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How to Protect Your Trade Secrets
Advice for the small-business owner on protecting trademarks, writing nondisclosure agreements, and other tools for protecting intellectual property. Read more
Law Bars Employers From Genetic Discrimination
A recently finalized law will make it illegal for employers to take their employees' genetic information into account in hiring and firing decisions. Read more
Update: AstroTurf's PR Nightmare
How the company that bought the AstroTurf name dealt with allegations that older fields contained worrisome levels of lead. Read more
A Besieged Brewery Fights Back
Rock Art Brewery is embroiled in a trademark war with the beverage giant Hansen over the name of the brewery's Vermonster beer. Read more
Farmers' Goods Called Risky Foods
Research claims that produce are more likely to transmit food-born illnesses, bad news for food entrepreneurs. Read more
How Business Travelers Can Avoid Swine Flu
Experts say businesses and their employees must take precautions against the seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus on the road. Read more
Preventing Workplace Violence
In the wake of the Yale lab murder, experts in workplace violence identify steps that managers can take to prevent other tragedies from occurring. Read more
The Best Ergonomic Keyboards
Three ergonomic keyboards to soothe aching wrists Read more
Do You Take This Co-worker to be Your Lawfully Consensual Partner?
The rise of attempted wrongful termination suits leads employers to issue love contracts. Read more
Taxi Cab Confessions? Extortion Scheme Alleged
Las Vegas strip clubs were allegedly forced to pay kickbacks to cabbies for customers. Read more
Supreme Court Reexamines Patent Laws
A reversal of the earlier decision that business methods are not patentable could likely change the face of business. Read more
Justice Department Gets Tough on Monopolies
New administration overturns relaxed Bush-era policy. Read more
Renegotiate That Contract
Business owners toss previously-negotiated agreements out the window to bargain for reduced prices. Read more
Paying Too Much in Credit Card Processing Fees?
New website aims to help business owners compare merchant processing services. Read more
Time to Renegotiate Vendor Contracts?
With the economy in major slowdown mode, now may be a good time to try renegotiating some of those one-sided vendor contracts you entered into in better time... Read more
Skyrocketing Job Bias Claims
Discrimination filings have hit at an all-time high. Read more
Ledbetter Law Will Increase Suits
Bill extends the period for workers to sue former employers for pay discrimination. Read more
How to Incorporate
If you are starting a business, or you already run one but haven't thought strategically about its legal structure--S Corp, C Corp, or LLC--you need to take ... Read more
Drives: It's Diesel. It's an SUV. And It's Clean
Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTec Read more
The Rebranding Game
If at first you pick the wrong name, you can always try, try again. Read more
What Kind of Business Are You Running?
As a budding entrepreneur, one of the first decisions you'll make is choosing your company's legal structure. And three letters like 'Inc.' can mean much mor... Read more
Mark Cuban Charged With Insider Trading
The SEC says the Dallas Mavericks owner dodged $750,000 in losses by selling off shares in Mamma.com ahead of a discount stock offering. Read more
A Cold Call, a Blog, and a $20 Million Lawsuit
A North Carolina entrepreneur blogs a warning to her industry -- and gets sued for her troubles. Read more
A Start-up Plans to Make Mines Safer
Can this workplace-safety company raise $1 million in seed capital? Read more
Business Owners Feeling Ignored
Federal officials seem more concerned with saving Wall Street than helping small businesses, owners say. Read more
Feds Short on Contract Target
Only three federal agencies met all their small-business contracting goals last year, the SBA reports. Read more
More Lawsuits Expected
Business owners fear the uncertain climate will spur legal and regulatory disputes. Read more
Small-Business Watchdog Resigns
After seven years of fighting federal rules, Thomas Sullivan steps down as chief council of the SBA's advocacy office. Read more
Hazardous Waste Rules Eased
The move aims at encouraging small businesses to recycle industrial by-products. Read more
House Okays R&D Tax Credit
The $60 billion package curbs oil industry tax breaks, a move the White House has threatened to veto. Read more
Execs Struggling with Data
Many businesses risk penalties for losing track of electronically stored documents, Deloitte reports. Read more
Workers Question Diversity Efforts
Many employees still complain of age, gender and race discrimination on the job, a survey finds. Read more
Businesses Falling Short of Privacy Laws
Shredding consumer data isn't enough under tougher federal and state requirements, experts say. Read more
