I find it interesting, if not ironic, that the idea of taking an extra step to protect yourself to allow for growth would evoke such a strong reaction. Obviously there's a story there.
Speaking not only as your friend, Alex, Tara and others, but also as risk manager for a $7B global conglomerate with hundreds of legal structures in several countries which has existed and prospered for 176 years (with *all kinds *of liabilities, present, past and future!) - as unpleasant the thought of doing something now to prevent losing everything later may be, until the legal system changes, *until the unpleasant reality changes*, you HAVE to do better than "the ostrich defense" to protect and defend your assets, limit your liabilities and cap your exposures - its *one of the many * costs of doing business (for profit or not!), and to shirk that duty is irresponsible, period. There are many reasons why most small businesses fail. What kinds of things *aren't* they doing? What business exists without risk? Mitigate it before it is incurred. If nothing else, all websites should have a very good Terms of Service and Privacy Policy as a first line of defense. One of my favorite quotes: If it can't hurt and it might help, it should be done. Just free advice, I'm not charging for this free consultation. :) Laban -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
