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Lessons I've learned about fraud

For almost 12 years, I’ve been performing a variety of investigations. They have ranged from petty theft and street crimes, to tax fraud and big-time white collar crime. I’ve learned many things from both the perpetrators of crimes as well ...

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Communicate, communicate, communicate

We have been talking about the last five areas that make up every business in the world, this fifth are is “collecting.” The four other areas that make up every business in the world are: “Clients” or “customers”; “Administration”; “Getting ...

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Rules for hiring family members

Many self-employed people want to hire family members to work for them. But as with many things in life, there’s a right way and a wrong to do this. Doing it right can promote family togetherness. But it can also ...

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Beware of lax letters of intent

Letters of intent are generally non-binding, but parties should never presume that this is true in every situation. Given that letters of intent have sometimes been found to create enforceable contracts, lawyers who carelessly prepare these documents place their clients ...

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iMarketing

Just five years ago, if your firm didn’t have a website you risked lagging behind your competitors as they sprinted to keep pace with the ever-changing, increasingly tech-savvy world around them. Nowadays, if you don’t add an RSS feed or ...

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