The American Bar Association legal guide for small business : everything a small-business person must know, from start-up employment laws to financing and selling a business.

Other author American Bar Association.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Three Rivers Press, ©2000.
Descriptionxix, 523 pages ; 20 cm
Subjects
Small business--Law and legislation. --United States. --Popular works.

Portion of title Legal guide for small business
Contents Getting started -- Clearing the decks -- If your business is ten feet from the kitchen -- Location, location, location -- Buying peace of mind -- Sole proprietorships -- Partnerships -- Is a corporation for you? -- Limited trouble--and paperwork -- So what's the best business form for you? -- Is franchising for you? -- Understanding and negotiating the franchise agreement -- Buying a business -- Hiring employees -- Laws affecting employees -- Terminating employees -- Maintaining a safe place of business -- The legal side of dealing with customers -- Extending credit -- The check isn't in the mail! -- Contracts -- Special contract terms -- What if there's a dispute? -- Too good to be true -- Protecting our intellectual property rights -- Business taxes -- Then there's the State and the City... -- Tangling with the government -- Sink or swim--facing financial difficulties -- Selling a business -- Retirement planning for the business owner -- 'Til death do us part -- Do you need a lawyer? -- Choosing a business lawyer -- Where do you go form here?
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 99086498
ISBN0812930150 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF1659.Z9 A43 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold