Law for the Small Business: An Essential Guide to all the Legal and Financial Requirements

by PatriciaClayton (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $4.33

  Whether you are setting up as a sole trader, a partnership or a limited company, it pays to ensure that you are operating within the law. This popular and rigorous guide provides you with the information you need to make decisions which are appropriate to your trading circumstances and which enable you to stay within the law. Tightly-written and easy to read, the book covers all the key issues which affect your legal standing, including taxation, intellectual property, debt collection, bankruptcy, employment law and so much more. Written by a practicing solicitor, who also lectures on business law, Law for the Small Business is fully up-to-date with current UK company law. It offers instant insight into all the key legal issues facing the typical small business and will provide ready reassurance to every business person who needs to know where they stand should a legal situation arise.

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.25

  Praise and reviews include: A first-class guide. - Accountancy Age . An extremely useful guide to the legal minefield. - The Guardian . A well written book, very suitable for its target market - the small business owner. - Brian Coggan, Business School, University of Lincoln. If a small business owner only reads one introduction to business law, this should be it. The style, breadth of subjects covered and practical solutions offered make this an invaluable guide. - Tim Simmonds, solicitor and specialist advisers to SMEs. The legislation relating to small businesses is becoming increasingly complex. All those planning to set up their own business, or those who already operate as a sole trader, partnership or limited company, must have some knowledge of their legal standing in order to survive. Ignorance is no defence and you cannot afford to risk yourself and your capital. This fully revised new edition focuses on all the essential points of law that affect the small business, including: taxation cash and credit patents; copyrights and trade marks; debt collection; bankruptcy, liquidation takeovers, and mergers; and employment law. Up to date with all the latest legislation, Law for the Small Business is essential reading for any entrepreneur who wants to avoid legal pitfalls and make a success of their business.