Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business
eBook - PDF

Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business

  1. 417 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business

About this book

Nolo’s Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business is the all-in-one business law book!

When you run a small business, legal questions come up almost daily. Ignoring them can threaten your enterprise. But hiring a lawyer every time a routine issue arises can hurt the bottom line. Fortunately, you have another alternative—Nolo’s Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business.

This book will help you avoid costly legal and tax problems. A comprehensive and practical guide for opening and running a small business, this edition clearly explains how to:
  • pick the proper business structure
  • get licenses and permits
  • negotiate a favorable lease
  • protect yourself with the right insurance
  • create binding contracts
  • hire, fire, and manage employees
  • cope with financial problems
  • protect your personal assets, and
  • save on business taxes.
The 18th edition is completely updated with the latest business tax laws and figures, and includes best practices recommendations for raising start-up money, purchasing insurance, classifying workers, extending credit, and much more.
This easy-to-read book provides a vast amount of information about setting up and running any kind of small business. It is the product of the author’s years of experience as both an attorney and writer. The book is filled with useful guidance, relevant examples, and simple explanations of complicated subjects.

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Information

Publisher
NOLO
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781413330656
Edition
18
eBook ISBN
9781413330663
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business Law
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Your Legal Companion for Starting and Running a Small Business
  5. 1. Which Legal Form Is Best for Your Business?
  6. 2. Structuring a Partnership Agreement
  7. 3. Creating a Corporation
  8. 4. Creating a Limited Liability Company
  9. 5. Preparing for Ownership Changes With a Buyout Agreement
  10. 6. Naming Your Business and Products
  11. 7. Licenses and Permits
  12. 8. Tax Basics for the Small Business
  13. 9. Raising Money for Your Business
  14. 10. Buying a Business
  15. 11. Franchises: How Not to Get Burned
  16. 12. Insuring Your Business
  17. 13. Negotiating a Favorable Lease
  18. 14. Home-Based Business
  19. 15. Employees and Independent Contractors
  20. 16. The Importance of Excellent Customer Relations
  21. 17. Legal Requirements for Dealing With Customers
  22. 18. Cash, P2P Payments, Credit Cards, Checks, and Cryptocurrency
  23. 19. Extending Credit and Getting Paid
  24. 20. Put It in Writing: Small Business Contracts
  25. 21. The Financially Troubled Business
  26. Appendix: Checklist for Starting a Small Business
  27. Index

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