Start-up businesses often struggle with the initial costs and financial requirements of establishing themselves successfully.

On September 14, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a $1.8 million jury verdict for 55 waiters at a Chili’s Grill and Bar.  The waiters alleged they were compelled by their employer to participate in an illegal tip pooling arrangement.

A franchise contract is a long-term arrangement that sets forth the rights and obligations of franchisee and franchisor in the operation of a franchised business. A prospect need not pay great attention to its terms until proper due diligence investigating an opportunity has been done.

It’s dinner time in a college apartment, 1999.  Silence fills the air along with the smell of last night’s party as a student ponders the ever recurring question...what am I goi