Law for Small Business For Dummies – UK

Learn to:

Protect your business from the most common risks small businesses face Deal with issues before a dispute arises Get access to handy contract templates Manage contracts, data protection, partnership agreements, and more

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Learning small business law doesn′t need to be a big hassle. This clear–cut guide provides the knowledge you need without confusing jargon or unnecessary details. From making sense of contracts to avoiding disputes before they arise and everything in between you′ll soon have answers to legal questions you didn′t even know to ask!

Do your due diligence start your small business on the right foot by confidently choosing your business framework, setting up its legal structure, finding a funding partner and closing the agreement Mind your step in the legal minefield find out how to cook up a tasty contract with suppliers for products or services, play fair when contracting with customers and start international expansion Protect what you own get savvy about safeguarding your intellectual properties, coping with workplace obligations to employees and accurately acquiring and exploiting software Overcome pitfalls stay in business by snuffing or managing legal risks, winning and avoiding disputes, dealing with liquidation and banking against bankruptcy

Open the book and find:

What you need to know about being a sole trader The ins and outs of operating as a limited company or running a partnership No–nonsense explanations of funding formalities How to deal with licenses and leases The legal blueprint for growing your business The top legal mistakes to avoid Ten secrets of negotiation What you should expect from your lawyer

Clive Rich is a lawyer, mediator, arbitrator and negotiator. He is Chairman of LawBite, an online legal service providing ′Simple Law for Small Companies′ (www.lawbite.co.uk).