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Category Archives: Small Business
Make Connecticut More Business Friendly: Create A “Medium Claims Docket”
Over the next several days, I’m going to write a series of posts of improvements that I think should be made to Connecticut’s courts. The creation of a “medium claims” docket would help make Connecticut a more business friendly state. … Continue reading
Dear Denise Merrill
First, congratulations on being elected to serve as Connecticut’s Secretary of the State. I listened to you on the campaign trail and I know you have ideas for the office. I’m asking you to start small. Connecticut is widely considered … Continue reading
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The 2090 Calorie Friendly’s Caramel Cinnamon Swirl French Toast
by Ryan McKeen Last year, I was indifferent while the CT Legislature debated requiring restaurants to disclose nutritional information to patrons. Lazily, I bought the argument that people know that a bacon double cheeseburger is bad for them. I figured … Continue reading
New Connecticut Home Improvement Contractor Law
by Ryan C. McKeen I’ve had two contractors at my home that have fully complied with the existing Connecticut Home Improvement Act. That’s two out of many. The truth is that the Connecticut Home Improvement Act requires full compliance by … Continue reading
Connecticut Superior Court Clarifies Mechanic’s Lien Statute Regarding Time Limit For Filing Of Lien
The following situation comes up more often then you think. A contractor performs services. Several months later, a homeowner notices a defect and calls the contractor to repair the work that was done months ago. The contractor comes out and … Continue reading
More Layoffs At The Hartford Courant
This is a law blog, so it’s reasonable to ask why I’m writing about layoffs of the Hartford Courant. The Hartford Courant Alumni blog covers the carnage. The reason is that our state needs professional journalists. We need them to investigate, … Continue reading
Watch Your Credit Cards
Credit-card companies continue to raise customer interest rates and fees despite a record-low target rate from the Federal Reserve and billions of dollars in bailout money that has been pumped in to the financial companies. Fox Business News. Rates are … Continue reading
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Explaining (in Part) The Decrease In Business Start Ups In Connecticut for 2008
by Ryan McKeen 1/29/2009 Yet even that number, economists said, may be just a cloud. The total number of businesses to start in Connecticut last year — 27,483 — is still 11 percent lower than the number of those that … Continue reading
Posted in A Connecticut Law Blog, Foreclosure, Real Estate, Small Business
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Why Blawging Isn’t Enough
Blawging is a marketing tool but perhaps more accurately it should be part of a marketing strategy. It is no surprise that the candidate who mastered the internet ended up being elected president. The internet is the most powerful medium and it’s … Continue reading
Sheriff Tom Dart: The Right Idea, The Wrong Solution. Protecting Tenants Whose Landlord Has Been Foreclosed
I’ve written before about how the foreclosure crisis has impacted tenants in Connecticut. The situation is sickening. I represented a 100 year old woman who lived alone in an apartment for close to 20 years and always paid her rent … Continue reading
