Advertising Age’s newly issued “Fact Pact” has been reviewed in the blog Food Politics, and the “marketing morsels” contained in that blog entry are forwarded below. These factoids from Ad Age reveal that the internet has now become a…
Google’s Schmidt Provides 2014 Predictions
In a rare video interview with Bloomberg, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt provides his insights regarding trends in 2014. Here’s the link: Ask a Billionaire: Eric Schmidt’s 2014 Predictions: Video
Why Can’t We Do Business by Handshake?, You Ask
After a set of transaction documents evidencing a planned long-term business economic relationship has been negotiated, reviewed, re-reviewed, and signed, parties often will say, “why can’t we simply have done this by handshake, because if something goes wrong, we won’t…
Raising Money
When the JOBS Act was enacted in spring 2012 and directed the SEC to develop within a short time frame the securities rules to lift the general solicitation ban and enable companies to generally advertise for funding, and to enable…
Interns Are Not Employees
A big hole exists in employment law–in nearly every state, unpaid interns are not considered “employees” and are not protected under laws governed to protect employees in the workplace–most notably, sexual harassment protection. One of the most recent examples was…
SEC Removes Ban on General Solicitation; What’s Next?
The S.E.C. has finally lifted the ban on General Solicitation for private raising of funds, which presumably will assist entrepreneurs find investors for startup or expansion funding. The new regulation will not go into effect until 60 days after it…
