Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business: 65 Essential Agreements, Contracts, Leases & Letters

Most small business owners can't afford to hire a lawyer to draft the legal documents they need in the course of day-to-day business. Legal Forms for Starting and Running a Small Business is a cost-effective solution that provides more than 60 legal forms and documents--and all the step-by-step instructions needed to use them.

This collection of essential legal and business documents helps you:

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

This edition is updated with the latest legal documents, contracts, and other forms you need to run your business smoothly, along with up-to-date best practices for business owners and managers.Legal Forms for Starting and Running a Small Business includes all the information and instructions you need to complete and use your forms effectively.