Product Description
The legal documents you need on any given day! 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, which 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 The 5th edition is updated with the latest legal documents, contracts and other forms. Includes all the information and instructions you need to complete and use your forms effectively.
List of 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
USCIS Form I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification
The following forms are on the CD-ROM, but not included in the book:
Disputes Resolution Clause
Names Formats
Signature Formats