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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
The
all-in-one business law book
Whether
you're just starting a small business, or your business is already up and
running, legal questions come up on an almost daily basis. Ignoring them can
threaten your enterprise--but hiring a lawyer to help with routine issues can
devastate the bottom line.
The
Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business has
helped more than a quarter million entrepreneurs and business owners master the
basics, including how to:
- raise
start-up money
- decide
between an LLC or other business structure
- save
on business taxes
- get
licenses and permits
- choose
the right insurance
- negotiate
contracts and leases
- avoid
problems if you're buying a franchise
- hire
and manage employees and independent contractors
- attract
and keep customers (and get paid on time), and
- limit
your liability and protect your personal assets.
Whether
you're a sole proprietor or an LLC or corporation, a one-person business
operating out of your home, or a larger company with staff, this book will help
you start and run a successful business.