Running a small business means making fast decisions with limited resources. When a dispute lands in your lap — a partner disagreement, an employee complaint, a vendor gone sideways — the last thing you can afford is a $90,000 legal bill and two years of courtroom distraction. Most small business owners have heard of mediation. Fewer know whether it actually …
For a small business, agility is everything. It’s the ability to pivot quickly, seize new opportunities, and outmaneuver larger competitors. But there is one thing that can bring all that agility to a screeching halt: litigation. A lawsuit is like a giant anchor that drags your business down, sapping its resources, focus, and momentum. Here are three ways litigation destroys …