Starting a small business -- Business planning -- Understanding financial statements -- Selecting professional advisors -- Legal considerations -- Tax considerations -- Buying a business -- Buying a franchise -- Location and leases -- Raising financing -- Personnel -- Business communication equipment -- Marketing -- Export/import -- Credit and collection -- Understanding the litigation process -- Insolvency, bankruptcy, and receivership -- Patent, trademark, copyright and industrial design -- Using the internet for business success -- Insuring your business's future -- Time and stress management -- Conclusion -- Samples and checklists -- Appendix A: master checklist -- Appendix B: sources of further information -- Appendix C: web site resources -- Appendix D: key government and other contact sources -- Glossary -- Index -- About the authors -- Reader input, seminars and consulting services.

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