Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business - 19th Edition by Editors Of Nolo (Paperback)

About the Book

This book is for current and aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as managers and other critical small business employees, who want practical and comprehensive guidance on business laws--without paying a lot in legal fees. The book helps owners and managers successfully begin and run a small business, covering topics like raising startup money, protecting personal assets, negotiating leases and contracts, and more.

Book Synopsis

The all-in-one business law book

Whether you're just starting a small business, or your business is already up and running, you face a variety of legal questions and requirements. Arm yourself with the information you need to manage the legal aspects of your business on your own or with a lawyer.

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.

This book is a valuable resource for all small businesses, from one-person home businesses to larger companies with staff. This is the legal guide you need to start and run a successful business.

Review Quotes

"An unusually helpful approach to the start-up process covers a lot of basics, from negotiating a lease to representing yourself in small claims court." Inc. Magazine

"Get a basic understanding of small business legal issues... [with] this excellent resource..."The Wall Street Journal

"Pick up a copy of Nolo's Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business...." Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Balances its wealth of reproducible documents with straightforward 'how-to' instructions and advice..." The Bookwatch

"...exceptionally valuable, with forms and contracts written in straightforward language." American Reference Books Annual

"Provides instructions for completing the contracts required when forming a corporation, borrowing money, buying a business, leasing an office, hiring employees and selling goods." Reference & Research Book News

"Whether just starting a small business, or already engaged with a business is already up and running, legal questions crop up on an almost daily basis. Ignoring them can threaten any enterprise -- but hiring a lawyer to help with routine issues can devastate the bottom line. Now in a fully updated and expanded 15th edition, & The Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business by Attorney Fred S. Steingold (who practices law in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is an expert on small business law, representing and advising many small businesses) includes 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 personal liability while protecting personal assets. Including the latest legal information and tax rules for small businesses, The Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business is an ideal and practical reference for the sole proprietorship, or an LLC or corporation, or a one-person business operating out of their home, or a company with a large staff leasing space. Thoroughly user friendly in organization and presentation, and very highly recommended for company, community, and academic library Business Management collections, & The Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business is the next best thing to having a personal attorney on retainer. "Midwest Book Review, James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief