The Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business has helped more than a quarter million entrepreneurs and business owners master the basics, including how to: raise start-up money, decide between an LLC or other business structure, save on business taxes, get licenses and permits, choose the right insurance, negotiate contracts and leases, avoid problems if you're buying a franchise, hire and manage employees and independent contractors, attract...

A Comprehensive Guide to Many Legal Situations That Will Save Both Time and Money--Newly Revised and Updated. --Publisher

With practical advice, legal information, tips, and step-by-step instruction, this guide will help you get your nonprofit up and running. It explains how to: develop a strategic plan and budget; recruit and manage board members, volunteers, and staff; market your organization to your target audience; raise money including traditional methods and crowdfunding; build a website, use social media strategically, and avoid copyright troubles; adopt policies...

If you run your own business as a sole proprietorship or partnership, you've probably heard of the advantages of limited liability companies--especially the way an LLC can protect personal assets from business debts. LLC expert Anthony Mancuso clearly explains how to decide whether an LLC is right for you. Learn: the unique legal features of LLCs, including limited personal liability for owners; who should--and who shouldn't--form an LLC; when to...

"This book assists the reader in negotiating and drafting a licensing agreement that protects the reader's interests. This book discusses how to navigate the licensing landscape, protect intellectual property rights, resolve inventor-employee ownership issues, work with licensing agents, protect confidential information, find potential licensees, license overseas, reveal the invention safely, and negotiate and update an agreement"--

Medicare brings valuable benefits to more than 58 million people and growing, but most of us don't even know the basics of how Medicare can work best for us. That's where Medicare For Dummies, 4th Edition comes in, explaining how this complex system functions and helping you confidently navigate your way through the maze to get the most out of your coverage. This indispensable resource untangles Medicare in friendly, straightforward language. Step...

"This book shows the reader how to create a business partnership agreement. It covers the following topics related to forming a partnership: cash, property, and service contributions; financial and tax liabilities; how partners will make decisions; allocating profits and losses; admitting new partners; what happens if a partner wants out; buying out a partner's interest; the death of a partner; and other partnership issues"--

Features information on firing, wages, health insurance, medical leave, retirement plans, disability and worker's compensation insurance, discrimination, and privacy rights with up-to-date state and federal law information.

"The U.S. immigration system is an enormous bureaucracy, so it's vital that you understand it before attempting to apply for a green card. Making a mistake can lead to delays and hassles or even ruin your chances for success. How to Get a Green Card provides everything you need to know about qualifying for permanent U.S. residence if you don't have an employer sponsoring you. Find out how to work with U.S. officials and prepare and present the right...

Offers an overview of law, as it applies to everyday life, including information on credit and debt, workplace rights, wills, divorce, social security, landlord-tenant laws, child custody and visitation, and criminal law.