The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Business Law

by Bagley, Constance E.; Dauchy, Craig E.

• ISBN13: 9780324042917
• ISBN10: 0324042914
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-22
• Publisher: THOMSON LEARNING

Summary

This book contains 17 chapters that follow the progression of a start-up business and anticipate its legal concerns through the stages of growth up to an initial public offering. The new edition integrates e-commerce and international issues where appropriate. This text is appropriate at both the undergraduate and graduate level for those courses that cover legal issues and entrepreneurs. Depending on the course, it could be used as either a core text or a supplement.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
About the Authors	xvii
Taking the Plunge	1	(8)
Leaving Your Employer	9	(22)
Selecting and Working with an Attorney	31	(18)
Deciding Whether to Incorporate	49	(25)
Structuring the Ownership	74	(38)
Forming and Working with the Board	112	(21)
Raising Money and Securities Regulation	133	(43)
Contracts and Leases	176	(44)
E-Commerce and Sales of Goods and Services	220	(45)
Marshaling Human Resources	265	(76)
Operational Liabilities and Insurance	341	(43)
Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy	384	(47)
Venture Capital	431	(56)
Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw	487	(65)
Going Global	552	(33)
Buying and Selling a Business	585	(64)
Going Public	649	(56)
Internet Sources	705	(4)
Table of Cases	709	(4)
Index	713