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Category Archives: Legal Information
What you don’t know about partnerships can hurt you – Part III
Previously I covered the ease with which you can find yourself in a partnership and how partners can bind co-partners without their knowledge or approval. Today I will highlight a partner’s liability obligations which I hope will underline the importance … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Information, Partnership
Tagged new business, partnership, small business, start-ups
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What you don’t know about partnerships just might hurt you – Part II
Last week I wrote about how easy it was to fall into a partnership, whether or not that was your intention. While forming a partnership is almost too easy, being a partner brings with it certain obligations of which you … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Information, New Business, Partnership, Partnerships
Tagged contract law, new business, partnership, small business
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What you don’t know about partnerships just might hurt you – I
The next series of posts will concern partnerships, how they are formed, what their implications are, and how you can protect your rights in a partnership. The first thing you need to know is that there are no formal requirements … Continue reading
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To Incorporate or not to Incorporate
One of the foremost questions from most new business owners is “Should I incorporate the company?” Like most answers to legal questions, I’d say “It depends.” Not incorporating does have some advantages. The most obvious is the simplicity of such … Continue reading
Posted in New Business
Tagged incorporation, new business, small business, start-ups
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Valuing you Start-Up Company
When seeking investors, how do you put a value to your start-up company? In honour of the new episode of Dragon’s Den last night, Chad Tennant over at the Penny Wise Loonie Foolish blog has posted a quick and dirty … Continue reading
Equity as Incentive – Part I – Share Grants
Your company is only as good as your key employees. Hiring good talent and keeping this talent motivated is essential for the success of your company. While the ideal employee would have an intrinsic desire to perform her best without … Continue reading
Canada poised to be cloud-leader
When choosing a cloud-service provider, one of the concerns is privacy of the data stored. Depending on where the servers are located, privacy laws in that jurisdiction may not provide you with the level of security or privacy that you … Continue reading
Before you hyperlink that…
On December 7th, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada heard Crookes v. Newton, a case dealing with hyperlinks. Simply put, the issue in question is whether you can be charged with libel for hyperlinking to a webpage containing a defamatory … Continue reading
Does my website need a privacy policy?
If you own a business or run a company, it is very likely that you have a website that serves as its online presence – either for marketing or to sell your services or products. The one question I am … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Legal Information, Privacy
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