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Trade Marks and Copyright: Is It Really Yours?
Your business name, logo and content are your intellectual property, but do they really belong to you? Here's what trade marks and copyright protect, and who owns what.
Selling Your Business: 6 Legal Tips to Protect Your Sale
Selling your business starts long before you find a buyer. Here are six legal steps to protect your price and avoid the problems that derail a sale.
Selling an E-Commerce Business? How to Maximise Your Value and Meet Your Legal Requirements
Selling your online business? Here's how to maximise its value, from owning your domain and customer data to getting your supplier and platform contracts in order.
Growing Your Team: What to Include in Your Employment Agreements
What should your employment agreements include? A checklist for Australian small businesses, updated for fixed-term limits, casual changes, the right to disconnect and payday super.
What's Unfair Dismissal? A Guide for Small Business Owners
Who can make an unfair dismissal claim, what the Fair Work Commission looks at, and how small businesses can follow the Fair Dismissal Code to move someone on fairly.
Navigating Troubled Waters: How to Resolve a Business Dispute
Most business disputes never need to reach court. How to stop a disagreement escalating, the steps to resolve a dispute, and when to call your business lawyer.
I've Had a Falling Out With My Business Partner: Now What?
Fallen out with your business partner? What to do first, how to protect the business while you work it out, and the options if you need to part ways.
Taking Your Business Online: Legal Essentials for Selling Online in Australia
Selling online? The terms, refund policy, pricing and privacy rules your online store needs, plus the card surcharge ban and the new unfair trading practices laws.
Signing a Commercial Lease? 7 Things to Check Before You Sign
Signing a commercial lease? The seven things to check first, from options to renew and outgoings to personal guarantees, make-good and your exit strategy.
When Can I Send a Marketing Email or SMS? Australian Spam Rules for Small Business
Before you hit send: when you need consent for marketing emails and texts, what every message must include, and how to stay on the right side of the Spam Act.
Running a Business From Home in Australia: The Legal Requirements
Thinking of running your business from home? What to check first, from council rules and insurance to data security, your team's safety and updating your address.
The Intellectual Property That Wasn't Theirs: Famous Trade Mark Disputes and the Lessons for Small Business
Katie Perry v Katy Perry, Kylie v Kylie and Guns N' Roses v a Texas gun store: what famous trade mark fights teach small business owners about protecting their name.
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