In the March issue of BucketOrange Magazine, we chat with Nicola Martin and Chiara Rawlins from McCabe Curwood Lawyers in Sydney to answer some of the internet's most frequently asked questions for small business owners and employers in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.What general obligations do business owners have to staff during the crisis? "At all times, … [Read more...]
There are multiple factors that influence the success or failure of a startup. In Australia, startup owners are being put out of business by more than just no market for their product or service, with only 5% of new businesses destined to succeed. Our Legal Tools for Entrepreneurs series guides young entrepreneurs through the early stages of establishing a successful business, proactively guarding against unnecessary risks and preventable legal pitfalls as well as avoiding potential legal snafus. Have a story idea you'd like to see us cover? Email us: hello@bucketorange.com.au
BeyondBlue Launches Heads Up Initiative To Drive Workplace Mental Health Action
A purpose-made CV and cover letter from beyondblue provides Australian businesses with skills to create mentally healthy workplaces!beyondblue has launched its fourth Heads Up campaign by responding to a series of live job advertisements to give Australian businesses the tools to create mentally healthy workplaces.More than 12 million people spend one-third of their … [Read more...]
New Legal Chatbot Builder Josef Increasing Access To Justice For Australians
This week we caught up with Sam Flynn co-founder of Josef Legal to talk legal innovation, law tech and how his new legal chatbot builder, Josef, is set to increase access to the law for the general community. What is Josef and how does it work? "Josef is a digital lawyer backed by a chatbot builder.On our no-coding-required platform, legal organisations can build and … [Read more...]
New Startup iDefendo Using Blockchain Technology To Change The IP Game
This June, we caught up with Peter Jidesten, CEO of new tech startup iDefendo, to talk file transfers, blockchain technology, and how his company is helping individuals and businesses to protect their intellectual property rights. What is iDefendo and how can the platform help individuals or businesses? "iDefendo is a file transfer service that targets IP intensive and … [Read more...]
Startup Collection: Hyperlinks To Other Websites And Copyright Infringement
ability to hyperlink and embed content in websites is the cornerstone of rapid and global information sharing. It is also essential in the startup world. Since the internet is built on the foundation of free accessibility, most of us assume that it is possible to link to any given website without obtaining express permission.However, several recent … [Read more...]
Legal Tools for Entrepreneurs: How To Be A Leader + Key Person Of Influence Book Giveaway
"Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult." - Warren G Bennis.Effective leadership can take many forms.Many of us associate strong leadership with giants like Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama, CEOs, politicians, thought leaders or people who make important scientific breakthroughs. But great … [Read more...]
Legal Tools For Entrepreneurs: Demystifying Customer Data Collection
hey say that sex sells but in today’s market, it is data that can really land you the big bucks. Whether you are simply collecting email addresses to build a database of loyal customers or on-selling the information you accumulate, data plays a huge role in the lifecycle of nearly all startups.The sheer volume of data collected from consumers on a day-to-day basis has … [Read more...]
Startup Collection: Biggest Legal Risks Threatening Australian Entrepreneurs
There are multiple factors that impact the success or failure of a startup.In Australia, entrepreneurs are being put out of business by more than just underdeveloped planning and poor sales. The grim reality is that over 95% of new startups are destined to fail. Many of these are sunk by preventable legal pitfalls that new business owners did not foresee or did nothing to … [Read more...]
Lawyer-Led Tech Startup Offers Online Compliance Training For Small Businesses
Starting a business is a calculated risk. It involves weighing relative costs and benefits, assessing known financial risks, seeking advice from trusted sources, accepting uncertainty and pushing ahead anyway. Most startup owners are big advocates of 'when you need it' learning. This usually involves learning something 'on the run' and finding out what you need to know about … [Read more...]
Legal Tools for Entrepreneurs: How To Choose The Right Legal Structure For Your Startup
hether you are developing the next Facebook, creating a small family business, or setting up a small to medium business, choosing the right legal structure for your business is integral to your success. There are a number of structures you can choose from when starting (or expanding) your business.Remember, you can change your structure as your business develops but take … [Read more...]
Lawdable Behaviour: Being Likeable In Business And Honouring Your Commitments
he core principles of most mutually enjoyable human interactions are pretty simple:Be nice Practise respect Be genuinely interested in the other person Show gratitudeGenerally, extending basic courtesies to others will result in those same decencies being mirrored back two fold. In other words, the type of energy you project in your … [Read more...]
Legal Tools For Entrepreneurs: What To Do If Someone Steals Your Business Idea
o you remember what it felt like the first time someone stole one of your ideas?Like your stomach is yanked through your mouth while all the oxygen is simultaneously sucked from the room. You feel overwhelmed, helpless and foolish for making one of the classic blunders and trusting the wrong person with your information.It may have happened in the workplace where a … [Read more...]
Legal Documents You Need To Launch Your StartUp | OrangeView
When you start your own business, reading a lot of information about the necessary legal documents is par for the course.But after a while, everything you read can seem to be involved in a conspiracy of conflicting advice and excess browser tabs. Leaving you with no clear answers and a serious case of decision-making fatigue.We heard your pain. We took it hostage. And … [Read more...]
Legal Tools For Entrepreneurs: Negotiating A Commercial Lease
Millennials are known as the entrepreneurial generation.While previous generations have prided themselves on maintaining job security, a stable income and working up to executive-level positions, unlike any generation before them, Millennials place a high value on independence.We are wary of working in stagnant jobs with little variety or flexibility. After, perhaps, … [Read more...]
Legal Tools For Entrepreneurs: How To Protect Your Intellectual Property (IP)
When many young entrepreneurs and start-ups turn their minds to business assets, matters such as finances, office accommodation, computers, equipment and staff are among the first things that come to mind.But protecting your business assets, and the profits that flow from them, also encompasses intellectual property (IP).Australia's framework of IP laws are designed to … [Read more...]
Start-Kit For Entrepreneurs: How To Start An Ethical Online Business For Under $500
How many times have you been inspired with a great business idea? In the shower; at the gym or while talking with friends.Of those moments of inspiration how many times have you acted on your idea; or failed to act and later discovered that someone else has made millions from a similar concept?In the past, starting your own business has been fraught with personal and … [Read more...]