Legal guide for starting & running a small business

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Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: El Segundo, CA : Nolo, 2026.
Edition:19th edition.
Series:Nolo Press self-help law books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Your legal companion for starting and running a small business
  • Which legal form is best for your business?
  • Structuring a partnership agreement
  • Creating a corporation
  • Creating a limited liability company
  • Preparing for ownership changes with a buyout agreement
  • Branding your business and products
  • Licenses and permits
  • Tax basics for the small business
  • Raising money for your business
  • Buying a business
  • Franchises : how not to get burned
  • Insuring your business
  • Negotiating a favorable lease
  • Home-based business
  • Employees and independent contractors
  • Website terms & conditions and privacy policies
  • Legal requirements for dealing with customers
  • Cash, P2P payments, credit cards, checks, and cryptocurrency
  • Extending credit and getting paid
  • Put it in writing : small business contracts
  • The financially troubled business
  • Appendix: Checklist for starting a small business.