December 12, 2008

Does Your Non-Compete Have Muscle?

By Shari Wynne
Picture yourself having hired your first 5 new employees to help get your new business off the ground. If you’re wondering how to protect the customer base you are working so hard to develop, you are likely concerned about how the use of non-compete agreements can help or hurt you. Your concerns are well founded. (more…)



November 19, 2008

Mr. Zippy vs. Krafty Foods

By Charles Moster 
Consider the following scenario:
If Darth Vader went to the best law school he could get into…
And then became the biggest baddest lawyer in town…
And set his Laser Light Saber on your Texas business, how would he fare?   (more…)



November 18, 2008

Avoid Hiring a Businesss Problem

By Charles Moster
I was recently asked to make a presentation to the Austin Chamber of Commerce on the topic of “Leadership & Motivation”.  As a business owner and third generation entrepreneur for over 12 years I felt qualified to offer up my observations given the intensity of my experiences which could be best measured in “dog years”. 

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