Description
The ABA Legal Guide for Small Business is the complete and easy guide to understanding the small-business owner’s legal responsibilities and options. This guide takes you from the day you start your business right through to the day you sell it or retire:
Getting Started: Funding, Financing, Insurance, Location
Types of Business Organizations: Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Corporations, Limited Liability, Options
Franchising: Tips for Evaluating Opportunity, Franchise Agreements, Buying a Business
Employees: Hiring, Laws Affecting Employees and Employers, Terminating Employees, Maintaining a Safe Business, Dealing with Customers, Extending Credit
Running the Business: Contracts, Special Terms and Strange Clauses, Contract Disputes, Scams, Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
Taxes: Business Taxes, State and City Taxes, Knowing Your Rights Possible Endings: Getting a Lawyer, Retirement, Selling a Business
Getting Help When You Need It: Knowing When You Need Legal Help, Choosing a Business Lawyer, How to Get More Information