Scott L. Girard - Business Law Basics: Learn What You Need in 2 Hours

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CRASH COURSE for ENTREPRENEURS

BUSINESS LAW BASICS

BUSINESS LAW BASICS

Learn What You Need in Two Hours

Scott L. Girard, Jr., Michael F. OKeefe,
Mark A. Price, and Mark R. Moon, Esq.

Series Editor: Scott L. Girard, Jr.

A Crash Course for EntrepreneursFrom Expert Business Advice

Starting a Business

Sales and Marketing

Managing Your Business

Business Finance Basics

Business Law Basics

International Business

Business Plans

Time and Efficiency

Franchising

Social Media Basics

Web-Based Business

Supplemental Income

Copyright 2014, Scott L. Girard, Jr., Michael F. OKeefe, and Mark A. Price

ISBN: 978-90-77256-39-8

The Expert Business Advice trademark is owned by Expert Business Advice, LLC and is used under license. www.expertbusinessadvice.com

Disclaimer: While every attempt has been made to verify the accuracy of information in this book as it goes to press, the authors and publisher cannot guarantee its future accuracy. Please consult competent expert advice before taking decisions in response to the advice herein.

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To my wife, Marguerite and my children,
Madison, Meredith and Matthew

YOU CAN SPOT ENTREPRENEURS easily when they talk about their businesses and dreams. Their passion and fascination with their businessand others businessesis remarkable. When I met Scott, Mike and Marc, I knew before they told me about the many businesses theyve collectively started that these were talented, insightful, seasoned entrepreneurs. We quickly agreed to develop the Crash Course for Entrepreneurs together. For this volume in the series, we invited Mark Moon to contribute his considerable legal expertise, as both entrepreneur and attorney.

The aim of this series is to give you high-level overviews of the critical things you need to know and do if you want to start (or youre already running) your own business. In a two-hour read. Of course, theres much more to know about every topic covered, but we believe that what youll read here will give you the framework for learning the rest. A Resources section and a Glossary will ensure you can ground yourself in the essentials. And www.expertbusinessadvice.com, the co-authors website, offers expanded support for entrepreneurs that is updated daily.

Entrepreneurs vary widely in what they want to do. Your dream may be to start a very small, one-person service, perhaps doing home maintenance or day care or accounting from your home. You may have developed or discovered a high-tech breakthrough that will need years of testing and dozens or hundreds of people to bring to market. This book sees the intrinsic value and challenges of both styles of business. It will definitely help you make the most of your opportunity, whatever its scale.

As we mentioned above, Mark Moon joins Scott, Mike and Marc as our subject matter expert for this volume. He is a founding and the Managing Partner of the Moon Law Group, P.L., a full-service law firm. Over the years he has helped many start-ups and small businesses to make smart legal plans and decisions. Thanks to both his professional training and his day-to-day work with clients and managing the business of his firm, Mark fully understands the many, varied business issues any entrepreneur must face daily.