Archive for Business News – JC Cancelleri, PC
Negotiate with Creditors or File for Bankruptcy?
A prospective client contacted me and disclosed that they had over 50K in credit card debt. After explaining the bankruptcy process she said she would try to negotiate settlements with her creditors. While I applauded her efforts I also told her that the irony of negotiating settlements with creditors is that the creditor will likely [...]
Local Dental Firm Pays $46,000 in Employment Law Fines – Part 2
Are you next? Part Two Last week I posted a partial summary of an interview I did with Mindy Flanigan, PHR, a Human Resource Specialist with more than twenty years of experience. In this article I discuss two of the strategic ways that Mindy brings value to businesses. One way that Mindy strengthens businesses is [...]
Local dental firm pays $46,000 in employment law fines. Are you next?
This is part one of a two part employment law series based on an interview I did with Mindy Flanigan, PHR, (www.inspiringhr.com) who is a Human Resource Specialist with more than twenty years of experience. During our interview Mindy said that due to increased enforcement by the federal and state governments, businesses with questionable if [...]
Business Plans: What makes some better than others?
As a business lawyer I recently sat down with the branch manager (BM) at a local community bank in Hanover County. I asked the BM to identify the information his bank needs to evaluate a business plan from an existing business here in Central Virginia. The BM said when an existing business is looking for [...]
Hanover County: Another Non-Compete Bites the Dust
Non-Compete Ruled Invalid – Too Broad A somewhat recent case in Hanover County offers yet another example of a non-compete agreement that was declared to be invalid because it was too broad. The case is Specialty Marketing, Inc. v. Brunson Lawrence. Lawrence worked as an account representative responsible for sales in North and South Carolina. [...]
John Cancelleri, PC: Richmond RMA Article
The following article by JC Cancelleri appears in the Richmond, VA Retail Merchants Association (RMA) newsletter. Summer Planting Members of the Retail Merchants Association (RMA) have access to a variety of products and services. These include floral and apparel products and payroll and marketing services just to name a few. This article focuses on the [...]
