The legal guide for staring running a small business / Attorney Fred S. Steingold; editor, Ralph Warner.

Contents

Introduction: How to use this book
A. Four practical ways to use the forms in this book
B. using the forms disk
C. Do you need lawyer

Chapter 1.Contracts basics
A. Names clause: identifying the parties to a contract
B. Signature clause: signing a contract
C. Resolving disputes
D. Modifying a contract: Attachments and amendments

Chapter 2: Forming your business
A. Form 2A: Checklist for stsrting a sole proprietorship
B. Form 2B: Partnership agreement
C. Form 2C: Pre-Incorporation Agreement
D. Form 2D: Corporate Bylaws
E. Form 2E: Stock agreement

Chapter 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. From 3E: Minutes of directors' meeting
etc

Chapter 4 borrowing money
1. Understanding promissory notes in general
2 The promissory notes in the chapter
A. Form 4A: promissory note (equal monthly installments
B. Form 4B: promissory note (equal monthly payments
C. Form 4C: promissory note (payment of interest only large final balloon payment
etc.

Chapter 5 Buying a business
A Form 5A: contract for purchase of business assets
B. Form 5B: contract for purchase of business assets from a corporation
C. From 5C: corporate resolution authorizing sale of asset
D. Form 5D: Contract for purchase of corporate stock
E. Form 5E: bill of sale
etc.

Chapter 6 Leasing space
A. Form 6A: gross lease
B. From 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
etc.

7 Purchasing and improving real estate
A. Form 7A: contract to purchase building
B. From 7B: option to purchase building
C. Form 7C: contract to purchase vacant land
D. Form 7D: option to purchase vacant land
E. Form 7E: attachment to real estate purchase land
etc.

Chapter 8 Buying, selling, manufacturing, renting and storing goods
A. Form 8A: sales contract (lump sum payment
B. From 8B: sales contract (installment payment)
C. Form 8C: bill of sale
D. Form 8D: security agreement
E. Form 8E: contract for manufacture of goods
etc.

Chapter 9 Hiring employees and independent contract
A. Form 9A: Employment application
B. From 9B: Authorization to release information
C. Form 9C: Offer of employment
D. Form 9D: Confidentiality agreement
E. Form 9E: Covenant with employee
etc.

Includes index.