Happy Tuesday, all. I took this photo yesterday from the skywalk between the Amway Grand Plaza and the DeVos Place Convention Center. I like walking downtown and watching the development unfold. It is an exciting time to be working or living in downtown Grand Rapids. Everywhere you look, real estate development is transforming the town. CheckContinue reading “Business Law Update: A Booming Downtown Real Estate Market Means Businesses Should Pay Careful attention to Contracts.”
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Detroit Startup Week Kicks Off – Schedule Now Available, Includes Legal Workshops
Today starts art festival in Grand Rapids – I took this photo just minutes ago. Summer is coming fast and so is Detroit Startup Week. Scheduled from June 18-22. According to its website, Startup week is: “A week long celebration of Detroit’s entrepreneurs. Volunteer-led and completely free for attendees, we are aiming to create a communityContinue reading “Detroit Startup Week Kicks Off – Schedule Now Available, Includes Legal Workshops”
Staring Into the Eyes of a Fatherless Generation.
There’s nothing like a Michigan summer. Memorial Day weekend means the beginning of summer – and, consequently, the end of the school year. Today was my last day of mentoring for the school year. Unless my student moves (which is always possible) I hope to see him in the Fall. Most of myContinue reading “Staring Into the Eyes of a Fatherless Generation.”
My Thoughts on Social Enterprise: Am I Living Each Day with Conviction and Purpose?
Last week I mowed the lawn for the first time this year. I didn’t have any gas to fill up the mower, so I just relied on the unknown amount of gas that had been in the mower over the winter. As I was mowing the back yard, the largest portion of my lawn, IContinue reading “My Thoughts on Social Enterprise: Am I Living Each Day with Conviction and Purpose?”
Small Businesses and Startups: What you Don’t Know Can Hurt You.
It is truly starting to feel like summer in downtown Grand Rapids! This was the scene today from my office. Summer is coming fast and so is Detroit Startup Week. Scheduled from June 18-22. According to its website, Startup week is: “A week long celebration of Detroit’s entrepreneurs. Volunteer-led and completely free forContinue reading “Small Businesses and Startups: What you Don’t Know Can Hurt You.”
Real Estate Law Update: The Most Vulnerable Are Affected in an Affordable Housing Crisis.
Today, is a gray rainy cold day in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Yesterday, like most every Thursday during the school year, I spend the noon hour with an elementary school-aged kid in one of the most economically depressed school districts in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Over the last 4 or 5 years I have had 4Continue reading “Real Estate Law Update: The Most Vulnerable Are Affected in an Affordable Housing Crisis.”
Business Law update: Michigan Senate to Take up “Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act”
It is a rainy day in Grand Rapids, today. I took this photo of Lyons Street – showing the Amway Grand Plaza and the Windquest Building. Speaking of Amway and Windquest, the Michigan House passed a Bill that would benefit Amway’s direct sales business. The Michigan legislature has been busy proposing some interestingContinue reading “Business Law update: Michigan Senate to Take up “Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act””
Michigan is Back Trending Towards Social Entrepreneurship: April 24, 2018 Benefit Corporation Legislation Proposed.
Good morning! Downtown Grand Rapids is starting to look and feel like spring. The trees are just starting to get their leaves – I can’t wait for West Michigan to become green once again. Speaking of new life – the legislature has breathed new life in the possibility of benefit corporations (“Bcorps”) becoming a viableContinue reading “Michigan is Back Trending Towards Social Entrepreneurship: April 24, 2018 Benefit Corporation Legislation Proposed.”
Real Estate Law Update for Investors and Lenders: Court of Appeals Holds “Admittedly Curious Practice” “Expungement Affidavit” is Not Permitted under Statute.
Happy Friday, all! I took this photo today – the sun is shining and it is starting to feel like spring. In what was already a shocking day for a major lender, Wells Fargo, the Michigan Court of Appeals, in a case of binding precedent, invalidated an efficient tool lenders and investors routinelyContinue reading “Real Estate Law Update for Investors and Lenders: Court of Appeals Holds “Admittedly Curious Practice” “Expungement Affidavit” is Not Permitted under Statute.”
Real Estate Law Update: Evictions, Affordable Housing, Harassment provide an Opportunity for Investors to Shine Brightly.
I wrote my last post right before leaving for a week on the beautiful, warm beaches of Destin, Florida. We came back to snow. In Spring. Michigan has experienced some awful weather in the last week. I hope today is the turning point. Most of the snow is melting, as you can see from today’sContinue reading “Real Estate Law Update: Evictions, Affordable Housing, Harassment provide an Opportunity for Investors to Shine Brightly.”
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