An online book covering the legal basics of starting and running a business. Includes 20 chapters:
1. You and Your Attorney
2. How to Get Started in Business
3. How to Select the Best Business Form
4. How to Make Your Corporation Tax-Free
5. Buying or Selling a Business
6. Franchises
7. How to Save Time on Tax Recordkeeping
8. How to Save Taxes
9. Sales Contracts and Warranties
10. Patents and Trademarks
11. You and Your Employees
12. Special Laws Affecting Small Business
13. Estate Planning Strategies
14. Real Estate Strategies
15. Leasing Strategies: Real Estate and Equipment
16. Protecting Your Small Business
17. The Americans with Disabilities Act
18. Credit, Collections, and Bankruptcy
19. How to Prevent Workplace Violence
20. Your Small Business Dot Com
Author: Fred S. Steingold
Sources: BusinessWeek, FindLaw
Subjects: Legal, Small Business
- Are Efforts to Extend Patent and Copyright Laws Good for Business or Good for Society?
[Archive.org URL] - Drafting a Patent Application (.pdf) [Archive.org URL]
- Laying Claim to Your Ideas [Archive.org URL]
- Links to Patent and Other Intellectual Property Information Resources [Archive.org URL]
- Patent Peril [Archive.org URL]
- Patently Correct IP Risk Management [Archive.org URL]
- Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset: Intellectual Property [Archive.org URL]
- Reap the Rewards [Archive.org URL]
- Reinventing the Company [Archive.org URL]
- Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation [Archive.org URL]
- Selected Resources for Patents, Inventions, and Technology Transfer [Archive.org URL]
- Speculative Schemers [Archive.org URL]
- The Perils of Patenting the Industry Standard [Archive.org URL]
- The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It [Archive.org URL]
- Tools for Protecting Your Intellectual Property [Archive.org URL]
- Top 10 Tips for Managing Your Patent Portfolio [Archive.org URL]
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office [Archive.org URL]
- Why High-Tech Firms Can’t Afford to Ignore Patents [Archive.org URL]
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