Key Takeaways There are generally two ways to buy a business: an asset purchase, where you buy specific assets and leave the rest behind, or an equity purchase, where you buy ownership of the company, including the debts and liabilities that remain with it. In an asset purchase, the buyer chooses which assets to take,...
Key Takeaways 43% of small businesses have been threatened with, or engaged in, litigation, according to a U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform study cited by The Hartford. Small businesses earning $10 million or less in annual revenue account for just 20% of commercial revenues, but they bear 48% of commercial tort costs, per Institute...
Key Takeaways Florida generally requires an LLC to disclose several addresses on Sunbiz, but not every field requires a home address. A registered agent must have a physical Florida street address. A commercial registered agent service can keep a home address out of this field. The principal office address must be a real business location....
Key Takeaways A Michigan jury awarded cannabis grower Hello Farms $31.8 million for breach of contract. The Sixth Circuit reversed it in September 2026. The contract was voided because performing it required violating the federal Controlled Substances Act, not because the parties failed to form an agreement. Marijuana’s 2026 move to Schedule III did not...
Picture this: it’s a Tuesday morning, someone opens what looks like an invoice email from a regular vendor, and by lunchtime the business’s bank account is $40,000 lighter. No dramatic hacker-in-a-hoodie moment. No warning siren. Just one click. That’s the uncomfortable truth about small business cybercrime: it rarely looks like the movies. It looks ordinary,...
Key Points: The projected 2027 Social Security COLA is currently approximately 3.5% to 3.6%, but the official adjustment has not yet been announced. The COLA affects Social Security benefits; it does not require private employers to increase wages by the same percentage. The Social Security taxable wage base—not the COLA—may directly affect employer payroll-tax costs....
Reddit communities like r/Entrepreneur can be a useful place for business owners to hear real questions, market frustrations, startup lessons, and candid feedback from other founders. For someone starting or growing a business, that kind of unfiltered discussion can be valuable. But Reddit is not a legal plan, a contract review, a tax strategy, or...
At a Glance It’s unlikely that Callaway intentionally crashed its stock to benefit from its $200 million share buyback. The theory could amount to market manipulation and insider trading, not a legitimate buyback strategy. The math doesn’t work: potential buyback savings were far smaller than the value lost from the controversy. Callaway acknowledged the real...
Finding the right lawyer in Orlando can feel difficult when you are already dealing with a business issue, dispute, contract concern, real estate matter, or any other legal problem. While it might be tempting to hire the first lawyer who appears online, this is usually a big mistake. Before signing any engagement agreement, it’s important...
Florida business owners sometimes use LLCs to separate business operations, high-risk assets, real estate, vehicles, equipment, intellectual property, or different business lines. These arrangements are often called holding structures or asset-holding structures. The basic idea is simple: one company may run the business, while another company owns certain assets. In some situations, multiple LLCs may...
Business vehicles can create major liability exposure for businesses in Florida. A single serious accident involving an employee, company car, truck, van, trailer, or commercial vehicle can affect the operating business, the vehicle owner, insurance coverage, and sometimes related entities. For many business owners, the question is not as simple as, “Do we have auto...
Affiliate marketing and influencer marketing often overlap, but the agreements behind them are not the same. A Florida business may use affiliates to drive trackable sales or leads, while influencers are often hired to create content, promote a brand, or reach a specific audience. The difference matters because payment terms, disclosure requirements, content ownership, brand...
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