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Subject(s)

• Business enterprises—Law and legislation—Maryland—Popular works [Browse]
• Business enterprises—Law and legislation—Virginia—Popular works [Browse]
• Business enterprises—Law and legislation—Washington (D.C.)—Popular works [Browse]
• Commercial law—Maryland [Browse]
• Commercial law—Virginia [Browse]
• Commercial law—Washington (D.C.). [Browse]

Related name

• Warda, Mark [Browse]

Notes

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Using Self-Help Law Books
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Deciding to Start a Business
• Know Your Strengths
• Know Your Business
• Do the Math
• Sources for Further Guidance
• Chapter 2: Choosing the Form of Your Business
• Proprietorship
• General Partnership
• Corporation
• Limited Partnership
• Limited Liability Company
• Start-up Procedures
• Operational Procedures
• Required Meetings
• Money
• Signing Documents
• Proxy
• Bank Accounts
• Sale or Issue of Stock
• Restricted Legend Language
• Foreign Nationals
• Business Comparison Chart
• Business Start-up Checklist
• Chapter 3: Naming Your Business
• Preliminary Considerations
• Fictitious Names
• Entity Names
• Professional Associations
• Domain Names
• Trademarks
• Chapter 4: Financing Your Business
• Growing with Profits
• Using Your Savings
• Borrowing Money
• Developing a Business Plan
• Selling Shares of Your Business
• Understanding Securities Laws
• Using the Internet to Find Capital
• Chapter 5: Locating Your Business
• Working out of Your Home
• Choosing a Retail Site
• Choosing Office, Manufacturing, or Warehouse Space
• Leasing a Site
• Buying a Site
• Checking Governmental Regulations
• Chapter 6: Licensing Your Business
• Occupational Licenses and Zoning
• Home Businesses
• Maryland Start-Up Information
• Virginia Start-Up Information
• District of Columbia Start-Up Information
• Federal Licenses
• Chapter 7: Contract Laws
• Traditional Contract Law
• Statutory Contract Law
• Preparing your Contracts
• Chapter 8: Insurance
• Workers' Compensation
• Liability Insurance
• Hazard Insurance
• Home Business Insurance
• Automobile Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Employee Theft
• Chapter 9: Your Business and the Internet
• Web Pages
• Legal Issues.
• Financial Transactions
• FTC Rules
• Fraud
• Chapter 10: Health and Safety Laws
• Federal Laws
• State and Local Laws on Smoking
• Chapter 11: Employment and Labor Laws
• Hiring and Firing Laws
• Firing
• New Hire Reporting
• Employment Agreements
• Independent Contractors
• Temporary Workers
• Federal Discrimination Laws
• State Discrimination Laws
• Sexual Harassment
• Wage and Hour Laws
• Pension and Benefit Laws
• Family and Medical Leave Law
• Federal Child Labor Laws
• State Child Labor Laws
• Immigration Laws
• Hiring Off-the-Books
• Federal Contracts
• Miscellaneous Laws
• Chapter 12: Advertising and Promotion Laws
• State Laws
• Internet Sales Laws
• Home Solicitatoin Laws
• Telephone Solicitation Laws
• Pricing, Weights, and Labeling
• Refunds
• Chapter 13: Payment and Collection
• Cash
• Checks
• Credit Cards
• Financing Laws
• Usury
• Collections
• Chapter 14: Business Relations Laws
• The Uniform Commercial Code
• Commercial Discrimination
• Restraining Trade
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Chapter 15: Endless Laws
• Chapter 16: Bookkeeping and Accounting
• Initial Bookkeeping
• Accountants
• Tax Returns
• Tax Tips
• Chapter 17: Paying Federal Taxes
• Income Tax
• Withholding, Social Security, and Medicare Taxes
• Excise Taxes
• Unemployment Compensation Tax
• Payroll Tax Services
• Chapter 18: Paying State Taxes
• Sales and Use Taxes
• Chapter 19: Out-of-State Taxes
• State Sales Taxes
• Business Taxes
• Internet Taxes
• Canadian Taxes
• Chapter 20: The End...and the Beginning
• Glossary
• For Further Reference
• Appendix A: Sample Filled-In Forms
• Appendix B: Blank Forms
• Index
• Back Cover.

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ISBN

1-4175-5475-4

OCLC

842614197

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