Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business, 10th Edition

Create solid contracts for your business

As a small business owner, you can’t afford to farm paperwork and contracts out to a lawyer―you have to deal with them yourself. With Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business, you can act with confidence.

Here you’ll find the forms you need to start and grow your business. Each document comes with thorough, plain-English, line-by-line instructions to help you:

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

The 10th edition has been thoroughly reviewed and updated by Nolo’s experts, and provides the most up-to-date legal information for small businesses.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Contract Basics
Chapter 2: Forming Your Business
Chapter 3: Running Your Corporation
Chapter 4: Borrowing Money
Chapter 5: Buying A Business
Chapter 6: Leasing Space
Chapter 7: Purchasing Real Estate
Chapter 8: Buying, Selling, Manufacturing, Renting, And Storing Goods
Chapter 9: Hiring Employees And Independent Contractors
Chapter 10: Extending Credit And Getting Paid
Appendix A: How to Use the Downloadable Forms
Appendix B: Forms