Small Business Kit For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Introduction.

Part I: Starting Up Your Business.

Chapter 1: Choosing Your Business Entity.

Chapter 2: Business Plans.

Chapter 3: Organizing a Corporation.

Part II: Money Matters.

Chapter 4: Raising Capital for Your Business.

Chapter 5: Bookkeeping and Accounting Basics.

Chapter 6: Small Business Tax Basics.

Part III: Employee and Consultant Issues.

Chapter 7: Employee Hiring Tools.

Chapter 8: Motivating and Retaining Employees.

Chapter 9: Avoiding Employee Problems.

Chapter 10: Independent Contractor and Consultant Agreements.

Part IV: Bulletproofing Your Business.

Chapter 11: Key Contracts.

Chapter 12: Legal Issues.

Chapter 13: Protecting Your Ideas and Inventions.

Chapter 14: Avoiding Customer Problems.

Chapter 15: Real Estate Leases for Your Business.

Part V: Spreading the Word.

Chapter 16: Web Sites, Your Business, and You.

Chapter 17: Press Releases and Dealing with the Press.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Ideas to Make Your Business More Successful.

Chapter 19: Ten Great Web Sites for Small Businesses.

Chapter 20: (Almost) Ten Great Publications for Small Businesses.

Appendix: What’s on the CD-ROM.

Index.

End-User License Agreement.