The weekend small business start-up kit (+CD-ROM)

Mark Warda

Book - 2007

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Published
Naperville, Ill : Sphinx Pub 2007.
Language
English
Main Author
Mark Warda (-)
Edition
1st ed
Item Description
"Your step-by-step guide to get your business up and running fast and to start making money"--Cover.
Physical Description
x, 227 p. ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Format
CD-ROM is compatible with both PC and Mac operating systems. Forms require Microsoft Word or another word processing program capable of reading Microsoft Word files.
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9781572486034
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Deciding to Start a Business
  • Know Your Strengths
  • Know Your Business
  • Sources for Further Guidance
  • Chapter 2. Choosing the Form of Your Business
  • Basic Forms of Doing Business
  • Start-Up Procedures
  • Foreign Nationals
  • Business Comparison Chart
  • Chapter 3. Naming Your Business
  • Fictitious Names
  • Sample Fictitious Name Notice
  • Corporate Names
  • Professional Associations
  • The Word Limited
  • Trademarks
  • Domain Names
  • Chapter 4. Preparing a Business Plan
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of a Business Plan
  • Outline for Your Business Plan
  • Sample Business Plan
  • Chapter 5. Financing Your Business
  • Growing with Profits
  • Using Your Savings
  • Borrowing Money
  • Getting a Rich Partner
  • Selling Shares of Your Business
  • Understanding Securities Laws
  • Using the Internet to Find Capital
  • Chapter 6. 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 7. Licensing Your Business
  • Occupational Licenses and Zoning
  • Federal Licenses
  • Chapter 8. Contract Laws
  • Traditional Contract Law
  • Statutory Contract Law
  • Preparing Your Contracts
  • Chapter 9. Insurance
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Liability Insurance
  • Hazard Insurance
  • Home Business Insurance
  • Automobile Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Employee Theft
  • Chapter 10. Your Business and the Internet
  • Domain Names
  • Web Pages
  • Legal Issues
  • Hiring a Website Designer
  • Financial Transactions
  • FTC Rules
  • Fraud
  • Chapter 11. Health and Safety Laws
  • Chapter 12. Employment and Labor Laws
  • Hiring and Firing Laws
  • Employment Requirements
  • New Hire Reporting
  • Employment Agreements
  • Firing
  • Independent Contractors
  • Temporary Workers
  • Discrimination Laws
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Wage and Hour Laws
  • Pension and Benefit Laws
  • Family and Medical Leave Law
  • Child Labor Laws
  • Immigration Laws
  • Hiring Off the Books
  • Federal Contracts
  • Miscellaneous Laws
  • Chapter 13. Advertising and Promotion Laws
  • Advertising Laws and Rules
  • Internet Sales Laws
  • Email Advertising
  • Home Solicitation Laws
  • Sample Notice of Cancellation
  • Telephone Solicitation Laws
  • Pricing, Weights, and Labeling
  • Chapter 14. Payment
  • Cash
  • Credit Cards
  • Financing Laws
  • Chapter 15. Business Relations Law
  • The Uniform Commercial Code
  • Commercial Discrimination
  • Restraining Trade
  • Intellectual Property Protection
  • Chapter 16. Endless Laws
  • Federal Laws
  • State Laws
  • Chapter 17. Bookkeeping and Accounting
  • Initial Bookkeeping
  • Accountants
  • Computer Programs
  • Tax Tips
  • Chapter 18. Paying Federal Taxes
  • Income Tax
  • Withholding, Social Security, and Medicare Taxes
  • Excise Taxes
  • Unemployment Compensation Tax
  • State Taxes
  • Chapter 21. The End...and the Beginning
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A. Business Start-Up Checklist
  • Appendix B. Sample, Filled-In Forms
  • Appendix C. Blank Forms
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

This book is an introduction to all the steps required to start a small business. It takes readers from the business formation, e.g., choosing a form of business and name, to writing a business plan, financing the endeavor, locating and licensing the business, and paying taxes. Warda, an attorney with business expertise, covers laws applicable to the formation of contracts, labor and employment, safety and health at work, and advertising. He explains the various kinds of insurance that may be necessary and advises readers on using the Internet in their business. There are a glossary and sample forms that new entrepreneurs may find helpful, such as an authorization for release of employment information and an education verification form. Simply written, this book is a good starter resource for those considering a business venture. It covers some of the same territory as Fred Steingold's Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small Business, which has the added benefit of chapters on franchises, customer relations, and resolving legal disputes. For public business self-help collections.-Joan Pedzich, Harris Beach PLLC, Rochester, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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