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Do-It-Yourself Checklist to Incorporate Your Business
You can incorporate your business yourself if you don’t want to hire an attorney or a business formation service. Read this step-by-step checklist. Read more
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Federal Employer Identification Number: Everything You Need to Know
Understand exactly what a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN or EIN) is, why you need one, and how to acquire one for your small business. Read more
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Pros and Cons of the Popular Business Entities: Sole Proprietorship, LLC, S Corp and C Corp
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Non-Disclosure Agreement
This template Non-Disclosure Agreement, or NDA, is an essential tool for protecting your businesses' confidential information.
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Business Plan for a Startup Business
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Opening a Small Import Business
Question: I'm planning on importing wooden handicrafts from Central America, and I would like to know what the legal requirements are to open a small import business. --- Susan... Read more
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Is Your Business Properly Insured?
I.I.I. Provides Tips to Make Sure Your Business is Not Underinsured
Today, businesses face greater risks than ever before. In addition to such typical risks as theft and fire... Read more
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Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, and Non-Disclosures
The following document is a collection of opinions from knowledgeable SCORE counselors.
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Protect your business assets — know the rules
Today’s litigious and highly complex business arena often requires more specialization than most small businesses are able to provide on their own. For example, employing part-... Read more
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Choose the Best Business Structure
In starting my own business, I had a big decision to make. Should I begin as a sole proprietor, a sub chapter S corporation or a limited liability company? Each offers its... Read more
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How to Choose a Lawyer with Business and Legal Savvy
Here are a few simple suggestions of what to consider when selecting a corporate attorney.
Demand responsiveness.
Good attorneys are responsive to their client’s needs. If you are... Read more
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Partnership Formation Checklist
Every partnership, no mater how large or small, needs a written Partnership Agreement. Agreements reduce the likelihood of future disagreements, and in the rare case one should... Read more
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Employees versus Independent Contractors in New Hampshire - Do you know the law?
Most employers would prefer to treat their help as ’subcontractors’, and not ‘employees’. Why? Because they want to avoid the headaches and additional social costs our society... Read more
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You may be required to obtain local, county, state or federal licensing. Regulated businesses may be subjected to certification, registration or accreditation and may experience... Read more