SmartStart Your Business Today! How to Start a Business in California is your road map to avoiding operational, legal and financial pitfalls and breaking through the bureaucratic red tape that often entangles new entrepreneurs. This all-in-one resource goes a step beyond other business how-to books to give you a jump-start on planning for your business. It provides you with: Valuable state-specific sample forms and letters on CD-ROM Mailing addresses, telephone numbers and websites for the federal, state, local and private agencies that will help get your business up and running State population statistics, income and consumption rates, major industry trends and overall business incentives to give you a better picture of doing business in California Checklists, sample forms and a complete sample business plan to assist you with numerous startup details State-specific information on issues like choosing a legal form, selecting a business name, obtaining licenses and permits, registering to pay taxes and knowing your employer responsibilities Federal and state options for financing your new venture Resources, cost information, statistics and regulations have all been updated. That, plus a new easier-to-use layout putting all the state-specific information in one block of chapters, make this your must-have guide to getting your business off the ground.

This state-specific title in Entrepreneur's evergreen SmartStart series shows the reader how to start a business in California. The staff of Entrepreneur Media presents essential guidance to aspiring business owners including state-specific rules, regulations, contacts, and statistics. Includes updated forms, worksheets, and tax information.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

The Founder's Dilemmas examines how early decisions by entrepreneurs can make or break a startup and its team. Drawing on a decade of research, including quantitative data on almost ten thousand founders as well as inside stories of founders like Evan Williams of Twitter and Tim Westergren of Pandora, Noam Wasserman reveals the common pitfalls founders face and how to avoid them.

With new laws and regulations being passed every year, small business owners in California need information to keep them current. This guide explains state and federal regulations that apply to most businesses and includes lists of valuable resources.

Many people dream of going into business with friends or family. What's involved in forming a partnership? How does one write a partnership agreement? This helpful book covers all the important partnership issues such as: · Financial and tax liabilities · Contributions of cash, property or services · Expanding a partnership to include others · Buyout agreements · Valuing assets Readers can take advantage of the standard partnership clauses provided or create their own customized agreement. All the forms for creating a partnership agreement are provided, both on CD-ROM and as tear-outs.