Small Business
On Thursday, July 28, from 8 AM until about 11 AM, I’ll be part of a panel discussing early stage business growth & how expanding businesses can properly build-out their infrastructure, train their staff and market their services. This is a free seminar & sponsored by the Small Business Advocacy Council in Chicago. Here's the [...]
Excerpts from the following article are also available on Slate.com's BizBox small business blog. It appears that our mid-term election results will probably have little impact for small-to-medium sized businesses in the immediate future (the remainder of 2010 into the first quarter of 2011). More specifically, there doesn't appear to be any clear message sent [...]
The below article, written by me, will soon be published, in two parts, on a few different online law and business websites. Once published, I’ll provide direct links to those articles. However, the entire article is presented below. A PRACTITIONER’S PERSPECTIVE: RESPONDING TO REGULATORY AGENCY COMPLAINTS For business owners, one of the most troubling aspects [...]
Due to having 4 federal cases, 2 state cases & 3 union negotiations & related labor-management matters ongoing at the same time & most nearing some form of resolution, my posting this Spring & Summer has been sporadic. On the other hand, union activity seems to be increasing among small businesses in the private sector. [...]
I’m excited to announce that on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM, I’ll be presenting the “Employment Law and HR Primer for Small Businesses” co-sponsored by the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce, www.northbrookchamber.org, and SCORE, www.scorechicago.org. The seminar will be held at the Northbrook Chamber, 2002 Walters Ave., Northbrook. It costs $15 [...]
