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Takes readers from thinking, “Hmm, should I buy a business?” right through the process of choosing, investigating, and entering into a legal contract to do so.
The most complete guide to an employer's legal rights and responsibilities, this book shows how to comply with workplace laws and regulations, run a safe and fair workplace and avoid lawsuits. It explains the latest laws concerning: -- hiring and firing -- personnel policies -- employee compensation and benefits -- discrimination -- workers' comp -- workplace health and safety -- family and medical leave -- and much more. The completely revised third edition expands its coverage of worker privacy rules, discusses when a psychological test of a job applicant may violate the Americans With Disabilities Act, provides updated information on training wages and rounding off hours worked, and trumpets the latest word from the U.S. Supreme Court on sexual harassment.
Out there somewhere is a buyer looking to buy a business like yours. So if you're ready to sell, make sure you protect your interests and maximize your profit with this all-in-one guide.
Business owners are regularly confronted by legal questions and problems. But with lawyers typically charging $250 an hour, calling one can be a fast track to the poorhouse.Fortunately, Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business clearly explains how to: -- raise start-up money -- get licenses and permits -- buy or sell a business -- negotiate a favorable lease -- hire freelancers and employees -- understand business tax rules -- pick and protect a name -- resolve legal disputes -- and much more
Tenants are often handed a long, dense lease with incomprehensible language and told to just sign it. Even if they’re unable to negotiate better terms, they need to understand the rules that they’re agreeing to play by.
Gerald Fox is an attorney to many celebrities, including Madonna, Janet Jackson, and Tina Sinatra. He has appeared on television shows such as "Hard Copy" and "Entertainment Tonight."Jeff Nelson is a writer/producer in Los Angeles and the coauthor of Handwriting Analysis: Putting It to Work for You. Jeff learned about litigation at the knee of Gerry Fox, who represented him in some hard fought legal battles. (They won.)
The marketplace for small and midsize businesses is messy. Having peeked behind the curtain at over 10,000 companies, this book aims to demystify the buyers, the process, and the inevitably emotional journey that is selling a company. If you're reading this, you're likely an entrepreneur, a family member or close friend of a business owner, or an advisor to an owner. Great businesses outlast individual careers, including those of owners and founders. At some point, in some way, each business must be transitioned - years pass, people age, markets change, opportunities appear - as do challenges. Selling, whether it be a stake or the whole company, often carries an unfortunate amount of stress,...
Everything you need to start a business, from creating a solid business plan and selecting a marketable name to business contracts, taxes, and reaching customers online.
A down-to-earth, detailed guide to every aspect of establishing and running a small, local talent booking agency, written by someone who has done so successfully for over 30 years. You dont need any particular background or a fancy college degree or even much money, just a desire to own and operate one of the most fun businesses you could ever imagine. Its all herehow to find the talent, how to build up a clientele, how to promote yourself, the contracts youll need, and a fascinating insight to where you can go from here, including becoming a modeling agent, a TV producer, a writer, a record album producer, and much more.
The nuts-and-bolts guide to forming a partnership A solid partnership agreement is the foundation for a lasting and successful business partnership. Don’t skip this essential step, or you might run into major problems later. Form a Partnership helps you create the agreement you need for your shared business venture. It takes you through the important issues, then helps you write your own partnership agreement tailored to your needs, clause-by-clause. The book covers: cash, property, and service contributions financial and tax liabilities how partners will make decisions allocating profits and losses admitting new partners what happens if a partner wants out buying out a partner’s interest the death of a partner and much more. The 11th edition—completely updated to reflect current law and business issues—provides the forms, worksheets, and legal information you need to create a partnership agreement. With Downloadable Forms: download and customize partnership agreements (details inside).