The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Small Business: Everything You Need to Know About Small Business, from Start-Up to Employment Laws to Financing and Selling

by American Bar Association

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

Genres: Business

496 pages, Paperback

First published October 24, 2000

Reviews

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

I only read the parts in this book that applied to my current challenges I was facing in business or looking to understand, which was Employees. This book is great for small businesses who want to make sure they are playing it safe. This book will equip you with the right knowledge to prevent any legal issues in the future. If you’re a business owner who has time to read and doesn’t want to hire an attorney yet this may be useful. If you are in the position where you can delegate a lot of the business operations and focus only “on the business” then reading this is optional. I mainly got this book to read about employees, but I noticed in the TOC there was a section on LLC, Location, etc You can similarly hire an attorney for an hour and get al this information and the attorneys experience rather than reading this.

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was really impressed with how readable this is! Straightforward information given in digestible ways. Easy format that anticipates the questions I have. Grateful to have powered through the fear of reading this book, thinking it would be over my head and dry!

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dull but essential information. It made me want to stick needles in my eye. The book is comprehensive, but there might be something more readable on the market.