Many businesses, from single-owner retail stores to Fortune 500 companies, are organized as corporations.

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Every business starts with the best of intentions, but some businesses never reach financial success, and others that were once successful may eventually fail. The financial trouble can start slowly, at first by letting certain bills get paid late in order to pay others on time.

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Every year, California’s courts and state Legislature create volumes of new law. The year 2015 was no exception to that rule, and starting Jan. 1 many new laws affecting businesses became effective. Here are a few news laws that may be critical for your business:

Now that the holidays have passed and 2016 has begun, ‘tis the season for New Year’s resolutions. Personal resolutions are common. People pledge to exercise more, or to quit a bad habit.

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In California, not every business is required to form a business entity with the state of California. Individuals, or multiple people working together in partnership who conduct business for profit, are automatically subject to certain laws and legal classifications.

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I have a cat and a dog at home. The cat, he could not care less about me as long as he’s got food and water and someplace to nap. The dog, on the other hand, needs constant attention, affection and care.

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Companies often hire other companies to provide labor services. As an example, a distribution warehouse may hire a staffing company to provide additional workforce during the busy holiday season. In this arrangement, the workers are employees of a different company from the company for whom …

Dear Alex: My husband and I are anticipating retirement from our business within the next five to 10 years. We have adult children who work for us and run most of the day-to-day operations, who we anticipate will take over the business when we retire. What do we need to do in order to be rea…

Dear Alex: We own rental property, and are having problems with a tenant who is not paying rent in full or on time. Two months ago, we agreed to new rent payment terms to try to accommodate our tenant, but the tenant is not performing under the new agreement either. What do we do next?

Dear Alex: I would like to know once and for all, are electronic signatures enforceable or not? In the course of my business, I have been required to go into our bank branch to physically sign financial documents, our commercial real estate broker emailed our real estate documents for e-sign…

Dear Alex: Our office received a résumé from a local college student who asked to intern for us, free of charge. We have had unpaid interns in the past and it has worked out, but the students were placed in our office through their schools. This time, the student has approached us directly a…

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