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Your business is, of course, important to you. Unfortunately, there are those who are willing to use unfair or illegal means to hurt you or help themselves. There are also many other dangers today, faced by businesses of all sizes. Natural disasters and terrorism, are but two of these potentially unforseen possibilities. We've assembled some internal and some external links as a starting point to help you find ways to protect your business and yourself from these threats.

Protecting Yourself with a Trade Secret Audit; Protecting Sensitive Business Information

Mediation as an Alternative to Public Litigation of Sensitive Business Issues

Planning for Disaster (part I)

Planning for Disaster (part II)

Recovering from Disaster; a Potpourri of Advice from the Experts

Avoid Litigation; Protect Your Business and Estate Plan with a Buy-Sell Agreement

Protect Your Return on Investment When Training Key Technical Employees

Employer vs. Employee Rights in Inventions Made by Employees

Self Audit Form for Small Business Use this form to get a 360° environmental scan of your business planning success quotient.

SCORE® Disaster Prep and Relief links

Should You Structure the Sale of Your Business as an Asset Sale or an Equity Sale?