Most small businesses are privately owned rather than stock corporations. When the owners decide to sell, they may use a business sale confidentiality, or non-disclosure, agreement with all ...

When Selling a Business, Confidentiality Is Key Sure you’re excited about the sale. But revealing too much too soon can put the deal–and your company itself–in jeopardy ...

There are many reasons a business owner would want to maintain confidentiality but the key ones are: 1. Staff morale: An open sale process could affect employee morale and workplace atmosphere. Key ...

Agency Confidentiality Agreement. ... Depending on the nature of the business, this could include a sales plan, a list of customers, a secret recipe or a trade secret.

This article was originally published in the Orange County Business Journal "General Counsel" supplement in October 2017. The article has been reprinted below with permission. In today’s ...

It's Friday afternoon and you're sitting in your office checking your emails. Suddenly, a group of your employees – everyone … ...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, SellYourWay.org, an educational website dedicated to the education of small business owners, is pleased to announce the posting of a new ...

nClosures provides a valuable reminder to trade secret owners that obtaining confidentiality agreements—while important—is not enough to protect the confidentiality of those trade secrets.

Here’s a scenario: You started a new business two years ago and you are finally starting to develop some proprietary tools. You also have your own customer lists and preferred vendor lists.