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Thinking about opening a restaurant?
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014 | General Business, Restaurants & Bar
The Liquor Authority is recruiting new applicants looking to open a restaurant to participate in the New York State Universal Restaurant Application Pilot Program. If you are considering opening a food service establishment in any of the following counties please...
Double Whammy! Restaurant Owners Could Be in Labor Cost Crisis in 2015
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014 | General Business, Restaurants & Bar
Tipped workers earning less than NY's standard $8 an hour could get a raise next year, depending on the recommendations from a new “Wage Board” convened by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The members of the new wage board will be Heather B. Briccetti of the New York...
Possible Defense to Underage Consumption
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014 | General Business
If a parent or guardian chooses to give their child liquor, this is not illegal. As long as the parent purchases the liquor, he or she can give the child alcohol moderately under ABC Law 65 (5). Locations serving alcohol in New York under ABC Law...
Recent Reads
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014 | General Business
Interaction to transaction: How to Get Comfortable When Asking for the Sale by Nancy Roberts addresses the social, cultural and behavioral patterns that affect women in the role of a salesperson. Understanding why women are adverse to the notion of sales is...
12 Tips from Bob Brown to Sell More Wine and Increase your Tips
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014 | General Business, Restaurants & Bar
1. Identify guests who want to share, are having a romantic evening or are celebrating-all great opportunities to sell a bottle of wine or champagne. 2. Know your wine list so you can respond to objections and offer alternatives. 3. Serve wine immediately...
Making unlocking Mobile Devices Legal Again
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014 | General Business
The DCMA prohibits software manipulation to circumvent electronic security measures. Congress temporarily exempted wireless mobile devices from the anti-circumvention prohibitions to allow consumers to “unlock” the mobile device to change carriers. The...
Do you own your domain name? Maybe not
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014 | General Business
You own a domain name by having purchased (“registered”) it from a domain name registrar- a company like Go Daddy or Register.com. No certificate or title comes with it; registration is more like the book entry system in which your stock ownership is...
TTAB declares a federally registered trademark mark void after business partnership dissolves
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014 | Copyright, General Business, Patent, Trademark
Failure to maintain a formal business structure when securing trademark rights can be the death knell to your brand. Two business partners registered a domain name and that website identified both women as co-owners. The two women later filed a trademark...
Where are multinational companies filing trademarks?
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014 | Copyright, Patent, Trademark
The 2013 Trademark Report by Thomson Compumark reveals global trademark trends. The 2013 list is led by China, India, Mexico and Taiwan. The largest increases in published trademarks were seen in Brazil, South Korea and in Turkey. Many of the world's largest retail...
10 Signs of Employee Embezzlement
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014 | General Business
There are a number of warning signs of embezzlement. Some general indicators may include: 1. Missing Documents 2. Delayed bank deposits 3. Holes in accounting records 4. A large drop in profits 5. A jump in business with one particular customer 6....
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