—and that often includes allowing employees time off on a long-term, short-term or intermittent basis. Recent amendments to…

Attorney-Assisted Growth

When business owners think about lawyers, they probably think more about legal bills than how a lawyer can help increase profits. But the reality is a good lawyer can help a business’s bottom line in various ways. Register Your Intellectual Property An intellectual property attorney can help a business register its intellectual property (usually in the form of copyrights, patents and trademarks) with the proper government agencies, which puts the…

Small Business and the Marketplace Fairness Act

Would the bill create a level playing field? Or a logistical headache? For retailers, there is no piece of legislation being watched more closely than the Marketplace Fairness Act—what some are calling the “Internet sales tax.” The U.S. Senate approved the act earlier this year, and the House is still considering it. To learn more about the bill and its potential impact on small businesses, Thinking Bigger Business contacted Scott Voss, a…

Supreme Court Rules on Workplace Complaints

Two overlooked cases give employers more options. Although it was no doubt the most dramatic, the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 decision regarding same-sex marriage was not the only one that’s expected to have far-reaching effects on employee relations. Two largely overlooked opinions—issued by the court a week before the Defense of Marriage Act decision—provide more certainty and better options to employers who are faced with a workplace complaint. Case…
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