How to start a business in Georgia / by Charles T. Robertson II and Mark Warda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robertson, Charles T.

Contributor:

Warda, Mark.

Series:

Sphinx legal How to start a business in Georgia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business enterprises--Law and legislation--Georgia--Popular works.

Business enterprises.

Business enterprises--Law and legislation--Georgia--Forms.

Commercial law--Georgia.

Commercial law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Naperville, Ill. : Sphinx Pub., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Small business accounted for 58 percent of the private non-farm work force in 2000, contributing 43 percent of all sales in the nation. - Determine your form of business in order to make the best choice for your company. - Learn various ways to finance a Georgia business, from using your personal savings to selling shares of the business.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Contents

Using Self-Help Law Books

Introduction

Chapter 1: Deciding to Start a Business

Know Your Strengths

Know Your Business

Do the Math

Sources for Further Guidance

Chapter 2: Choosing and Starting a Form of Business

Basic Forms of Doing Business

Start-Up Procedures

Start-Up Basics

Business Comparison Checklist

Business Start-up Checklist

Chapter 3: Registering Your Business Name

Preliminary Considerations

Tradenames

Corporate Names

Professional Corporations

Domain Names

Trademarks

Chapter 4: Financing Your Business

Growing with Profits

Using Your Savings

Borrowing Money

A Rich Partner

Selling Shares of Your Business

Securities Laws

Using the Internet to Find Capital

Chapter 5: Locating Your Business

Working Out of Your Home

Choosing a Retail Site

Choosing Office, Manufacturing, or Warehouse Space

Leasing a Site

Buying a Site

Check Governmental Regulations

Chapter 6: Licensing Your Business

Occupational Licenses and Zoning

State Regulated Professions

Federal Licenses

Chapter 7: Contract Laws

Traditional Contract Law

Statutory Contract Law

Preparing Your Contracts

Chapter 8: Insurance Laws

Workers' Compensation

Liability Insurance

Hazard Insurance

Home Business Insurance

Automobile Insurance

Health Insurance

Sales Tax Bonds

Employee Theft

Chapter 9: Your Business and the Internet

Web Pages

Legal Issues

Financial Transactions

FTC Rules

Fraud

Chapter 10: Health and Safety Laws

Federal Laws

Georgia State Laws

Chapter 11: Employment and Labor Laws

Hiring and Firing Laws

Firing

New Hire Reporting

Employment Agreements

Independent Contractors

Temporary Workers

Discrimination Laws

Sexual Harassment.

Wage and Hour Laws

Pension and Benefit Laws

Family and Medical Leave Act

Child Labor Laws

Immigration Laws

Hiring "Off the Books

Federal Contracts

Miscellaneous Laws

Chapter 12: Advertising and Promotion Laws

Advertising Laws and Rules

Internet Sales Laws

Home Solicitation Laws

Telephone Solicitation Laws

Pricing, Weights, and Labeling

Chapter 13: Payment and Collection Laws

Cash

Checks

Credit Cards

Financing Laws

Usury

Collections

Refund and Exchange Policies

Chapter 14: Business Relations Laws

The Uniform Commercial Code

Commercial Discrimination

Restraining Trade

Intellectual Property Protection

Chapter 15: Endless Laws

Chapter 16: Bookkeeping and Accounting

Initial Bookkeeping

Accountants

Computer Programs

Tax Tips

Chapter 17: Paying Federal Taxes

Federal Income Tax

Federal Withholding, Social Security, and Medicare Taxes

Federal Excise Taxes

Unemployment Compensation Taxes

Chapter 18: Paying Georgia State Taxes

Sales and Use Tax

Income Taxes

Corporate Net Worth Taxes

Ad Valorem Taxes

Unemployment Taxes

Motor Vehicle Taxes

Real Property Taxes

School Taxes

Intangible Taxes

Real Estate Transfer Taxes

Excise Taxes

Chapter 19: Out-of-State Taxes

State Sales Taxes

Business Taxes

Internet Taxes

Canadian Taxes

Chapter 20: The End...and the Beginning

Glossary

For Further Reference

Appendix A: Superior Court Clerks

Appendix B: Sample Forms

Appendix C: Blank Forms

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-4237-6259-2

OCLC:

65180395