Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business

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Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business

Completely updated!

Fred S. Steingold, Attorney

March 2012, 7th Edition

Get legal documents galore for your small business! Inside Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business, you'll find over 60 documents crucial to the success of your small business. They'll help you:

  • create contracts to buy, sell, rent, or store goods
  • hire employees and consultants 
  • prepare an LLC operating agreement
  • ... and more.

Stay in business with this complete collection!

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Like most small business owners, you probably can't afford to hire a lawyer to draft the legal documents you need in the course of your day-to-day business.

Now there's an affordable solution. Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business provides you with over 60 legal forms and documents and all the step-by-step instructions you need to use them.

This collection of essential legal and business documents helps you:

  • create contracts to buy, sell, rent, or store goods
  • hire employees and consultants 
  • protect your trade secrets
  • create noncompete agreements
  • prepare an LLC operating agreement
  • borrow and lend money 
  • buy a business 
  • lease commercial space
  • prepare corporate bylaws
  • record minutes of meetings
  • buy real estate
  • and much more

This edition is updated with the latest legal documents, contracts, and other forms you need to run your business smoothly, along with up-to-date best practices for business owners and managers. Plus, Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business includes all the information and instructions you need to complete and use your forms effectively.

ISBN
9781413316834
Number of Pages
500
Included 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
  • IRS Form 940: Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return
  • USCIS Form I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification

The following forms are included in the download, but not included in the book:

  • Disputes Resolution Clause
  • Names Formats
  • Signature Formats