The Antidote to Growing Pains
Your business is growing – you’ve got the right people and sales are up. It should feel good but instead, it feels like nothing is working right. You’re keeping up with what’s essential - getting the work done, managing your employees, and even business development...
Defending Your Company’s Trade Secrets
As if losing employees wasn’t distressing enough, a former Google executive’s recent criminal indictment for trade secret misappropriation has served as a reminder as to how messy things can get if proper precautions are not taken. Often times, a business’s success is...
9 FAQs About Washington’s New Non-Compete Restrictions
We previously posted an article about the new non-compete legislation in Washington that was expected to be signed into law. Since that original article was posted, the bill was in fact signed and Washington employers should begin preparing for the new rules to take...
Using KPIs to Move the Needle
A number of years ago, I asked my husband, a finance guy, to review the company’s budget for the coming year. He looked at our projected top line revenue (which was projected to be a significant increase over the prior year) and asked, “Where’s the additional revenue...
Basics of a Labor and Industries Audit
The term audit typically carries a heavy, negative connotation. And it makes sense — especially for business owners. Being subject to an audit means taking your time and attention away from your daily operations and the things that matter most to you. However it is...
Negotiating Operating Expenses in Commercial Leases
For many companies, a commercial lease is one of the most critical and high-value contracts into which they’ll ever enter. While the average commercial lease term is between 3 to 5 years, these leases can run up to 10 years, plus extension periods. Unlike most other...
Don’t Make These Costly Mistakes as an Employer
As a business owner, one of the most complicated challenges you’ll face is successfully managing and leading employees. And it’s rarely the “legal” side of being an employer that poses a challenge, but the issues surrounding employee happiness and productivity. These...
September FOCUS Event: Key Performance Indicators For Your Business
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are the metrics that provide visibility on progress toward your business's goals. Getting the right KPIs in place can help accelerate growth by shifting focus toward what's truly important — enabling you to make informed and impactful...
New Workplace Laws for Businesses With Oregon Employees
On June 11, 2019, the Workplace Fairness Act was signed into law in Oregon, limiting employers’ use of confidentiality/nondisclosure/non-disparagement agreements with employees that relate to harassment (including sexual harassment), discrimination and/or sexual...
Why Your Business Needs a Legal Generalist Not A “Specialist”
In a wicked world, relying upon experience from a single domain is not only limiting, it can be disastrous.David Epstein, Author of Range: Why Generalist Triumph in a Specialized World You probably see a doctor a few times a year — both for preventive medicine or when...