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A COMPANY is any formal business entity for profit, which may be a corporation, a partnership, association or individual proprietorship, see company.

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A LLC is a business structure that is a hybrid of a partnership and a corporation. Its owners are shielded from personal liability and all profits and losses pass directly to the owners without taxation of the entity itself, see
limited liability company.

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A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP is a special type of partnership which is very common when people need funding for a business, or when they are putting together an investment in a real estate development, see
limited partnership.

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ACORPORATION is an organization formed with state governmental approval to act as an artificial person to carry on business (or other activities), which can sue or be sued, and (unless it is non-profit) can issue shares of stock to raise funds with which to start a business or increase its capital, see corporation.

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Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business

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Edition: 5th
Pages: 464 pp.
Pub. Date: Jan 2008

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Forms

Table of Contents

List of Forms

Amending Contracts

  • Attachment to Contract
  • Amendment to Contract

Forming Your Business

  • Checklist for Starting a Small Business
  • Partnership Agreement
  • Pre-Incorporation Agreement
  • Corporate Bylaws
  • Stock Agreement
  • LLC Operating Agreement for Single-Member LLC

Running Your Corporation

  • Notice of Shareholders' Meeting
  • Notice of Directors' Meeting
  • Shareholder Proxy
  • Minutes of Shareholders' Meeting
  • Minutes of Directors' Meeting
  • Minutes of Telephone Conference
  • Directors' Meeting
  • Consent of Shareholders
  • Consent of Directors

Borrowing Money

  • Promissory Note (Amortized Monthly Payments)
  • Promissory Note (Balloon Payment)
  • Promissory Note (Interest-Only Payments)
  • Promissory Note (Lump Sum Payment)
  • Security Agreement for Borrowing Money

Buying or Selling a Business

  • Contract for Purchase of Assets From an Unincorporated Business
  • Contract for Purchase of Assets From a Corporation
  • Corporate Resolution Authorizing Sale of Assets
  • Contract for Purchase of Corporate Stock
  • Bill of Sale for Business Assets
  • Seller's Affidavit: No Creditors
  • Security Agreement for Buying Business Assets

Leasing Space

  • Gross Lease
  • Net Lease for Entire Building
  • Net Lease for Part of Building
  • Sublease
  • Landlord's Consent to Sublease
  • Assignment of Lease
  • Notice of Exercise of Lease Option
  • Extension of Lease
  • Amendment to Lease
  • Attachment to Lease

Purchasing and Improving Real Estate

  • Contract to Purchase Building
  • Option to Purchase Building
  • Contract to Purchase Vacant Land
  • Option to Purchase Vacant Land
  • Attachment to Real Estate Purchase Contract
  • Amendment to Real Estate Purchase Contract
  • Removal of Contingency
  • Extension of Time to Remove Contingencies
  • Exercise of Option to Purchase Real Estate

Buying, Selling, Manufacturing, Renting, and Storing Goods

  • Sales Contract (Lump-Sum Payment)
  • Sales Contract (Installment Payments)
  • Bill of Sale for Goods
  • Security Agreement for Buying Goods
  • Contract for Manufacture of Goods
  • Equipment Rental Contract
  • Storage Contract
  • Consignment Contract

Hiring Employees and Independent Contractors

  • Employment Application
  • Authorization to Release Information
  • Offer of Employment
  • Confidentiality Agreement
  • Covenant Not to Compete
  • Contract With Independent Contractor

IRS and Government Forms

  • IRS Form SS-4: Application for Employer Identification Number
  • IRS Form W-4: Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate
  • IRS Form 2553: Election by a Small Business Corporation
  • IRS Form 940-EZ
  • USCIS Form I-9: Employment
  • Eligibility Verification

The following forms are on the CD-ROM, but not included in the book:

  • Disputes Resolution Clause
  • Names Formats
  • Signature Formats

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Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business - Book With CD-ROM

By Attorney Fred S. Steingold, Nolo Press

Venue:

National - All States

Description:

Whether hiring employees, settling disputes, leasing commercial space, or dealing with the IRS, this book has all the forms—both on CD-ROM & as tear-outs—an entrepreneur needs to get the job done.

Forms in this book include:

  • 7 employment forms & contracts
  • 5 forms to start a business
  • 8 corporate meetings forms
  • 4 promissory notes
  • 10 commercial lease forms
  • 10 forms to purchase & improve real estate
  • 8 forms to buy, sell & store goods
  • And many more
  • Step-by-step instructions for filling out the forms are included.

Table of Contents

I. How to Use This Book

  • A. Four Practical Ways to Use the Forms in This Book

  • B. Do You Need a Lawyer?

1. Contract Basics

  • A. Names Clause: Identifying the Parties to a Contract

  • B. Signature Clause: Signing a Contract
  • C. Standard Clauses
  • D. Resolving Disputes
  • E. Attachments
  • F. Amendments

2. Forming Your Business

  • A. Form 2A: Checklist for Starting a Small Business

  • B. Form 2B: Partnership Agreement
  • C. Form 2C: Pre-Incorporation Agreement
  • D. Form 2D: Corporate Bylaws
  • E. Form 2E: Stock Agreement
  • F. Form 2F: LLC Operating Agreement for Single-Member LLC

3. Running Your Corporation

  • A. Form 3A: Notice of Shareholders' Meeting

  • B. Form 3B: Notice of Directors' Meeting
  • C. Form 3C: Shareholder Proxy
  • D. Form 3D: Minutes of Shareholders' Meeting
  • E. Form 3E: Minutes of Directors' Meeting
  • F. Form 3F: Minutes of Telephone Conference Directors' Meeting
  • G. Form 3G: Consent of Shareholders
  • H. Form 3H: Consent of Directors

4. Borrowing Money

  • A. Understanding Promissory Notes in General

  • B. The Promissory Notes in This Chapter
  • C. Form 4C: Promissory Note (Amortized Monthly or Annual Payments)
  • D. Form 4D: Promissory Note (Balloon Payment)
  • E. Form 4E: Promissory Note (Interest-Only Payments)
  • F. Form 4F: Promissory Note (Lump-Sum Payment)
  • G. Form 4G: Security Agreement for Borrowing Money

5. Buying a Business

  • A. Form 5A: Contract for Purchase of Assets From an Unincorporated Business

  • B. Form 5B: Contract for Purchase of Assets From a Corporation
  • C. Form 5C: Corporate Resolution Authorizing Sale of Assets
  • D. Form 5D: Contract for Purchase of Corporate Stock
  • E. Form 5E: Bill of Sale for Business Assets
  • F. Form 5F: Seller's Affidavit: No Creditors
  • G. Form 5G: Security Agreement for Buying Business Assets

6. Leasing Space

  • A. Form 6A: Gross Lease

  • B. Form 6B: Net Lease for Entire Building
  • C. Form 6C: Net Lease for Part of Building
  • D. Form 6D: Sublease
  • E. Form 6E: Landlord's Consent to Sublease
  • F. Form 6F: Assignment of Lease
  • G. Form 6G: Notice of Exercise of Lease Option
  • H. Form 6H: Extension of Lease
  • I. Form 6I: Amendment to Lease
  • J. Form 6J: Attachment to Lease

7. Purchasing Real Estate

  • A. Beware of Possible Environmental Problems

  • B. Form 7B: Contract to Purchase Building
  • C. Form 7C: Option to Purchase Building
  • D. Form 7D: Contract to Purchase Vacant Land
  • E. Form 7E: Option to Purchase Vacant Land
  • F. Form 7F: Attachment to Real Estate Purchase Contract
  • G. Form 7G: Amendment of Real Estate Purchase Contract
  • H. Form 7H: Removal of Contingency
  • I. Form 7I: Extension of Time to Remove Contingencies
  • J. Form 7J: Exercise of Option to Purchase Real Estate.

8. Buying, Selling, Manufacturing

  • A. Form 8A: Sales Contract (Lump-Sum Payment)

  • B. Form 8B: Sales Contract (Installment Payments)
  • C. Form 8C: Bill of Sale for Goods
  • D. Form 8D: Security Agreement for Buying Goods
  • E. Form 8E: Contract for Manufacture of Goods
  • F. Form 8F: Equipment Rental Contract
  • G. Form 8G: Storage Contract
  • H. Form 8H: Consignment Contract

9. Hiring Employees and Independent Contractors

  • A. Form 9A: Employment Application
  • B. Form 9B: Authorization to Release Information
  • C. Form 9C: Offer of Employment
  • D. Form 9D: Confidentiality Agreement
  • E. Form 9E: Covenant Not to Compete
  • F. Form 9F: Contract With Independent Contractor

Appendixes

  • A. How to Use the CD-ROM

  • B. Tear-Out Forms

Index

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