Motorcycle riding experts in North Carolina generally agree that one of the best things that any rider can do to improve their chances of surviving a crash is to wear the right gear; all the right gear. Of course, the definition of what the right gear is seems to vary...
Month: July 2015
What does it take to make a graceful exit from a business?
We have talked a lot in this blog about the importance of proper planning to get a business off the ground successfully. But if the plan you have only takes you as far as getting the door to your North Carolina business open and growing, some might argue that you...
Justice is demanded, no matter what form sexual assault takes
The evil of sexual assault comes in many incarnations. It is not unusual to see news stories about vulnerable adults in care facilities being accosted by someone who is supposed to be a caregiver. The issue of date rape is one that only seems to keep growing in...
Even in the Wild West e-commerce realm there are laws
Getting the right structure for your North Carolina business is something anyone starting a new enterprise needs to pay attention to. There are a lot of different types of ownership, as we noted in a post last week. You can go the relatively easy route of launching a...
When is the self-driving car actually going to arrive?
The question in the headline of this post is one that researchers all over the country, including here in North Carolina, are trying to answer. The response you get depends a lot on the person you happen to be asking.Hardcore advocates of self-driving or autonomous...
How do I decide what ownership type is right for my business?
Back in the last century, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland were a Hollywood power couple. They appeared in a whole string of films, many of them musicals anchored by the idea that kids could put on a boffo show in a relative's barn.Getting an enterprise off the ground...
Charges expected after deadly Sanford accident
UPDATE: The accused has been reported to have committed suicide as the police arrived at his residence. Original Story: The bright smile of a 20-year-old woman is gone. The circumstances of her death are such that it prompts this post. According to the North Carolina...
Data breach concerns should extend to vendors and suppliers
For all the effort we supposedly put into computer security it is apparent that there are cracks in the cyber wall. This is something we have highlighted previously in efforts to keep North Carolina businesses on their game regarding protecting themselves against...
Safety advocates predict more deadly bike-truck clashes ahead
The day of the drone-delivered product from Amazon appears to be somewhere over the horizon, if not the rainbow. That doesn't mean that the flow of packages to consumer doorsteps is likely to decline. E-commerce continues to be a growing segment of the economy. As a...
What does it take to protect trade secrets in North Carolina?
Nearly any company that has managed to stay ahead of competitors has some sort of trade secret. Col. Sanders has his 11 herbs and spices (exact nature and combination unknown). McDonald's Big Mac has its special sauce which, according to topsecretrecipes.com, is not...