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Collaboration and partnership in business: 7 things to do to avoid a messy ending
Being in the online and small business world both as a lawyer and a small business owner, I often hear from business owners who wish to collaborate with someone else, but don’t necessarily want to merge their businesses. For example, they might want to hold a joint workshop or retreat, co-host a podcast, write a book together, create a product collaboratively, run an online course together or create a mastermind or masterclass in partnership.
Adding ecommerce to your website: 7 things you need to know
Thinking about adding an ecommerce store to your website or do you already sell products via an online store on your website?
These could be either physical products, where you post something out to a customer - often seen as the main type of ecommerce in online stores.
Work-from-Home Agreements for Your Employees
Working from home has become increasingly popular since the pandemic began with the versatility of being able to remotely have kept businesses afloat and employees in their jobs. In many ways, flexible working arrangements have been one of the great business lifeboats over the past 18 months.
But with this change comes risk. Because this way of working on a large scale is still new to us, there are many risks that people have yet to think of, especially when the arrangements are made in reaction to a snap government lockdown. A work-from-home agreement will help to cover the following risks.
The common mistakes business owners make when they hire contractors (and what to do instead!)
With different business models and structures comes different forms of hiring. Determining whether you should hire an employee or a contractor is an important step that can come with repercussions should you get it wrong.
If you are unsure whether the person you need is an employee or a contractor, we have covered this in detail in a previous article (Employee or contractor – what’s the difference? And why you could be fined if you don’t do it the right way.) but right now let’s look at contractors.
Keeping it confidential: When to use a non-disclosure agreement
Non-disclosure agreements (NDA’s) are much more common than you think and asking someone to sign one is often a completely appropriate request. While very common in the United States, they are also widely used in Australia to protect confidential information owned by a person or a business.
In this article, I break down what a non-disclosure agreement is and look at common examples of where it is used. I also let you know what a mutual non-disclosure agreement is.
Supporting Small Business: The Advent of the Business Shower
We look at what a business shower is, gift ideas you might consider and how you can support a friend who is diving into the world of business ownership.
How to run a profitable and successful resume writing business
As we move further into doing more online, the opportunities available to set yourself up from home with a remote business has never been more timely. A lot of women I come across in the online world consider starting a virtual assistant business, and then when they have been working for a while they consider niching. One popular area that I see people specialise in is resume writing.
Disclaimers for businesses with an online presence - what they are and why you need them
Do you have an affiliate relationship where you promote someone else’s products or services?
Does your website offer an eBook or some type of downloadable?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, it may come as a surprise to you that you should have disclaimers for these