Finding a Thief in your MidstYou open up a business and hire people to help you. You do background checks and believe that you are hiring people who genuinely care as much about your company as you do. Unfortunately occasionally the worst happens and you discover that you have an imposter in your company. It may be a person who […]
How To Do Due DiligenceDue diligence is a way for investors, partners, or entrepreneurs to make sure that everything that deals with a company is in order. It is a way to ensure that the company is making the profits that it says it is making and that everything that the management says is occurring actually is occurring. Some […]
Understanding Due DiligenceThe term due diligence may mean many things, as it is a term that has been thrown around a number of different industries. For the most part, however, due diligence is all about making sure that all of the information about a company is up to date and is available to look at. In many […]
Articles of IncorporationIf you have made the decision to switch your company to a corporation, you will need to file Articles of Incorporation with the state agency where you are planning to headquarter your corporation, or in lieu of a state agency, whatever regulatory agency in your area that looks after corporations. Your articles of incorporation are […]
Corporate BylawsA corporate bylaw is basically a rule that helps to govern a corporation. Just like municipal bylaws that help govern a city, a corporate bylaw can not contradict local, state or federal laws in any way or they are invalid. Every corporation has their own set of bylaws in which to operate by. In most […]
Corporate MinutesWhile keeping accurate and formal minutes may not seem like that big of a deal, if your corporation should ever run into trouble, your minutes can constitute important evidence of what went on during shareholder meetings and meetings of the board of directors that can often clear important people of wrongdoing. Minutes are considered to […]
Employee AgreementThe world of corporate America is quite familiar with the employee agreement, also known as an employee contract. They are used from every level of employment, from the mail room to the board of directors. They are often governed by the corporate constitution or corporate bylaws, or sometimes both. Many people don’t realize that they […]
Service ContractJust like the name suggests, a service contract is an agreement between one company and another or between one company and a freelance individual to perform a particular task or job over a set period of time for a set amount of money. A service contract can be just as simple as that, or, if […]