Business developments selected for their consequence to smaller companies: earnings that reveal demand, bankruptcies and consolidation, wage floors, tax adjustments and new compliance dates. Entries note effective dates and thresholds. Suited to owners, franchise operators and the accountants who must act on a deadline.
General liability does not touch your professional mistakes, your cyber incident, or your key employee — knowing the boundaries is the whole purchase decision.
Isabel Duarte · May 29, 2026
Federal consumer-protection law already covers your data practices — the FTC's free guidance is effectively the inspection checklist before the inspection.
Isabel Duarte · May 6, 2026
The federal floor has not moved since 2009, but state and local floors move every January — and where they conflict, the higher number wins, with no averaging.
Isabel Duarte · April 14, 2026
Assignment, change-of-control, and termination-for-convenience clauses decide whether your pricing and terms survive the deal — and they were all negotiated in advance, by you or not at all.
Isabel Duarte · March 22, 2026
Bankruptcy rewrites every invoice you're owed — the question is whether you're a critical vendor, holding a deposit, or standing in the general line.
Isabel Duarte · February 27, 2026