What Is a Personal Guarantee?
Applying for a business loan is a fairly standard routine for most corporate business owners both large and small. Whether the funds are...
14 June, 2018
Forced Transfer Provisions Safeguard a Company Against the Unexpected
Imagine for a moment that you are in business with three other individual shareholders. The four of you may be friends and started the business...
29 May, 2018
Timing and the Combined Effect of Share Issuances on Company Equity
As a business owner, the importance or working with a share cap table to record and plan a company’s existing and anticipated share...
12 May, 2018
Everything Is Good Until It’s Not. This Is Why You Need a Shareholders’ Agreement.
Deciding to go into business with a partner or multiple partners doesn’t require formal documentation; it simply requires a business idea and a...
27 April, 2018
Employee Stock Plan and Its Impact on Subsequent Share Issuances
As a business owner planning and working with share capital, it’s important to know your way around a share capital table (cap table)....
13 April, 2018
The Risks of Drafting Legal Documents Without a Lawyer
When it comes to business contracts, agreements and/or policies, they may all appear to be redundantly similar — at least to the untrained...
23 March, 2018
Marijuana at Work: What Employers Need to Know
With the anticipation of the Cannabis Act (Act) becoming law this summer, the production, sale, possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes may become...
27 February, 2018
Should Your Business Pay for Services in Shares Instead of Cash?
Starting a business is no small feat. It requires an enterprising idea, hard work, and strategic know-how to turn a start-up into a...
15 February, 2018
Can Trump Really Sue the New York Times?
Hearing Donald Trump threaten to sue a news organization for writing a critical article on him isn’t anything new. Yesterday, however, Trump’s lawyer...
12 February, 2018
Employment Agreements Protect Against Liability and Greater Expense
A common misconception amongst business owners is that employment agreements with employees aren’t necessary because all legal rights are set out in the Employment...
26 January, 2018