In March 2021, the Utah State Legislature introduced a bill that would significantly change the state's non-compete laws. The proposed law would limit the use of non-compete agreements in employment contracts, prohibiting employers from enforcing them against...
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Shaping the future: St. George lays plans for 2040
Entrepreneurs know the value of planning. It helps them keep schedules, make deadlines, stay within budgets and much more. St. George’s city leaders also understand planning’s worth, as they’ve shown by launching “two significant planning projects,” the city says on...
Part 2: A look at different types of business structures
As regular readers of our Utah business law blog know, we recently began an overview of the different business forms available to entrepreneurs ready to start new businesses. In a previous post, we discussed the upsides and downsides of sole proprietorship. We’ll take...
Part 2: Advantages, Disadvantages of Different Business Structures
Regular readers of our Utah Business Law Blog might recall that we recently published a post that described the main advantages and disadvantages of a couple of business legal structures: sole proprietorship and general partnership. We’re going to delve into more pros...
Part 1: Advantages, Disadvantages of Different Business Structures
Let’s imagine for a moment that you and four of your friends are pooling your resources and opening a new St. George pizza place. Would the group be better off with a general partnership or limited partnership or with a different type of business structure? If you...
When you create a business plan, you plan for success
Virtually everyone can come up with an idea for a St. George business. But it takes drive and determination – and much more – to turn that idea into a brick-and-mortar store where you can welcome and serve customers. Experts recommend that before you rush out to find...
Part 2: St. George’s business future is ‘very bright’
Regular readers of our Utah Business Law Blog will likely recall our previous post about the Southern Utah office of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). According to Lennart Erickson, SBDC associate regional director and Jeff Mather, SBDC regional director,...
St. George’s business future is ‘very bright’
St. George gets an average of 255 sunny days per year. But the dispositions at the Southern Utah office of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) radiate positivity about St. George business prospects every day. “The future down here is very bright,” said...
How Will a Judge Interpret Your Confusing Contract?
On behalf of Snow Jensen & Reece, P.C. posted in . . . People and businesses sign contracts all the time, from the terms of use agreement for a smartphone app to a loan agreement for a new home. However clear or unclear the terms of a contract seemed at the time...
Developments in the economic loss rule
It looks like the Utah Supreme Court has abrogated fraud and other intentional torts as exceptions to the economic loss rule in Utah. An associate attorney and I at our office have been defending a fraud claim that is based upon obligations in a land contract. The...