Legal forms for starting & running a small business

Team DDU......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 10
How to Use This Book......Page 14
B  Do You Need a Lawyer?......Page 16
1 Contract Basics......Page 18
A  Names Clause: Identifying the Parties to a Contract......Page 19
B  Signature Clause: Signing a Contract......Page 21
C  Standard Clauses......Page 28
D  Resolving Disputes......Page 31
E  Attachments......Page 33
F  Amendments......Page 35
2 Forming Your Business......Page 40
A  Form 2A: Checklist for Starting a Small Business......Page 43
B  Form 2B: Partnership Agreement......Page 51
C  Form 2C: Pre-Incorporation Agreement......Page 57
D  Form 2D: Corporate Bylaws......Page 61
E  Form 2E: Stock Agreement......Page 65
F  Form 2F: LLC Operating Agreement for Single-Member LLC......Page 68
3 Running Your Corporation......Page 72
A  Form 3A: Notice of Shareholders' Meeting......Page 74
B  Form 3B: Notice of Directors' Meeting......Page 76
C  Form 3C: Shareholder Proxy......Page 78
D  Form 3D: Minutes of Shareholders' Meeting......Page 79
E  Form 3E: Minutes of Directors' Meeting......Page 80
F  Form 3F: Minutes of Telephone Conference Directors' Meeting......Page 82
G  Form 3G: Consent of Shareholders......Page 84
H  Form 3H: Consent of Directors......Page 85
4 Borrowing Money......Page 88
A  Understanding Promissory Notes in General......Page 89
B  The Promissory Notes in This Chapter......Page 94
C  Form 4C: Promissory Note (Amortized Monthly Payments)......Page 95
D  Form 4D: Promissory Note (Balloon Payment)......Page 97
E  Form 4E: Promissory Note (Interest-Only Payments)......Page 99
F  Form 4F: Promissory Note (Lump-Sum Payment)......Page 101
G  Form 4G: Security Agreement for Borrowing Money......Page 102
5 Buying a Business......Page 106
A  Form 5A: Contract for Purchase of Assets From an Unincorporated Business......Page 109
B  Form 5B: Contract for Purchase of Assets From a Corporation......Page 119
D  Form 5D: Contract for Purchase of Corporate Stock......Page 122
E  Form 5E: Bill of Sale for Business Assets......Page 126
F  Form 5F: Seller's Affidavit: No Creditors......Page 127
G  Form 5G: Security Agreement for Buying Business Assets......Page 130
6 Leasing Space......Page 134
A  Form 6A: Gross Lease......Page 136
B  Form 6B: Net Lease for Entire Building......Page 143
C  Form 6C: Net Lease for Part of Building......Page 146
D  Form 6D: Sublease......Page 150
E  Form 6E: Landlord's Consent to Sublease......Page 156
F  Form 6F: Assignment of Lease......Page 157
G  Form 6G: Notice of Exercise of Lease Option......Page 159
H  Form 6H: Extension of Lease......Page 161
I  Form 6I: Amendment of Lease......Page 162
J  Form 6J: Attachment to Lease......Page 163
7 Purchasing Real Estate......Page 166
A  Beware of Possible Environmental Problems......Page 168
B  Form 7B: Contract to Purchase Building......Page 169
C  Form 7C: Option to Purchase Building......Page 178
D  Form 7D: Contract to Purchase Vacant Land......Page 181
E  Form 7E: Option to Purchase Vacant Land......Page 183
F  Form 7F: Attachment to Real Estate Purchase Contract......Page 185
G  Form 7G: Amendment of Real Estate Purchase Contract......Page 186
H  Form 7H: Removal of Contingency......Page 187
I  Form 7I: Extension of Time to Remove Contingencies......Page 188
J  Form 7J: Exercise of Option to Purchase Real Estate......Page 189
8 Buying, Selling, Manufacturing......Page 190
A  Form 8A: Sales Contract (Lump-Sum Payment)......Page 191
B  Form 8B: Sales Contract (Installment Payments)......Page 196
C  Form 8C: Bill of Sale for Goods......Page 198
D  Form 8D: Security Agreement for Buying Goods......Page 199
E  Form 8E: Contract for Manufacture of Goods......Page 201
F  Form 8F: Equipment Rental Contract......Page 203
G  Form 8G: Storage Contract......Page 205
H  Form 8H: Consignment Contract......Page 208
9 Hiring Employees and Independent Contractors......Page 210
A  Form 9A: Employment Application......Page 214
B  Form 9B: Authorization to Release Information......Page 215
C  Form 9C: Offer of Employment......Page 216
D  Form 9D: Confidentiality Agreement......Page 217
E  Form 9E: Covenant Not to Compete......Page 219
F  Form 9F: Contract With Independent Contractor......Page 222
A How to Use the CD-ROM......Page 228
B Tear-Out Forms......Page 234
Index......Page 424