Business Law

Getting your business off the ground and growing involves more than simply coming up with an idea for a product or service and putting it to market. In drafting your organization documents, creating contracts and the other steps you will take in setting up the legal...

Business partners may protect their ownership interests with contracts that include terms for an amicable exit. As reported by The CPA Journal, a buy-sell agreement preserves your rights as a business owner if an unexpected event causes a member of a partnership to...

As a business owner, the last thing you want to do is burn your bridges. No successful business gets built on its own by the business owner alone. Every thriving and flourishing business has a network of employees, managers, customers and business contacts behind it....

You may be looking forward to the lucrative aspects of merging your business with another company, such as the capital, equipment and inventory you will have access to. However, combining two companies also means that you will join together two different workforces....

Partnerships are some of the most common business structures in Georgia. They're appealing in part because they're less complex than a corporation. However, one downside to this arrangement is evident when considering what happens when a partner abandons the business....

When people in Georgia imagine contracts, they often think of formal documents. However, that's not the only type of contract. Some of them, known as oral contracts, are spoken agreements. While oral contracts can be legally valid, it might be tough to prove that you...

If you own a business in Georgia, you likely deal with contracts regularly. When all parties involved in a contract follow their duties, everything usually goes smoothly. Unfortunately, there are times when a breach of contract occurs. Here's a closer look at four...

When you're setting up a business in Georgia, you need to think about what type of structure is best. A sole proprietorship is the most common type of business structure but also the riskiest for your personal property and assets. Limited liability company With an...

You own a successful business, which continues to grow. You have a solid employee base as well as hundreds of satisfied customers. However, you know growth opportunities exist, and that is why you and your leadership team ponder a merger or acquisition with another...

If two parties are involved in a contract and one party doesn't hold up their end of the agreement, the other might be able to sue for a breach of contract. A successful lawsuit could result in the offending party paying out damages or holding up their end of the...