When setting up a business, it is critical to take a look at the different business forms and options available to business owners. Selecting the most suitable business structure for the needs and goals of the business owner and their business can help plan for the...
Virtually every business in Ohio or elsewhere accumulates information that it regards as its property. Over the last twenty years, such information has acquired the title “intellectual property.” Defined as a broad category for intangible assets owned and legally...
The impact of zoning laws on property or the purchase of properly can be significant. As a result, business owners and those considering the purchase of a property should understand what zoning laws are and what they can do about a zoning law that has become a burden....
Contracts are the foundation for many business relationships. Contracts are crucial for defining the rights and obligations of the parties to the contract, which is why businesses should understand the components of a contract and how they can respond if a dispute...
Small businesses are the backbone of Ohio and the rest of the country. Many of these businesses are family owned and have been this way for multiple generations. As with any business, planning for the future is important. A sustainable business succession plan is...
Most companies have a wide range of real estate needs. Even companies that operate almost exclusively on the internet, such as Amazon, for example, have distribution centers and warehouses throughout the country. The common refrain in the business world is that “brick...
Many businesses throughout Ohio work to continually grow profits and expand the company in a positive direction. However, there is one thing that can disrupt business more than anything else: litigation. When a company gets involved in business litigation, time,...
Complex business projects are multi-faceted. This is especially true when you are involved in a major project that includes many parties and requires business plans and data that prove it will be successful before a go-ahead is given. Additionally, when a project...
It takes more than a great idea to get a new business off the ground. There are many expenses that must be covered and contracts that must be signed. However, before an entrepreneur can even open the doors of their new enterprise, they must decide how their business...
Many businesses in Ohio are small when compared with the nation’s major corporations and thus have different sets of issues to deal with as they try to grow and maintain a profit. Business succession is one issue that is of special concern to family-held and other...