Clive Rich

Entrepreneurs in the United Kingdome don't normally think about planning their legal journey alongside planning other aspects of the business. Here are five typical life stages of a small or medium-size enterprise and their associated legal issues that you need to address.They form a map that may just stop you from losing your way in the middle of nowhere and driving your business into a legal muddy field — with a bored cow staring at your crying children in the backseat and a stony-faced spouse Googling "quick divorces" on your smart phone.

When you start on a long journey to somewhere new in your small or medium-size enterprise (SME), you need a map to follow. You need to consider some of the legal issues before you embark on that journey. At the initial stage of your small business, you have the following aspects in place: An idea for a potentially scalable product/service idea with a big enough target market.

Sometimes activities involved in raising finance can actually create problems for your small business. Take a look at this simple quiz and see whether you're a smooth operator or a proper Charlie as regards raising finance.In this fictitious scenario, London-based Ever Hopeful Limited, has two directors, Roger Branston (the chief executive officer, or CEO) and Donald Trumpton (the chief financial officer, or CFO).

Are you a Steady Eddy or a Risky Rupert when protecting your business from harm? How good are you at addressing risks to your business before they turn into trouble? Take this simple test and judge for yourself. Ever Hopeful Limited, a UK-based software social-gaming company, works with a leading online sales agency, Smooth Talker, which makes its games available through online gaming sites.

During the launch stage of your small or medium-size enterprise (SME), you need to consider a bunch of legal issues. A whole host of issues are going on at this stage in your small business, including: Hiring additional members of the team, whether as contractors or employees (make sure that you know the legal difference).

If you think that you're a VIP with regards to IP (intellectual property), why not test that confidence with the following quiz. Check out this scenario:Social-gaming company Ever Hopeful Limited has created a series of Hairem Scarem games with different monsters featuring in each one — from vampires to zombies, from cyborgs to internet trolls.

The business world is full of "tough guys," and it's likely the day will come when you need to know how to recognize the tell-tale bullying behavior, and how to handle it. So here's your guide to dealing with these bullies — a skill that's sure to help you achieve your goal of becoming a successful entrepreneur.

When you're exiting (that is, selling) your small business, you need to know what's required legally. At last — the finishing line is in sight. Like an over-heated decathlete you can't stop extra disciplines being added to your list of events, including: Raising lots more money for significant growth Cre

Here's your chance to see how good you are at spotting issues when contracting with trading partners. Test yourself with this quiz on licensing contracts. No cheating now.The UK-based social-game production company Ever Hopeful Limited wants to license some software from a Ukrainian developer, Kiev Dynamo, to embed in Ever Hopeful's computer games and to enhance its platform.