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Legal forms for starting & running a small business [2020] / Attorney Fred S. Steingold.
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- ISBN: 1413327311
- ISBN: 9781413327311
- Physical Description: 492 pages : forms ; 28 cm
- Edition: 11th edition.
- Publisher: Berkeley, California : Nolo, 2020.
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| General Note: | Includes index. Durgin Collection. |
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| Pease Public Library | 346.7306 STEINGOLD
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Legal Forms for Starting and Running a Small Business : 65 Essential Agreements, Contracts, Leases and Letters
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Legal Forms for Starting and Running a Small Business : 65 Essential Agreements, Contracts, Leases and Letters
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Your Small Business Legal Companion | p. 1 | |
| Four Practical Ways to Use the Forms in This Book | p. 3 | |
| Do You Need a Lawyer? | p. 5 | |
| 1 | Contract Basics | p. 7 |
| Names Clause: Identifying the Parties to a Contract | p. 8 | |
| Signature Clause: Signing a Contract | p. 9 | |
| Standard Clauses | p. 16 | |
| Resolving Disputes | p. 19 | |
| Attachments | p. 21 | |
| Amendments | p. 23 | |
| 2 | Forming Your Business | p. 27 |
| Form 2A | Checklist for Starting a Small Business | p. 30 |
| Form 2B | Partnership Agreement | p. 39 |
| Form 2C | Preincorporation Agreement | p. 45 |
| Form 2D | Corporate Bylaws | p. 51 |
| Form 2E | Stock Agreement | p. 55 |
| Form 2F | LLC Operating Agreement for Single-Member LLC | p. 58 |
| Form 2G | LLC Membership Certificate | p. 63 |
| Form 2H | Stock Certificate | p. 63 |
| 3 | Running Your Corporation | p. 65 |
| Form 3A | Notice of Shareholders' Meeting | p. 68 |
| Form 3B | Notice of Directors' Meeting | p. 70 |
| Form 3C | Shareholder Proxy | p. 72 |
| Form 3D | Minutes of Shareholders' Meeting | p. 72 |
| Form 3E | Minutes of Directors' Meeting | p. 74 |
| Form 3F | Minutes of Telephone Conference Directors' Meeting | p. 76 |
| Form 3G | Consent of Shareholders | p. 77 |
| Form 3H | Consent of Directors | p. 79 |
| 4 | Borrowing Money | p. 81 |
| Understanding Promissory Notes in General | p. 82 | |
| The Promissory Notes in This Chapter | p. 86 | |
| Form 4A | Promissory Note (Amortized Monthly or Annual Payments) | p. 88 |
| Form 4B | Promissory Note (Balloon Payment) | p. 91 |
| Form 4C | Promissory Note (Interest-Only Payments) | p. 92 |
| Form 4D | Promissory Note (Lump-Sum Payment) | p. 94 |
| Form 4E | Security Agreement for Borrowing Money | p. 95 |
| 5 | Buying a Business | p. 101 |
| Form 5A | Contract for Purchase of Assets From an Unincorporated Business | p. 104 |
| Form 5B | Contract for Purchase of Assets From a Corporation | p. 116 |
| Form 5C | Corporate Resolution Authorizing Sale of Assets | p. 118 |
| Form 5D | Contract for Purchase of Corporate Stock | p. 119 |
| Form 5E | Bill of Sale for Business Assets | p. 123 |
| Form 5F | Seller's Affidavit-No Creditors | p. 125 |
| Form 5C | Security Agreement for Buying Business Assets- | p. 127 |
| 6 | Leasing Space | p. 131 |
| Form 6A | Gross Lease | p. 133 |
| Form 6B | Net Lease for Entire Building | p. 141 |
| Form 6C | Net Lease for Part of Building | p. 144 |
| Form 6D | Sublease | p. 149 |
| Form 6E | Landlord's Consent to Sublease | p. 154 |
| Form 6F | Assignment of Lease | p. 156 |
| Form 6G | Notice of Exercise of Lease Option | p. 158 |
| Form 6H | Extension of Lease | p. 159 |
| Form 6I | Amendment to Lease | p. 161 |
| Form 6J | Attachment to Lease | p. 162 |
| 7 | Purchasing Real Estate | p. 165 |
| Beware of Possible Environmental Problems | p. 167 | |
| Form 7A | Contract to Purchase Building | p. 169 |
| Form 7B | Option to Purchase Building | p. 178 |
| Form 7C | Contract to Purchase Vacant Land | p. 181 |
| Form 7D | Option to Purchase Vacant Land | p. 183 |
| Form 7E | Attachment to Contract | p. 185 |
| Form 7F | Amendment of Contract | p. 186 |
| Form 7G | Removal of Contingency | p. 187 |
| Form 7H | Extension of Time to Remove Contingencies | p. 188 |
| Form 7I | Exercise of Option to Purchase Real Estate | p. 189 |
| 8 | Buying, Selling, Manufacturing, Renting, and Storing Goods | p. 191 |
| Form 8A | Sales Contract (Lump-Sum Payment) | p. 192 |
| Form 8B | Sales Contract (Installment Payments) | p. 196 |
| Form 8C | Bill of Sale for Goods | p. 199 |
| Form 8D | Security Agreement for Buying Goods | p. 201 |
| Form 8E | Contract for Manufacture of Goods | p. 203 |
| Form 8F | Equipment Rental Contract | p. 205 |
| Form 8G | Storage Contract | p. 208 |
| Form 8H | Consignment Contract | p. 210 |
| 9 | Hiring Employees and Independent Contractors | p. 213 |
| Form 9A | Employment Application | p. 216 |
| Form 9B | Authorization to Release Information | p. 218 |
| Form 9C | Offer Letter | p. 219 |
| Form 9D | Confidentiality Agreement | p. 220 |
| Form 9E | Covenant Not to Compete | p. 223 |
| Form 9F | Contract With Independent Contractor | p. 226 |
| 10 | Extending Credit and Getting Paid | p. 233 |
| Form 10A | Credit Application for an Individual Customer | p. 234 |
| Form 10B | Adverse Action Letter | p. 236 |
| Form 10C | Credit Application for a Business Customer | p. 238 |
| Form 10D | First Collection Letter | p. 239 |
| Form 10E | Second Collection Letter | p. 239 |
| Form 10F | Third Collection Letter | p. 240 |
| Appendixes | ||
| A | How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website | p. 241 |
| Editing RTFs | p. 242 | |
| List of Forms | p. 243 | |
| B | Forms | p. 245 |
| Index | p. 475 |
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