Go Legal Yourself!: Know Your Business Legal Lifecycle

Foreword viiPreface ixBusiness Legal Lifecycle(r) xiAbout the Author xiiiIntroduction 1 Everything You Need to Know about Your Business Legal Lifecycle(r) 1Part 1: Startup PhaseChapter 1 What Legal Entity Should I Be? 7Chapter 2 What Other Documents Do I Need? 25Chapter 3 How Do I Protect My Brand? 37A Story of Caution for Startups 49Part 2: Growth PhaseChapter 4 How Do I Grow My Small Business? 53Chapter 5 How Do I Manage My Growing Business? 65Chapter 6 How Do I Get Funding for My Growing Business? 73A Story of Caution for Growth Companies 81Part 3: Established PhaseChapter 7 How Does My Business Stay Competitive? 85Chapter 8 How Do I Enter New Markets? 97Chapter 9 How Do I Retain Good People? 103A Story of Caution for Established Companies 109Part 4: Exit PhaseChapter 10 How Do I Exit My Business? 113Chapter 11 How Do I Prepare for Exit? 125Chapter 12 What Could Go Wrong? 131A story of Caution for Exiting Companies 141Conclusion 143Go Legal Yourself(r) Products 145About the Website 147Agreement with Respect to Go Legal Yourself(r) 149Index 155