Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business

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NOLO, Mar 1, 2012 - Business & Economics - 488 pages
Like most small business owners, you probably can't afford to hire a lawyer to draft the legal documents you need in the course of your day-to-day business.

Now there's an affordable solution. , Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business, provides you with over 60 legal forms and documents and all the step-by-step instructions you need to use them.

This collection of essential legal and business documents helps you:

  • create contracts to buy, sell, rent, or store goods
  • hire employees and consultants
  • protect your trade secrets
  • create noncompete agreements
  • prepare an LLC operating agreement
  • borrow and lend money
  • buy a business
  • lease commercial space
  • prepare corporate bylaws
  • record minutes of meetings
  • buy real estate
  • and much more

    This edition is updated with the latest legal documents, contracts, and other forms you need to run your business smoothly, along with up-to-date best practices for business owners and managers. Plus, , Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business, includes all the information and instructions you need to complete and use your forms effectively.
  • About the author (2012)

    Attorney Fred S. Steingold practices law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. An expert on small business law, he represents and advises many small businesses. He is the author of Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business and The Employer's Legal Handbook. His monthly column, "The Legal Advisor," is carried by trade publications across the country.

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