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As a sizeable health care company, we have lots of contracts. Some are in paper; some are electronic. For compliance and business reasons the organizaion will s...

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We have found that messages are being sent from fake addresses using our domain, but are not sure what is happening or how to stop it.

Opening a Houston office and getting ready to make some initial hires.

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Thinking through choice of legal entity for a startup.

With so many lease agreements for different pieces of equipment, it does not make sense to track our "lease agreements," because that is too general. We wou...

how can I measure social media effectiveness?

We have a small consulting business. Our clients pay upfront for our services and we provide those services at the clients request sometimes in the same mon...

I hired a business broker to help me sell my small equipment manufacturing business, but looking for some independent verification on business valuation.

D&B reports show relative comparisons to the region and industry of the business but we would like a more general point of reference to use in evaluating potent...

I am doing a research paper on ExxonMobil and the methods their managers use for product costing. On ExxonMobil's SEC filings, they use Absorption costin...

A large shareholder would like to meet with management, but we are concerned about the disclosure requirements related to such a meeting.

I am part of a start up looking to raise some early money. Most of the investors we talk to want to give us a convertible note. We were expecting to defend ...

I need an easy way to use some Windows software in our Linux environment.

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In our finance office we talk about "structuring the deal" quite a bit. But we also talk about corporate structure. I am not entirely clear about the difference...

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I want to open a sqlite database (filetype is .db) in Microsoft SQL Server Management studio.

I am new to contract management. Most of our contracts have fixed terms. But I've just learned that contract "auto-renewed" without anyone on our team knowing a...

Launching a new website and looking at using Google Adsense for advertising. Company is based in Texas.

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Working on justifying some additional resources for the training group.

I received permission to use a registered trademark with modification to identify my service. Where and how do I need to acknowledge that I have permission fro...

We get I-9, W-2, and W-4 from new employees, but is there something similar we are supposed to be doing at state level?

One of our websites has been running on a server without a SSL certificate, we have installed the SSL certificate and are planning to 301 redirect the http to h...

I work for an established software company in operations, which means that I do not have any role in product management or developement. I want to pitch an soft...

Private company with some new investors looking for concise quarterly snapshot of business health.

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We send email messages to our customers regularly and need to determine which messages should get approval from legal before going out.

Looking for benchmarks on employer vs employee cost of health insurance as we assess our health benefits.

List of recommended books for career development

Need some help with the marketing plan for a new offering targeted at higher ed institutions.

The disadvantages seem obvious! but some employers continue to use this system. Why?

I am reviewing financial projects from a technology start up. They show the gross profit margin as high as 118%. In some years it is less than 100%. Is the...

I am looking into a job opportunity with a software company that describes themselves as a "startup studio". What do they mean?

Sorry for what is probably a very basic question. Part of my job is participating in a committee that approves projects and I am primarily focused on the human ...

We are a small software company that has recently starting getting traction in the enterprise market. Our price point is modest relative to other applications. ...

I've always considered LLC's to be for small personal businesses such as software consultancies, design agencies and so on. But there are large companies I'd ha...

We are considering a substantial enterprise application development effort. The application will be multi-tenant, global and highly configurable. Most of ou...

This is a 9-person group, diverse in gender, age, management level, and company experience. The off-site meeting is primarily for strategic planning.

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I have been running a small wholesale distribution business (drop ship) for the last 18 months or so. This is work I've been doing in my spare time on the s...

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We have an internal software development team. They develop new products, but they also maintain existing products. What costs get capitalized? Does all de...

I am involved in a startup that is discussing whether to form a C Corporation or an LLC. I have some experience with a capitalization table (cap table) but...

We typically use auto-renewing contracts for a long term supply agreements. However, we are looking at using evergreen contracts for a few contracts. I'd like t...

We want to make our contracts more useful to managers throughout the company. Full text search of contract files does not actually help them get what they n...

We are would like to buy our first small business. The seller said that he is "open to an earn out." The company is a subchapter C corporation, but this iss...

Working with a new startup management team. We are wondering what is the most common structure for a new entity.

I am tasked with formalizing our strategic planning process and my boss keeps referencing Hoshin Planning.

Working on an analysis of alternative marketing strategies for attracting customers to a retail website.

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We are in the process of standardizing our Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for vendors and partners. One of the areas where we have been inconsistent is the reques...

Specifically, what the accounting requirements for research and development (R&D tax credits) for software companies? Are there any reasons not to claim R&D...

I recently joined a healthcare company to set up and run its contract management function. While I have lots of contract management experience. The nuances...

Do companies reflect the market value of their assets on the balance sheet? If not, how are asset values shown on a company's balance sheet determined?

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We are currently using ECWID and are adding a new product to our online store. We are limited as to how we can customize our shipping tables and as a resu...

I want to get IBM C4040-129 certification. Please help where to find reliable resources for studying. Any help appreciated.

We are setting up a new start up company. The bylaws cover board of directors votes on corporate questions. Decisions include things like routine operationa...

Want to redirect traffic to a rebranded website at a new domain without rewinding SEO progress made on old site.

If you would be given an ample amount of money and you need to invest it wisely, what kind of business would you choose?

We have a few vendors and consultants how are sole proprietors or part of small firms, where one person is critical to the service they provide. In one case the...

Social media marketing is so new, there are no seasoned professionals. How can I tell if a consultant is any good before hiring him?

Specifically the trend in board structure of mid-cap private companies where the Sales and Ops Directors are also shareholders?

Our company does not have internal IT resources and we are looking to outsource some development work. We want to be sure that the work is completed with common...

We have contracts with regulated companies (health care). The contracts require us as a vendor to monitor and comply with laws that cover our work with our ...

The company frequently issue press releases related to product announcements, new customers, and events, but we don't have a method to track whether or not pres...

More particularly, when is IFRS used for accounting guidance and when is GAAP used? What are the regulatory implications?

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The founders of a startup business want to discuss the idea in more detail, so they need a business plan. Most business plans are too complex for this early...

Considering an across the board 10% price increase and need to assess what impact it will have on volumes.

I'm having a hard time getting people to "see" themselves as others see them. As an Human Resources generalist, I deal with many leadership, team building, comp...

We provide services to customers using a product sold by a company we are partnering with. We negotiated a contract where we provide those services at a red...

I currently have Windows 8 and I have gotten used to it. I have recently heard that Windows 10 is really good. Should I upgrade? I use my laptop for gaming ...

People with the job titles "investment banker" and "business broker" seem to serve the same function. Both help business owners sell their business. Both al...

One or our databases currently stores information related to documents that are stored in the filesystem but considering storing these documents in the database...

I'm evaluating the strength of the tenant in a building I want to buy.

Exploring opportunities to improve our quality control process and trying to understand the various standards that exist.

Working on valuing a business with big variations in working capital during the year, so how do I deal with the possibility that the transaction closes at a tim...

Clients have been asking about what corporate forms are common. It is more important to assess their tax and financial objectives, but I would be interested...

I recently left my job as a compliance officer at a financial services firm to join a compliance software company as a domain expert. The jump is larger than I ...

Several influential people in my company keep pushing us to buy other companies. They say that we should look a building solutions internally and partnershi...

I work for a small non-profit organization. The husband of one of our board members purchased a domain name for our organization (not at our request). Se...

I'm just wondering... Do you need a degree to work as a SEO specialist?

Reviewing the budget for employee incentives and rewards and trying to determine whether or not the spend is justified.

Our software development team complains a lot about the requirements we received from product management. In theory we use an agile development methodology but ...

We are opening a facility in California and understand that non-competes are effectively illegal there.

We sell SaaS software subscriptions to customers across the United States and do not charge sales tax. I recently heard that regulations have changed in New Yor...

We are in the process of improving our procurement department procedures. We want to validate the identity of each company we do business with.

Our company entered into a forbearance agreement with a lender and I am wondering how this will impact us.

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My boss asked me to come up with an independent estimate of the timeline for a large project that involves several departments and outside contractors.

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The company is starting a newsletter mailing and I am working on the budget.