Selecting a Registered Agent for Your Texas Business
You’ve taken the first steps towards starting your new business by selecting a business entity, but now you need to choose a registered agent for your business. Naming a registered agent may seem like a formality, but it can have important implications for your business...
Knowing How to Sell Your Small Business in Texas
Selling your business can be just as complex as developing it. If you are considering selling your small business in Texas, it is important that you understand the sales process, how to prepare for the sale, and how you will exit your business. Selling...
Texas Businesses Form Coalition to Protect Trade Between U.S. and Mexico
As the United States and Mexico seek to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Texas business owners are taking their own steps to ensure trade between the U.S. and Texas remains strong. Several of Texas’ large business associations have...
Texas Ranked One of Best States for Business
For the third straight year in a row, Texas has topped the rankings as the best place for business, according to the Chief Executive magazine’s Best and Worst States for Business survey. The rankings reflect the opinion of...
Should You Franchise Your Business?
The franchise business model has become one of the most effective ways to grow and develop a brand. Entrepreneurs today are often faced with the question of whether they should franchise their business once they have achieved success at a...
Protecting Your Business’ Trade Secrets
Your trade secrets are often invaluable to the success of your business. Trade secrets can consist of processes, designs, formulas, practices, or patterns that are not widely known and cannot be easily ascertained. No matter the size of your business, you...
Small Business Owners: Be Sure You Understand These Four Laws
Small business owners in Texas face numerous challenges. In addition to attracting customers, fine-tuning their product, and driving profits, small business owners need to make sure they abide by several important federal and state laws. Employee...
Your Guide to Purchasing a Business in Texas
Starting a business from scratch can be challenging and comes with considerable risk. Rather than building from the ground up, many entrepreneurs elect to buy an existing business. Purchasing an existing business has several advantages, but it is critical...
Texas Taco Company Sues Over Alleged Infringement of its Catchphrase
An Austin taco-based franchise is in the midst of a legal battle over the phrase “damn good tacos.” Torchy’s Tacos claims that a Colorado restaurant called Dam Good Tacos has infringed on its trademarked slogan. Torchy’s registered its tagline “Damn Good Tacos”...
Passing Your Business On To Your Heirs
Building a successful business will take years of hard work and dedication. Once you have established your business, it is important that you take steps to protect its legacy. An unexpected death of the owner or manager of a business could destroy the company if a succession plan...