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What legal entity is right for your business? | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

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What legal entity is right for your business? by Jason Holden on Jun 29, 2006 The first thing I want to make clear here is, the legal entity cannot be decided by just reading this bite sized post, you need to seek professional advice, at which point it will be discussed with you in more detail.

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Top 5 Tips for Avoiding Employment Lawsuits

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Stay within legal guidelines regarding employment. Benton Said on August 17th, 2010 at 10:40 pm Many companies, especially small businesses, don’t seek legal advice on employment matters because it costs money to hire a lawyer. Companies can come on the site and ask confidential legal questions to lawyers registered on the site.

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Small Business Startup Checklist – Company Structure | THE SMALL.

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Small Business Startup Checklist РCompany Structure by Stefan Țpfer on Mar 19, 2008 An important early decision that will have long-term consequences for your business is to determine the legal form it will trade under. This makes the business a separate legal entity from you. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Pitch of the Week – Waste Notes

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Categories Announcements Balderdash Business Books Business Checklists Business Ideas Business Quotations Comments Customer Service Guest Blog How to … avoid growing pain be eco-friendly be successful bootstrap choose your office deal with taxes do a reality check do a SWOT plan do bookkeeping. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Top 5 Tips for Writing a Staff Handbook

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Make sure you include a disclaimer stating that the handbook is not a legal document. Include policies on issues such as discrimination & discipline so that your position is clear and in writing. Every employee must receive a copy and should sign to state they have read it in full. Sponsors Advertise Here? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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An Open Letter To Our Prime Minister, David Cameron

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Legal Security and Fairness : The United Kingdom is a place where any person – whether in business or not- should be able to live in a situation of legal security and fairness. This penalises small businesses, which can ill-afford to pay out for expensive legal advice. It is a basic human right to live in legal certainty.

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The Inception of a Business Idea

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New inventions can be a legal minefield involving copyrights and patents, but some of the best business ideas are often things that are so simple it is hard to believe no-one else thought of it first. If you are determined to invent something unique, look for problems that require a solution. a good idea is so important. a good article.

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