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Recent Legal Issues Articles

Traffic Code, Dealing with Government Regulations Article

FTC telemarketing regulations apply to certain business-to-business calls too.  Read more

Let Your PC Draw Up the Contract

Software can help you shave your legal costs.  Read more

Where Are They Now?

What happens to a company after reaching number one on the Inc. 500? Find out the current status of the past 14 top-spot holders.  Read more

You Don't Know Me...

The story of one owner who, shunned by Wall Street, took his company public by himself.  Read more

Follow the Money

An associate professor at NYU explains what the associated costs were for one small business to go public.  Read more

A Business Owner's Guide to Preventive Law

A look at some ongoing steps you need to take to trim your legal bills.  Read more

My Life Without Lawyers

A small-business owner explains why she wants to throw away patents, trademarks, and lawyers.  Read more

When Mom Pop Go Public

Despite the extra effort, many companies are raising capital by selling their own stock.  Read more

Sweatshops, Free Trade Force Owner to Call It Quits

The story of how a manufacturing company failed under pressures from GATT, NAFTA, and sweatshops.  Read more

Business, Bureaucrats Reinvent Local Gov't

A look at how an assemblage of local business leaders are teaming up with local government to effect a change.  Read more

Online with Uncle Sam

Here are some Federal Web sites that can help you find important on-line information.  Read more

Slow Fingers Stall FDA Approvals

While the FDA has learned how to quickly get its approvals in the Federal Register, it still faces other slow downs.  Read more

I Feel Your Payroll

Various politicians grade Bill Clinton on his legislative achievements in the small-business area.  Read more

Ergonomics: Reducing Workplace Injuries

How to recognize and correct some of the causes of repetitive-stress injuries.  Read more

Revenge of the Junk-Mailed

The story of what happened to a "junk E-mailer" after it targeted the online service provider, America Online.  Read more

Workplace Safety: Preventing On-the-Job Violence

Several experts offer tips on developing a workplace-violence prevention program.  Read more

Workers' Compensation: Safety Programs Pay Off

A safety expert explains how his company reduced workers' compensation claims by 65%.  Read more

Regulation: Telemarketing Dos and Don'ts

A warning to those affected by the new Telemarketing Sales Rule, and how to receive guides to this new rule.  Read more

Going Public: 504 Offering Opens the Door

A publisher explains his use of Rule 504 to help him with a small stock offering, and how to get more information.  Read more

Equity: 504 -- Whom Is It For?

A securities lawyer explains how a 504 stock offering can be an effective way to raise capital.  Read more

Now for the Good News

Inc.'s finance editor explains why CEOs should take advantage of current 401(K) programs.  Read more

Diversity: Gays in the Workplace

Two books are reviewed that examine the issues surrounding homophobia in the workplace.  Read more

Strength in Numbers

A profile of the 1995 Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year and the runners-up.  Read more

Disabled Workers: The Unexpected Advantage

One company's story of the positive results they've enjoyed because they hired disabled persons, and how to do the same.  Read more

A Missed Opportunity

An Inc. editor offers his comments on what was wrong with the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business.  Read more