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In many ways, a small business is just like any other and bound by the same rules as they pertain to accounting and taxes, employee protection, environmental law, or other regulations enacted in local jurisdictions.

Around the Web, find legal information related to running a small business, along with important insider tips and advice, sample forms, and contracts.

Small Business Legal Encyclopedia - Info on choosing a business name, setting up the legal structure of your small business, employment law and how it applies to independent contractors, accounting and bookkeeping, and lots more, with financial calculators and an online legal dictionary.

Find Law for Business - A near complete resource for any type of legal question, from employee harassment suits to environmental law, plus an enter resource center devoted specifically to Small Business Legal Concerns.

Business.gov - Guides to starting a business, handling finances, paying taxes, providing health care & safety, food handling regulations, managing employees.

Small Business Law: Free Legal Information - Extensive Q&A on starting a business, incorporation, franchise law, parnerships and trade regulation.

Business Law Lounge - Legal Information for Small & Large Businesses - Dated now, but a good cache of info on a hodgepodge of topics including social security for the self-employed, along with an array of related legal topics for the small business owner.

Business Forms and Letters - Sample boilerplate agreements and forms for incorporation, leases, financial statements, contracts and related legal situations for small businesses, sample business letters, announcements and checklists.

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Small Business Accounting | Small Business Associations

Small Business Financing | Small Business Management

Small Business Software | Small Business Taxes

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