

Cyber Liability on Main Street: Why Your Small Business Is a Target
When I raise cybersecurity with clients, I often hear some version of the same response. “Why would a hacker bother with us? We run a print shop.” Others tell me they run a restaurant, a machine shop, or a mental health practice. It is an understandable reaction, and it is exactly the reaction cybercriminals count on. Small businesses are attractive targets precisely because they are small. Most do not have an IT department, a security budget, or anyone whose job is to watch


Contract Clauses That Actually Protect Your Business (and the North Carolina Rules That Can Undercut Them)
This month I have been writing about risk management. Last week I wrote about liability waivers, which protect your business from claims by the customers and participants you serve. This week I want to look at the risk you take on in contracts with other businesses, where these two clauses decide who pays when something goes wrong


North Carolina Laws Taking Effect October 1, 2026: What Business Owners Need to Know
Learn about delayed annual report for deployed service members, storefront glass limits, event ticket rules and increased fuel fees


