Where I work I had to sign a "no competetion" agreement. If I part ways from my employer I cannot set up my own company for 36 months in the same area. I am free to go to another city or state to set up shop, but not here in my employers territory. Just my two cents worth.

When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming and panicking like the passengers in his car.