Includes index.

Getting started - - Clearing the decks - - If your business is ten feet from the kitchen - - Location, location, location - - Buying peace of mind - - Sole proprietorships - - Partnerships - - Is a corporation for you? - - Limited trouble--and paperwork - - So what's the best business form for you? - - Is franchising for you? - - Understanding and negotiating the franchise agreement - - Buying a business - - Hiring employees - - Laws affecting employees - - Terminating employees - - Maintaining a safe place of business - - The legal side of dealing with customers - - Extending credit - - The check isn't in the mail! - - Contracts - - Special contract terms - - What if there's a dispute? - - Too good to be true - - Protecting our intellectual property rights - - Business taxes - - Then there's the State and the City... - - Tangling with the government - - Sink or swim--facing financial difficulties - - Selling a business - - Retirement planning for the business owner - - 'Til death do us part - - Do you need a lawyer? - - Choosing a business lawyer - - Where do you go from here?