3 conversations to have with your banker during COVID-19
Here are several questions and conversations that you should be having with your banker about your business, the impacts of COVID-19 and what the future holds.
Business Insights
COVID-19 puts the legal pressure on businesses
Business contracts and financial agreements may have hidden risks triggered by today's pandemic. Curb those risks with a real-time review of your operating agreements and legal contracts. Here's where to start.
CARES Act stimulus payments: What to know and what to watch for
To help those encountering economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), President Trump and the U.S. Congress passed a $2 trillion stimulus package, known as the CARES Act. While the distribution timing of the direct payments may vary from area to area, the stimulus package takes effect the week of April 13, 2020.
A warning for companies lowering salaries
Before making decisions to reduce salaries of exempt employees, ensure you are in compliance by reviewing both federal and state laws along with exempt employee’s minimum wage thresholds.
Analyzing fear and hope in the stock market
As a nation, we will not forget the people who passed away from this terrible virus, but life will push forward. It will be a period our kids will tell their kids and grandchildren about. As fear takes over Americans, be patient, be strong and be hopeful for a great tomorrow – very soon.
How shared workspaces appeal to lawyers across generations
With more solo attorneys and small law firms taking advantage of nontraditional work environments, such as shared workspaces, it has become clear that people from different generations choose coworking for unique reasons and benefit from this work environment in distinct ways.
Breaking down the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program
The Paycheck Protection Program includes 100% federally guaranteed loans to small businesses but has many local business owners scratching their heads about eligibility, what’s required, who can help them get financed and more.
State and Federal Agencies crack down on COVID-19 claims
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers of dietary supplements, CBD-derived products and health foods and beverages should carefully review their marketing and advertising claims to ensure legal compliance.
What the Markets Need Now
Any one of the issues we're currently facing would have caused a major correction in the markets, but all three at once is an unmitigated disaster.
Will COVID-19 affect your co-parenting plan?
Are you concerned about the effect that COVID-19 has on your parenting plan? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. We have been flooded with questions about the logistics of following parenting plans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How businesses can access capital during the COVID-19 Crisis
The current economic climate is unsettling for many businesses. Startups and small businesses are the first to feel the brunt of economic downturns. How do you find resources to cover payroll, rent, and other operational costs? We’ve compiled public and private resources to help.
How to maintain business communication, connection in the wake of coronavirus
While we are at home scrambling to figure out what normal looks like right now for our businesses, taking care of ourselves and trying to keep our children occupied, we need to assess our virtual communication strategies. Here are some quick ideas on how to pivot your existing marketing plan with smart messaging that will benefit your business and your clients.
7 Ways to manage your stress right now
The need to control our stress in response to this crisis is critical, because too much stress not only ruins our happiness and decreases our ability to make good decisions but also weakens our immune system; and right now we all need to stay physically healthy and keep clean heads.
Will hiring slow down in 2020?
Hiring will speed up or slow down within an organization based on their strategic plans for the year, not solely because of a virus. Here’s what you can do to stay proactive with your hiring, even when the pickings are slim.
Will coronavirus kill my business?
During the current surreal situation, business leaders are seeking guidance. Todd Ordal, a CEO coach, poses several questions for CEOs to consider while leading through the crisis based one his conversations with clients and board members.
5 Tips for setting up your home office
While we have few answers regarding the long-term impact of COVID-19, the way we work, the way we interact with our colleagues and clients and the way we maintain balance in our daily lives is undoubtedly changed.
Channeling COVID-19 anxiety into action through social responsibility
While we are navigating uncharted waters, businesses also have an opportunity to channel anxiety into action by activating support for nonprofit and community organizations, creating collective purpose and connecting employees through storytelling.
3 immediate steps for restaurants and bars to take amid COVID-19 shutdown
As restaurants and bars across the state experience pivot to delivery and takeout business models due to the coronavirus, here are immediate tasks and things to consider in order to address the temporary closure of onsite seating services.
The Dominoes are Wobbling – A Technical Recession
The first two months of the year showed signs of economic improvement. However, this recession will not be caused by the typical factors: economic imbalances, excess, inflation and increasing interest rates. It will be caused by “black swans”, or shocks.
Colorado Labor Department releases emergency rules on paid sick leave for COVID-19
The Department released this emergency rule after Gov. Polis declared a State of Disaster Emergency on March 10. At that time Gov. Polis directed the Department to initiate immediate rulemaking to provide some employees with paid sick leave and to identify additional supports and wage replacement, such as access to unemployment insurance.
What every employer should know about responding to coronavirus
New cases of COVID-19 are being diagnosed daily. Employers across industries should immediately take stock of their policies and procedures and develop response plans to legally manage the concerns of their staff, ensure safety and health in the workplace and protect the privacy of individuals.
The keys to coworking success for small law firms
Business savvy lawyers are leveraging this type of shared office space as a collaborative tool to grow their practice and succeed in developing the type of law firm they want to own. As a solo attorney or small law firm owner, you have much to gain from the energizing and welcoming atmosphere of this type of office space.
How subletting can revitalize your law firm's vacant space
Shadow space for law firms should be a thing of the past. Subletting space is not a new idea in commercial real estate, but it can be novel to many law firm equity partners. Filling vacant offices in a large law firm through strategic subleasing arrangements with small law firms is already successfully happening in Denver.
The role of trusts in estate planning
When you create an estate plan, there are many considerations to take into account. Among these considerations is whether you need a will or a trust.
