Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

Joint Venture Agreements

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Joint ventures provide businesses with an opportunity to form short-term, single-purpose partnerships, thus deriving many of the benefits of strategic partnership without many of the liabilities. Below is a general overview of the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of using a joint venture to accomplish your business’s goals. To form the ...

Top Three Tips for Retaining an Unhappy Customer

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Top Three Tips for Retaining an Unhappy Customer 1. Listen Even if you don't agree, give them a chance to voice their opinions and concerns and ensure they know you're listening and you care. 2. Empathize Don't be afraid to say "We made a mistake." Or, if you didn't make a mistake, you can ...

Is your U.S. Copyright, Trademark, or Patent protecting you abroad?

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

You may have a copyright, trademark, or patent to protect your intellectual property in the US — but what about abroad? Can your trademarked logo, copyrighted work, or patented invention be used without your permission in a foreign country? Here's an overview of the most popular intellectual property protections and ...

Example PHP strtotime

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Just in case... here are some helpful strtotime examples: echo strtotime("now"), "\n"; echo strtotime("10 September 2000"), "\n"; echo strtotime("+1 day"), "\n"; echo strtotime("-1 days"), "\n" echo strtotime("+1 week"), "\n"; echo strtotime("+1 week 2 days 4 hours 2 seconds"), "\n"; echo strtotime("next Thursday"), "\n"; echo strtotime("last Monday"), "\n"; Source: ilovejackdaniels php manual

What is a Promissory Note and How Does it Work?

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

A promissory note, also referred to as a note payable in accounting, is a contract detailing the terms of a promise by one party (the maker) to pay a sum of money to the other (the payee). The obligation may arise from the repayment of a loan or from another ...

What is a Consignment Agreement and How do I use it?

Friday, June 1st, 2007

A Consignment Agreement can be used to document selling goods. Putting items up for sale can take a lot of time and effort on your part and sometimes it’s easier to have someone else sell the items for you on consignment. But before you hand over your goods, you can ...

Friends, Foes and Former Employee Reference Letters

Monday, January 1st, 2007

Employers today find themselves in the position of saying too little for fear of saying too much when it comes to providing references for former employees. Should you tell the truth and nothing but the truth whether good, bad or neutral? It may be surprising, but there is no right ...

What is a Partnership and How Does it Work?

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

A business partnership is essentially a number of individuals (two or more) sharing the roles and responsibilities of the business. Typically, all decisions made and actions taken should be agreed upon by all the partners. Profits are normally shared equally among the partners, as well as any liabilities incurred and ...