Thinking about selling goods or services online? You should. If COVID-19 taught small businesses anything, it is the importance of an online presence in order to stay in business! Learn about the important considerations that come with selling online. From contract considerations when hiring someone to build a website, using and posting photos, cyber insurance, dealing with negative reviews to …
Why “Doing Nothing” is the Worst Option.
A closer look at Default Judgements. If you are involved in a lawsuit, one of the things that you do not want to occur is to be defaulted out as a party in the case. When a party is defaulted by the clerk or the court, that party cannot defend itself in the case until the default is set aside …
Free Small Business Workshop
Partner Larry Donahue and Tax Attorney Ian Alden team up with Neil Bradley – EVP US Chamber of Commerce to discuss Small Business Aid and new COVID-19 Guidelines in the free workshop on Jan 20th. Sign up at: https://nmsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/12814
What You Need To Know About Business in 2021
Attorney Stephanie Schaeffer advises against “lazy” financial practices among managing members of multiple companies. Since joining BLSW earlier this year, I have worked several matters regarding business member disputes. Some of these disputes could have easily been resolved if the parties had documented their financial action or if they had documented the “deal” they had regarding purchasing membership interest. Still …
What You Need To Know About Business In 2021
Firm Partner, Don Kochersberger talks about the dollars tied to documentation. Failure to consider how you store and retain your business’ documents can be a very serious and costly mistake. Even if they have never seen the inside of a courtroom or been involved in a lawsuit, every business owner knows that litigation is ridiculously expensive and something to avoid …
What You Need To Know About Business In 2021
BLSW’s Senior Litigator shares words of wisdom as we head into the New Year. If 2020 has taught us anything, it sure seems to be that we can never fully know what the future will bring. Now that we have seen and experienced the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated fallout that it has brought, we have gained some insight on …
Are You Being Held Captive By Your Merchant Services Provider?
It is astonishing how many businesses continually set themselves up to pay outrageous fees and penalties. As business attorneys, we are skilled at reading contracts for our clients and pointing out any unfair or questionable content. However, most business owners enter into contracts everyday without consulting a business attorney. Naturally, if everything goes well, there are generally no issues. However, …
Free Virtual Workshop for Tourism Focused Businesses in New Mexico
Preparing you and your tourism business for post-pandemic decisions Date: October 27, 2020 Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Virtual Venue: GoToMeeting Brought to you by The NM Department of Tourism in a partnership with New Mexico True, SBDC New Mexico and Law 4 Small Business. This virtual workshop is designed to assist New Mexico’s small tourism businesses with forecasting the most …
How To Avoid A Commercial Real Estate Disaster.
Common mistakes inexperienced business owners make when signing leases. There are no laws on the books to protect a business owner from a bad commercial lease. Now, pause and re-read that sentence. Pause again and let that sink in. There are laws to protect you from unfair loan practices, defective merchandise and breaches of contract. But, if you willingly signed …
How Subchapter V Bankruptcy Can Help Save New Mexico Small Businesses
The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2020 may be the silver lining in an otherwise stormy year for small businesses. The Bankruptcy Abuse and Prevention Act of 2005 was created with the intention to curb the miss use of bankruptcy laws. As such, the Act required new paperwork and reporting requirements of businesses wanting to file for Chapter 11. The …
