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Soon after you have the brilliant brainstorm for your business, you realize you need to name it. No matter how you arrive at your company's name, chances are you put a good deal of time and money (think letterhead, packaging, etc.) into it quickly thereafter. So why not protect it from being used or stolen by someone else?

We've been making a lot of changes here at the Davis Law Office website, so please take some time to look around and let us know what you think. However, we've saved the biggest announcement for our latest blog entry....

We’ve all been there, pulling up our internet browser just to quickly check something, and then realizing an hour or two later that we’re STILL online, mindlessly following one or another slightly interesting item to a new site, then another and another.

Knowing you are not alone in this online trap may provide some comfort, but if you are a business owner you may be kept up at night worrying that your employees are spending all their time in rabbit holes and no time actually working. I’m here to tell you that this is more than likely not something to worry about. However, there are a few things that SHOULD raise your concern when it comes to employee Internet usage…these include:

Davis Law Office is honored to be named among some amazing entrepreneurs in Go Magazine's "Workin' It - 45 Hot Entrepreneurs" feature in the November issue of GO Magazine!

The basic law of contracts is quite simple...one party makes an offer to another, the second party accepts, and something of worth must be exchanged on each side. Sounds simple, right? Well, not always....Below are some of the most common contract nightmares.

If you're thinking of starting a business or have already taken the leap, chances are you've heard from someone about how you have to set yourself up as a ______________. The ______ will differ depending on who you talk to, and what they believe to be the most important reason to have an entity for your business. So who's right? As with anything, the answer depends on the particular situation. However, there are some helpful things to know about each of the more common entities.

What does it take to start a business? Folks who have been there know, it often doesn't take much, but starting things out the right way can make all the difference between success and failure. So, what does it take to start a business? What follows is very likely not an exhaustive list, but will hopefully prove helpful to anyone thinking of doing something new.

You should not start a business without consulting with professionals, and that includes a lawyer. I've seen too many folks try to DIY the start-up, and though they save money on the front end, they end up spending at least 10 times more on the back end to fix issues that could have been completely prevented. But professionals (especially lawyers) are expensive. So what to do? I've got an idea...

There are an estimated 11 million blogs - or web logs - drawing visitors on the internet every day, and at least two new blogs are created every single second. More and more of these blogs belong to businesses eager to reach an increasingly tech-savvy consumer audience. But at what risk is this audience reached?

One of the first things new business owners do is decide what to name their new enterprise. Since there are a LOT of companies in the world, it’s likely that any name an owner chooses will be in use somewhere. That’s when things really get interesting.