Who gets your social media contacts when you die? I ask the question partially in jest, but a very close variation to that query has become an important issue in law: Who gets the professional social media contacts when one of your employees leaves? The specific issue here deals with LinkedIn accounts. See if any […]
Many of you submit questions through my website. I do my best to respond in a timely manner with information to help you succeed in your business. Recently, I’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding employees who leave to become a competitor so I thought I’d take this opportunity to discuss ways to protect […]
Many small businesses are unwilling to share confidential information about their business operations with employees for fear they will use what they learn to go to work for a competitor or start their own business. It is a legitimate concern as unfortunately I’ve seen it happen in my own family business. A long time employee […]
One of the television programs I appear on regularly often asks viewers to submit questions. Eric from Wisconsin had successfully grown his marketing business over several years and had reached the pivotal moment where he felt he needed an employee to help him manage his current workload so he could add more clients. Eric’s fear […]