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Negotiating, and Defenses to, Personal Guaranties
One of the dreaded documents any business owner faces in a deal is the "personal guaranty." After all, the business owner went through the steps to incorporate or organize their business just to avoid this personal liability, and now a lender, landlord, supplier or...
COBRA: Compliance with Employee Benefits Laws; Not the Snake in the Grass Kind
When business owners hear the term "COBRA," most (hopefully) skip past the images of fangs and hissing and think of employee health care benefits, which, come to think of it, have their own type of fangs and hissing. Larger employers usually lean on human resources...
Foreclosure: Debunking the Myths and Clarifying the Truths
At this time of year, many individuals are engrossed in three hotly debated topics. First, who is going to win the Super Bowl, the Green Bay Packers or the Pittsburgh Steelers; second, are the Cardinals going to sign Albert Pujols this off season; and third, what are...
The Great Recession, the Chink in China’s Armor, and American Ingenuity
I don't need to recite statistics regarding what some are calling the "Great Recession." It has touched every one of us, some harder than others, but it certainly has made for a lasting impression. The news just a few days ago, which resulted in a 250 point drop in...