Creating a Solid Shareholder Agreement

Business partnerships can generate billions of dollars. Just consider the stories of the four Warner brothers who launched entertainment company Warner Bros. Or Bill Hewlett and David Packard, who started computer giant Hewlett Packard. Generally half of all...

7 Ways to Gain Competitive Advantage During Contract Negotiations

  You’ve already spent plenty of time searching for and vetting before you reach the contract negotiation stage. The negotiations might be either a business you’re planning to acquire, a vendor, a potential partner, a key employee, or a buyer to whom you want to...

10 Must Haves in an LLC Operating Agreement

Every LLC should have an operating agreement, but because there’s typically no filing requirement for this document, many companies use a cookie cutter contract and just fill in the blanks. That’s one of the riskiest things you could do, especially if your LLC has...