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What to Think About When Incorporating Your Business | neilsbizlawblog
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Business and Real Estate Counsel. April 13, 2015. April 13, 2015. Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA. What to Think About When Incorporating Your Business. Many individuals and companies believe that corporations are more stable business partners and prefer to do business with an incorporated company. Something as little as adding the letters “Inc.” or “LLC” to your business name adds instant legitimacy and authority. If you are hiring employees or independent contractors, it is much better to have agreements thr...
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What to look out for in a Commercial Property Purchase Agreement | neilsbizlawblog
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Business and Real Estate Counsel. March 9, 2015. Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA. What to look out for in a Commercial Property Purchase Agreement. Do not fall for the trick of a standard contract where there are blanks to be filled in. In real estate, every word of your agreement is negotiable. You can ask your lawyer to go through the agreement to make sure there are no traps or loopholes. Insist on a contingency clause which lets you cancel the purchase under certain conditions. For example, if you are ...
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Social Media: What Can Your Employees Say, or Not Say, About Your Business? | neilsbizlawblog
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Business and Real Estate Counsel. November 16, 2015. November 16, 2015. Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA. Social Media: What Can Your Employees Say, or Not Say, About Your Business? Social Media. Just a few years ago this term didn’t even exist, but in the last ten years Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, Tumblr, etc., have exploded in popularity. People are talking about and photographing what they’re doing, what they’re eating, what they’re kids are doing, what they’re cats are doing. Section 7 of the Natio...
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California’s Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program Delayed for Buildings under 10,000 Square Feet until July 1, 2016. | neilsbizlawblog
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Business and Real Estate Counsel. February 27, 2015. February 17, 2015. Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA. California’s Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program Delayed for Buildings under 10,000 Square Feet until July 1, 2016. This is important for real estate owners and entrepreneurs in California because the State passed Assembly Bill 1103 [i]. How do you know if you are required to comply with AB 1103? If you answer yes to the following two questions, you are required to comply:. Http:/ www....
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CA’s Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program Delayed | neilsbizlawblog
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Business and Real Estate Counsel. February 24, 2015. February 24, 2015. Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA. CA’s Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program Delayed. This is important for real estate owners and entrepreneurs in California because the State passed Assembly Bill 1103 [i]. How do you know if you are required to comply with AB 1103? If you answer yes to the following two questions, you are required to comply:. Is your entire non-residential building is for sale, lease, finance or refinance?
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Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA | neilsbizlawblog
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Business and Real Estate Counsel. Author: Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA. November 16, 2015. November 16, 2015. Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA. Social Media: What Can Your Employees Say, or Not Say, About Your Business? But what happens when people start talking about their jobs or their employers on social media? The answer, of course, is that it depends. Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) guarantees that employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organiz...
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Form Non-Disclosure Agreements Aren’t worth the Paper they are Printed On. | neilsbizlawblog
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Business and Real Estate Counsel. April 7, 2015. Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA. Form Non-Disclosure Agreements Aren’t worth the Paper they are Printed On. Form NDAs are particularly worthless because they are forms in an attempt to be one size fits all, they purport to protect from disclosure everything, including the kitchen sink. The problem is that courts will only enforce NDAs that:. Specifically sets forth to whom the protected information is being disclosed;. In other words, an NDA that is vague, ambig...
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What to Look Out For When Leasing Retail Space | neilsbizlawblog
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Business and Real Estate Counsel. March 22, 2015. Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA. What to Look Out For When Leasing Retail Space. There are many factors to consider when leasing a retail space for your business. Most of these are dependent on the location of your new work space. Here are some tips you may want to follow to make sure your venture is successful. Who are your customers? Where do they live? Where do they work? Does this space have strong visibility from the street? Do your co-tenant research: Co-...
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Employees versus Independent Contractors | neilsbizlawblog
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Business and Real Estate Counsel. February 20, 2015. February 15, 2015. Neil M. Popowitz, JD, MBA. Employees versus Independent Contractors. Differentiating Independent Contractors from Employees. Other factors the courts [i]. Whether the worker is engaged in an occupation or business distinct from that of the principal;. Whether or not the work is a part of the regular business of the hirer;. Who supplies the equipment, tools, and the place for the person doing the work;. For those who intentionally mis...
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About Neil | neilsbizlawblog
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Business and Real Estate Counsel. Neil M. Popowitz is a founding partner of Freilich and Popowitz. An AV-rated business and real law firm with a national practice in land use, zoning, takings and planning. Mr Popowitz’ experience in corporate, nonprofit and entrepreneurial business cultures permits him to:. Provide leadership in risk management and litigation minimization while hiring, managing and coordinating efforts of outside litigation counsel nationwide;. Help develop sustainability, growth managem...