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If you own a small business, it is important to choose the best lawyer to represent the interests of your small business. A strategic business lawyer can help you with your start-up and ongoing strategies, help you with critical business planning, review leases and contracts, and negotiate for you. Your attorney must help you comply with a myriad of regulations from employment issues to zoning.

You must research carefully to find just the right legal expert. You do not want a lawyer who does not take an interest in or learn about your business. You can ask accountants, bankers, other small-business owners, and friends for referrals. You can check with your state Bar association to find out if they have attorneys who specialize in representing small businesses. You can ask for and check the lawyer’s references. You can also look in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

You should not make your final decision based on referrals or other sources. You must interview the lawyers that you believe would suit your business. You should be aware that many attorneys charge a consultation fee of $150 or more. That is a small amount to pay to be sure that the lawyer you choose can meet your needs and will really do a job representing your business.

The following are a few points to keep in mind when you interview the attorney. First, be sure that the lawyer does not rush through the interview and gives you his or her full, undivided attention. Be sure that the lawyer you choose understands your business and your industry including its processes. The lawyer you choose must be willing to take as much time as needed to explain every legal issue that may arise and its consequences. Finally, the lawyer must be available to you whenever you need help, and it is not acceptable for the lawyer to turn you over to the legal assistant after your retainer is paid.

There may be other things that are important to you, and you should not hesitate to demand the type and quality of service that you deserve.

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Jo Ann Joy, CEO, www.IndigoBusinessSolutions.net
Phone (602) 663-7007, Fax (602) 324-7582
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It seems for every year that goes by digital camera manufacturers are adding one more Megapixel (Mp) to their cameras. Could it be true that an existing 7 megapixel camera that’s on the market now had an equivalent model of 6 megapixels last year and 5 megapixels the year before that? Next year, will you see the same camera in an 8 megapixel version? Where will we be in another 10 years time?

But do we need the latest 8, 10 or even 12 megapixel camera? Well I have two answers for that question:

Yes, a.) You’re a professional photographer and often have to produce very large high quality prints. b.) If you love to have the latest and most up-to-date gadgets and technology, and are quite happy to spend the extra money to get it, and a little extra more to store those larger files.

No, because the biggest photo that I’ll print will be A4 or 10×8 and a 5 megapixel camera is more than capable of producing a quality photo at that size.

Let’s assume you’re not a professional, because if you were you wouldn’t need to read this article in the first place. So how many megapixels should you go for?
My short answer would be anything between 4 and 6 megapixels for an amateur who isn’t going to print much larger than A4.

Megapixels and Print Sizes
2Mp - Perhaps you have a camera on your phone. You wouldn’t want to get prints larger than 6×4.
3Mp - Will give you great 6×4 prints and good quality 7×5 prints too.
4Mp - Will give excellent 6×4 prints, great 7×5 prints, good quality 9×6 prints and passable 10×8 or A4 prints.
5Mp - Excellent 7×5 prints, great 9×6 prints, and good quality 10×8 or A4 prints. If your printer is capable of printing edge-to-edge photos then 5Mp will be your starting point.
6Mp - Excellent 10×8 or A4 prints, quality 15×10 prints and good prints up to A3.
7Mp - 8Mp - You must be a very keen on photography and looking for the best of kit.

Remember, the more pixels in your picture, the more storage space you’ll require and depending on the chip inside the camera it may take longer to process and save your files. This lag whist the camera is processing and saving the picture can be quite annoying if you like taking quick snaps. Some budget brands suffer badly from this.

To summarise, I recommend you stick with a quality brand and go for somewhere between 4 and 6 megapixels.

Bill Thomson has been a keen armature photographer for more than 20 years and runs the website http://www.got2know.co.uk Find out more on digital cameras at http://www.got2know.co.uk/digitalcameras.html
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