ENTREPRENEUR Magazine is the banner publication of theEntrepreneur Magazine Group. It has the largest newsstandcirculation of any business monthly, with a total ABC auditedcirculation of 410,000. BARBARA S. SHEA is an attorney and the founder of theinnovative legal firm Court Coach. Her ideas have been profiled inThe Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and onABC-TV's The Home Show. JENNIFER HAUPT is a successful business writer based inBellevue, Washington.

• Partial table of contents: SETTING UP A SMALL BUSINESS. Setting Up Your Business to Avoid Legal Pitfalls. Setting Up a Sole Proprietorship or Partnership. Insurance: Would You Believe You Need All This? Franchises, Licenses, and Permits. THE LEGALITIES OF RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS. Demystifying the Tax Basics. Hiring and Firing Your Staff. The Other Side of the Fence: Your Rights as an Employer. The Small Claims Court. Having Your Day in Court. CLOSING DOWN A SMALL BUSINESS. How to Close Up Shop Gracefully. Avoiding Bankruptcy in the Case of Sudden Death orDisability. Reclaiming Your Good Financial Name. Appendices. Index.

ENTREPRENEUR Magazine is the banner publication of theEntrepreneur Magazine Group. It has the largest newsstandcirculation of any business monthly, with a total ABC auditedcirculation of 410,000. BARBARA S. SHEA is an attorney and the founder of theinnovative legal firm Court Coach. Her ideas have been profiled inThe Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and onABC-TV's The Home Show. JENNIFER HAUPT is a successful business writer based inBellevue, Washington.

• Partial table of contents: SETTING UP A SMALL BUSINESS. Setting Up Your Business to Avoid Legal Pitfalls. Setting Up a Sole Proprietorship or Partnership. Insurance: Would You Believe You Need All This? Franchises, Licenses, and Permits. THE LEGALITIES OF RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS. Demystifying the Tax Basics. Hiring and Firing Your Staff. The Other Side of the Fence: Your Rights as an Employer. The Small Claims Court. Having Your Day in Court. CLOSING DOWN A SMALL BUSINESS. How to Close Up Shop Gracefully. Avoiding Bankruptcy in the Case of Sudden Death orDisability. Reclaiming Your Good Financial Name. Appendices. Index.

ENTREPRENEUR Magazine is the banner publication of theEntrepreneur Magazine Group. It has the largest newsstandcirculation of any business monthly, with a total ABC auditedcirculation of 410,000. BARBARA S. SHEA is an attorney and the founder of theinnovative legal firm Court Coach. Her ideas have been profiled inThe Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and onABC-TV's The Home Show. JENNIFER HAUPT is a successful business writer based inBellevue, Washington.

• Partial table of contents: SETTING UP A SMALL BUSINESS. Setting Up Your Business to Avoid Legal Pitfalls. Setting Up a Sole Proprietorship or Partnership. Insurance: Would You Believe You Need All This? Franchises, Licenses, and Permits. THE LEGALITIES OF RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS. Demystifying the Tax Basics. Hiring and Firing Your Staff. The Other Side of the Fence: Your Rights as an Employer. The Small Claims Court. Having Your Day in Court. CLOSING DOWN A SMALL BUSINESS. How to Close Up Shop Gracefully. Avoiding Bankruptcy in the Case of Sudden Death orDisability. Reclaiming Your Good Financial Name. Appendices. Index.