First, what is a member dispute? And why does an LLC need to have specific rules for how members can dissolve their company? LLC is one of the most popular legal structures in business today. An LLC member is basically anyone who has a stake in it, either as a Read more…
Relationship management affects all areas of business; from better customer service to more informed marketing efforts, relationship management can build a company’s financial status by helping to access needed funds to grow or expand. Below is a list of reasons why relationship management is important in running a business, whether Read more…
Chances are, if you do not have a background in HR (human resources) or haven’t been through the process many times over, you might be apprehensive or nervous about asking for a raise. Recently, I was faced with this exact dilemma. I knew I needed, as well as earned, a Read more…
I come from a family full of contractors: builders, roofers, and HVACs. My mom and uncle were General contractors, and my ex-husband is a landscaper. They all owned their own companies at one time or another, and I either worked for them as a laborer or was a partner running Read more…
Filing for a large claim, such as the total loss of a home after a disaster, can be taxing for you as the policyholder. With other major problems and emergent concerns at hand to take care of, you might not have the energy, mindset or bandwidth to deal with the Read more…
There are plenty of reasons why people choose to move and adjust to Baltimore City. New graduates come here to find employment, and other people opt to live here to be closer to their work. Located roughly forty miles (64 km) from Washington, D.C., the city offers an abundance of Read more…
Albany has come a long way since English navigator Henry Hudson, who was tasked by Dutch merchants to find a route to the Far East, landed on its shores in 1609. He didn’t accomplish this task, but he found Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) settlements willing to trade. Eventually, Dutch explorer Hendrick Christiaensen Read more…
These days, in my place of work, there are not many ways to get injured by merely sitting at my desk. It’s not as though I work in an industrial setting where accidents occur more frequently. However, I have learned that is not necessarily true, as there are many injuries Read more…
Risk is a reality of doing business wherever you might be in the world. While business owners and companies do their best to minimize risk, it is impossible to get that risk down to zero. There will always be some risk when you do any type of business. This is Read more…
Growing up in a family entirely full of contractors in the trades, we spent a lot of time pursuing commercial business. When working on the commercial side of things in the trades, you often deal directly with real estate property managers. While a high-school diploma can be enough to get Read more…