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.





Now there's an affordable solution. Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business provides over 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 to buy, sell, rent, or store goods
  
  
• hire employees and consultants
  
  
• protect your trade secrets
  
  
• create noncompete agreements
  
  
• prepare an LLC operating agreement
  
  
• borrow and lend money
  
  
• buy a business
  
  
• lease commercial space
  
  
• prepare corporate bylaws
  
  
• record minutes of meetings
  
  
• buy real estate, and
  
  
• 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 & Running a Small Business includes all the information and instructions you need to complete and use your forms effectively.