You own a business and have an employee.

You want him/her to sign a non-competition agreement because you’ve invested a lot time, money, and information. 

Non-competes are NOT reasonable (or enforceable) if the activities which are restrained; the time; or geographic scope is unreasonable. 

Remember, the employee needs to be able to earn a living if they leave.  

Often, employers get tripped up on reasonableness.

It is probably not reasonable to restrict this employee from working for a similar business within 250 miles for 15years. Just keep it reasonable.

PS. For employees in the medical industry – there are some technical things in the non-competes to become aware of.