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Small Business Center
FindLaw's Small Business Center provides information and resources for small business owners, and help for entrepreneurs seeking to get a business idea off the ground. Here you can get information on choosing and forming the right legal structure for your business, legal tips on day-to-day business operations, an overview of employment law issues, and much more.
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Find useful small business forms to help you manage or incorporate your business:
Learn About Small Business
- Starting a Business - First steps for new and prospective business owners.
- Incorporation and Legal Structures - Tips on choosing and creating the right business form.
- Employment Law and Human Resources - An overview of legal issues faced by employers, including hiring employees and workplace safety.
- Intellectual Property - Information on protecting and using copyrights, patents, and trademarks.
- Business Finances and Taxes - Tips on the financial side of business startup and operation.
- Business Forms and Contracts - Find forms and contracts to help with many aspects of business operation.
- Business Operations - Legal tips on day-to-day aspects of running a business.
- Business Laws and Regulations - An overview of state and federal business laws, plus compliance tools for businesses.
- Immigration Law for Employers - Information on worker visa programs, filing necessary employment immigration forms, and more.
- Workers' Compensation for Employers - A look at state compensation systems for injured workers.
- Business Bankruptcy and Debt - Tips on dealing with business debt, and a look at the bankruptcy process.
- Closing a Business - Legal tips to keep in mind before and after your business closes its doors.
- Hiring a Business Law Attorney - Finding and working with a business & commercial law attorney.
Small Business Center Forms
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