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