My old boss says I signed a non compete.. What should I do?

So you have a copy of the employment agreement you signed? If not, demand a copy from your former employer, a copy with your signature on it. If you did, in fact, sign an agreement containing a no-compete clause, then you're screwed and will have to shut down or move your business to some area far away. Otherwise, carry on with your business.

It's Put Up or Shut Up time mthr fckr, Better Grow a Pair

Ask to see the non-compete you signed. He can sue you if you did sign it, however, I would think you would know if you did.

sell it to your wife or brother

DID you sign a "non-compete" ?

If so, he is right and you are wrong.

I would have your lawyer look over the agreement and see what it stipulates.

Get a copy of the supposed agreement and show it to a lawyer. Your ex-boss may well be lying to protect his own business.

Charges against you? Where? You could check the court records (sometimes online). Even if it exists it and covers what you are doing is may not be enforceable. In any event with cuts in government people are not even getting their day in court.

You may request a copy of the agreement, see what it says, if you think you may be violating it, have someone look at it. The agreement may not even be legal.

I'm guessing he is not a lawyer, I read letters from lawyers and agreements all the time. More than 80% have a least some parts that are just legally wrong.

Get a copy of the non-compete then have a lawyer review it, Just becasue you agreed and signed a non-compete means its valid in your state, details like scope, duration etc come into play

get the exact wording of the non compete and see where you stand

does it say a certain distance between companies or a time frame in which you can do business

get a lawyer to look at it

You should ask for a copy of this alleged agreement for starters.

Once you know what it says (or if it exists) then you'll have a better idea of what, if anything, you have to do.