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Understanding Legal Forms to Jumpstart a Business

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This no-nonsense guide to the legal intricacies of starting a business is the best resource I have come across. The author takes complex legal concepts and distills them to understandable principles, providing a clear basis upon which a non-lawyer can make decisions as to how he/she wants to set up a business. The process is made even more accessible through Ms. Weeks' clear, unambiguous explanation of the forms required to set up a business and the correct way they must be completed. This is a lawyer's guide that non-lawyers can rely upon.

Easy guide, clearly written. Bought 2 copies-one for beginner, one for friend who started business 2 years ago. Both found information helpful. The "experienced" entrepreneur said he wished he had had it when he began.

Organized presentation. Invaluable.

A great legal resource for anyone who is interested to start a small business. The book is well written with the average Joe and and in mind. I will recommend this book as a first stop for any one even thinking about a small business venture

Understanding Legal Forms to Jumpstart a Business is an excellent guide for businesses both new and existing. I read this book and it helped me understand, prepare and file all the forms needed to start my business. I would have spent a great deal of time researching for the right forms, and spent additional cash on legal fees, to get my successful design businesses off the ground. With the help of this handy guide, I was able to save the professional fees and invest those funds into the hard cost associated with my companies. This book helped me get my businesses started quickly and inexpensively. The book's format is clear and simple to use. A great book, that I highly reccommend.

Understanding Legal Forms to Jumpstart a Business is a MUST-READ for anyone who, like me, knows nothing about where to start, but would like to know more about living the modern dream and starting up a little business of one's own. Now, starting a business, or growing an existing one is a daunting and complex task, ever-complicated by the legal jungle one must traverse along the way. This book takes a no-nonsense approach to understanding who you need to call, where to go for forms, what you may want to write in your contractual agreements or incorporation documents, and how to protect yourself and your best interests in the land of new business start-ups. There is a great deal of information packed into this book, and it is a handy primer for the novice entrepreneur. The author has done all the preliminary research for you, for every state, and for any type of business filing.

By unmasking the secrets and intricacies of the legal requirements for new businesses, partnerships, corporations, etc. the author (a lawyer) gives laypeople a rare opportunity to understand step-by-step all the legal hoops they need to jump through to get a business off the ground. This book is written for a wide audience with the assumption that the reader is starting from zero. No legalese or legal dictionary required. The writing style is refreshing, but ultimately there are three reasons why this book is a must-read. First, as a reference book, it is well worth the small investment. It will save you all the time it takes to dig all this information up yourself in the library or on the web. So reason number one is time-savings. Second, if you're just dreaming about becoming an entrepreneur, this book is step 2: visualization and research. The details help make the reality unfold. Third, say you're actually ready to start a business and you've got a lawyer, but you're still foggy about everything. This book is like having an English-Portuguese dictionary on a trip to Portugal or Brazil. It makes all the things around you make more sense. Or, like knowing a little bit about cars when talking with your mechanic. Just good business practice. Plus, the book is dirt cheap, and the price of ignorance can be hefty.

All in all, this book is a welcome reference for would-be small business owners or tomorrow's corporate newcomers. The author has done an excellent job of making the legal element of business ownership accessible to everyone. The only downside is that you can get most of this information from a good attorney, at whatever their going rate is, so this book is not for you if you have unlimited resources or lawyer friends who specialize in business law. For the rest of us, I'd highly recommend it.

After reading this book, I could literally start a business tomorrow. Of course, I'd still need to get customers and figure out what exactly I'm selling.

I chose this book because I needed a quick guide to know what was required to incorporate my business. I found all the information I needed including forms and specific data for my state.
I found this book to be well organized and relevant. I recommend it to all.

This book is awesome! This is not your average book of forms filled with filler and bs; this is full of comprehensive forms that I've not seen available. Weeks also gives rich, understandable text that is informative and will ad to your business education. This is a must have for all beginning and experienced entrepreneurs and I'd even recommend it to those misguided or inexperienced lawyers out there who claim to know what there doing. This is a must have!