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Chapter 1: Now You're in Business
Questions This Book Answers
This Book Can't Answer all of Your Questions

Chapter 2: You and Your Lawyer
Can You Be Your Own Lawyer?
How to Get Legal Help (Without Having to get a Lawyer)?
When Should You Use a Lawyer?
What Kind of Lawyer Do You Want?
How Do Lawyers Charge for Their Services?
How Do You Find the Right Lawyer?
What Do You Do Once You've Found a Lawyer?
What Should You Expect of Your Lawyer?
How Do You Get the Most Out of Your Lawyer?
What If You're Not Happy with Your Lawyer?

Chapter 3: An Introduction to the Law of Contracts
Business Implications of Contract Law
How Contracts Are Formed
How Contracts Are Performed
Breach of Contract
Righting Contract Wrongs
Doing Business in More than One Place
Conclusion

Chapter 4: Choosing a Form of Business Organization
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
Advantage of Incorporation
Disadvantage of Incorporation
Joint Venture
So How Do You Decide?

Chpater 5: Getting Your Business Up and Running
Setting Up and Running Sole Proprietorship
Setting Up and Running a Partnership
Setting Up a Corporation
Incorporation Documents
Initial Organization of a Corporation
Running a Corporation
Setting Up in a New Province
More Work

Chapter 6: Permits, Licences, and Other Government Requirements
Permits and Licences
Product Standards
Packaging and Labelling
Good News

Chapter 7: Buying an Existing Business
Buying (Into) a Business
Buying (Into) a Sole Proprietorship
Buying (Into) a Partnership
Buying (Into) a Corporation
The Mechanics of an Asset Purchase
Consulting Contracts and Non-Competition Agreements

Chapter 8: Franchises, Distributorships, and Licences
Franchises
Distributorships and Licences

Chapter 9: Financing a Business
Where Can You Borrow Money?
The Essential Elements of a Loan
Different Types of Loans
Different Forms of Security
What Documents Will You Have to Sign?
What Happens if You Don't Pay Back Your Loan?

Chapter 10: Your Place of Business
Should You Work Out of Your Home?
Should You Rent (or Buy) Business Premises?
Commercial Leases
Buying Commercial Real Estate
Business Equipment

Chapter 11: Insuring Your Business
What Kinds of Insurance Are Available?
Property Insurance
Business Interruption Insurance
General Liability Insurance
Crime or Theft Insurance
Key Person Insurance
Home Businesses
Roll the Dice!

Chapter 12: Protecting Your Ideas
How Do You Protect Ideas?
Patents
Copyright
Trademarks
Industrial Design
Integrated Circuit Topographics
And in Conclusion

Chapter 13: Contracts for Goods and Services
What Should Contracts for Services Deal With?
What Should Contracts for Goods Deal With?
Getting Paid
Avoiding Problems
What Happens if There's a Problem?
And Another Thing

Chapter 14: Becoming an Employer
Independent Contractors
Government Requirements
Human Rights Legislation
The Hiring Process
How Do You Avoid Hiring the Wrong Person?
Hiring Family Members

Chapter 15: Being an Employer
The Rights and Duties of an Employer
The Rights and Duties of an Employee
Written Employment Contracts
Collective Agreements
Keeping Records About Your Employees

Chapter 16: Termination of Employment
What's Involved in Firing an Employee?
What if an Employee Quits?
When the Employee is Gone

Chapter 17: Taxes
Income Taxes
How Is a Business Taxed?
What if You're Audited?
Sales Taxes
Payroll Taxes
Business Taxes
Death and Taxes

Chapter 18: Importing and Exporting
Importing
Exporting Goods
Exporting Services
Transportation of Goods

Chapter 19: Unlawful Business Practices
Crime and Punishment
Business Activities That May Turn Out to Be Unlawful

Chapter 20: Torts
Getting Goods and Services from Others
Producing Goods
Providing Goods and Services
Dealing with Customers, Employees, and Other Human Beings
Coexisting with the Neighbours
Competing with Other Businesses
Torts Committed by Employees of a Business
The Person Who Was Harmed Can't Wait Forever to Sue
How Much?

Chapter 21: Suing and Being Sued
Should You Sue?
What Are the Alternatives to Litigation?
What if You're Sued?
The Different Levels of Court
What Are the Steps in a Lawsuit

Chapter 22: Going Out of Business
What Can the Creditors Do?
Is There Anything You Can Do?
Bankruptcy

Chapter 23: Getting Out of Business
Transfer Your Interest to Your Partners
Transfer Your Interest to Your Fellow Shareholders
Transfer Your Interest to Your Family
Selling To an Outsider

Conclusion

Index