Working with a business partner is an attractive and yet somewhat complex proposition. You need to find someone who can add to the skills you have and make the company more successful. You also need someone who can get along with you and work with you as an equal....
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Business Disputes
What to do when a business rivalry turns ugly
A friendly rivalry with another store or company can actually be good for business -- just ask Coke and Pepsi. However, rivalries can sometimes turn very ugly very fast. When another business uses deceptive or otherwise wrongful practices to deliberately damage your...
Are you having an employment contract dispute?
When you hire a new employee, you present them with a contract for their review. If they’re okay with the terms and conditions of employment, they’ll sign the contract thus allowing you to move forward with the onboarding process. While all of that sounds easy enough,...
Defrauded? Fight back and protect your business
You are an upstanding business owner. You do all you can to pay taxes on time, to make good on your deals with other businesses and to uphold your contracts. You never expected that you’d be a victim in a fraud case, but that’s what happened. A company sent you a bill...
Amazon seeks injunction to halt work on DOD JEDI project
Texas residents who follow the technology sector might know that a fierce legal battle is waging over the Department of Defense's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure project. The DOD awarded the coveted $10 billion project to Microsoft Corporation in October 2019,...
Enforcing non-compete agreements in Texas
Your career path in Houston may allow you to climb the corporate ladder within a single organization. Then again, you may be forced to leave your current company if you want to seek a promotion. Doing so can be difficult, however, if your current employer says that...
Defining unfair competition in Texas
It may seem odd to some to try an legislate against unfair competition between business in Houston. As you know, there is already a natural competition between your company and your competitors, as you both are going for the same consumers. Refusing to compete may put...
Creating a workplace that values communication
Maintaining an organization that is successful and is able to effectively advertise its brand in ways that allow it to build relationships with both investors and consumers, is a big part of operations for many Texas companies. Achieving goals of that nature require...
Exploring intellectual property theft
No business exists in a vacuum; there are always going to be competitors in your space. What sets you apart from your competitors in Houston are those elements that are unique to the service or products that you offer. Given the advantage they offer, it is reasonable...
Did my business partner break our contract?
If you have to ask a question regarding whether parties to a contract breached the terms in some way, then it is likely that they did. Most of the time, investigations show some type of breach.There are many ways in which someone could violate a contract that you have...
