The Small-Business Contracts Handbook [With CDROM]

Small businesses have to deal with contracts on a regular basis, but unfortunately small businesses don't have in-house lawyers to ensure that contracts are fair, or to create new contracts when necessary. This book helps small-business owners in the US to understand hundreds of standard contacts from partnership agreements to lease agreements. The book also helps them to create their own contracts by providing standard contract clauses on the CD-ROM.Using everyday language, author Lawrence Hsieh takes the readers step-by-step through hundreds of standard clauses and explains their meaning. He pinpoints potential problems in contracts, and clarifies the legal jargon in simple terms.While it takes a great deal of hard work to make a small-business successful, it can also come down to paperwork. And a well written contract can make or break a business. Having a good understanding of standard business contracts and being able to create your own are two critical skills to running a successful small business.The contracts on the CD-ROM are in both PDF and MS Word formats which can be used on any Windows-based PC. This book applies to US Business Contracts only.