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Web Accessibility and the Law

Web Accessibility and the Law

The state of legal requirements and protections concerning the accessibility of websites is far from uniform. Many countries ha... 2 Comments | Read More »

Ecommerce Know-How: Alternative Financing

Ecommerce Know-How: Alternative Financing

The United States and much of the western world is in the midst of a recession that has made business credit difficult to find.... 2 Comments | Read More »

Ecommerce Know-How: Improve Cash Flow by Delaying Suppliers

Ecommerce Know-How: Improve Cash Flow by Delaying Suppliers

Cash flow can be the strongest indicator of an ecommerce business's success or failure, and properly managing your accounts pay... 0 Comments | Read More »

Chart of the Week: The Global Recession May Have Bottomed Out In February

Chart of the Week: The Global Recession May Have Bottomed Out In February

The recent decline in worldwide consumer activity seems to have reached bottom or at least slowed its decline. “Consumers worl... 1 Comment | Read More »

Ecommerce Know-How: Self-Employment Tax Requirements

Ecommerce Know-How: Self-Employment Tax Requirements

Ecommerce businesses that operate as sole proprietorships, partnerships, and even limited liability companies frequently pass t... 0 Comments | Read More »

Ecommerce Know-How: Seven Steps to Starting Your eBusiness in a Recession

Ecommerce Know-How: Seven Steps to Starting Your eBusiness in a Recession

The United States and much of the world is experiencing a large and deep recession that many economists believe is far from hit... 1 Comment | Read More »

Ecommerce Know-How: Understanding Your Payment Processing Statement

Ecommerce Know-How: Understanding Your Payment Processing Statement

While online shopkeepers are experts in their industries, they might not be expert at understanding their payment processing se... 2 Comments | Read More »

CAN-SPAM: Quick Refresher

CAN-SPAM: Quick Refresher

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing) establishes requirements for thos... 0 Comments | Read More »

Legal: “Terms and Conditions” Protect Your Online Business

Legal: “Terms and Conditions” Protect Your Online Business

So you have your ecommerce website up and running, and you wonder if you need any specific terms and conditions to govern trans... 2 Comments | Read More »

Selling Products Online: What Legal Jurisdiction Applies?

Selling Products Online: What Legal Jurisdiction Applies?

Most ecommerce merchants want consumers from all over, whether that means all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico, Europe, or the wo... 2 Comments | Read More »

Copyright Law for Ecommerce Merchants

Copyright Law for Ecommerce Merchants

The Internet makes copying photographs, artwork, and words easy, since a relatively unsophisticated user can just browse the we... 1 Comment | Read More »

Pirated Software Rampant Among Personal Computer Users

Pirated Software Rampant Among Personal Computer Users

To somebody who has never owned or made his living creating and licensing intellectual property, it may not be a big deal. Rea... 4 Comments | Read More »

Legal: The Top Ten Risks For Online Businesses

Legal: The Top Ten Risks For Online Businesses

We are often posed a “simple question” by sophisticated clients. Sometimes it is a simple question with a simple answer. More ... 1 Comment | Read More »

SBA Financing For eCommerce Firms

SBA Financing For eCommerce Firms

Working into the evening, Sterling Savings banker Michael Williams wraps up another day of SBA lending in Portland, Ore.’s “Sil... 0 Comments | Read More »

Research Domain Names Before You Bid

Research Domain Names Before You Bid

Chris Stump of Onlyhammocks.com launched his site in October with a solid search engine-marketing plan. “Our original plan was... 0 Comments | Read More »

Recovering Damages From Thieves, Crooks and Scofflaws

Recovering Damages From Thieves, Crooks and Scofflaws

It seems not a day passes that Dozier Internet Law is not asked how to pursue someone who is using a replica website to “compet... 0 Comments | Read More »

Exporting Requires Formal Agreements

Exporting Requires Formal Agreements

When considering exporting to foreign markets, you must protect yourself legally. It is crucial that your business relationship... 0 Comments | Read More »

Insuring Against Fraud, Data Breaches

Insuring Against Fraud, Data Breaches

A few insurance companies provide policies for credit card fraud and data breaches, covering both a merchant's hard cost of fra... 2 Comments | Read More »

Merchants Liable For Data Breaches

Merchants Liable For Data Breaches

What do online merchants Art.com, Geeks.com and Bananas.com have in common? They're three in a small, but growing, list of ecom... 2 Comments | Read More »

Legal: Security Regulation Is Coming

Legal: Security Regulation Is Coming

Let's consider the problem first. It wasn't until 1997 that credit cards could be "securely" used online. Obviously the definit... 3 Comments | Read More »

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