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This interactive and informative book provides a concise, easy-to-understand overview of the cutting edge field of online dispute resolution (ODR), using the familiar frequently asked questions format. It examines the ODR options that reflect the speed and convenience of the Web. KEY TOPICS Chapter topics cover E-Commerce Disputes and the Global Web; Understanding Online Dispute Resolution; Online Negotiation, mediation, and arbitration; Online Jury Proceedings; Online Dispute Resolution System Design; and the future of ODR.For online technical and business professionals—such as computer science and information technology managers, dispute or conflict resolution professionals, customer relations managers, contracts managers, purchasing managers, Web masters, online service providers (OSPs), e-commerce entrepreneurs, and attorneys advising e-businesses. ... Read more

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Here is the current information and expert interpretation you need to keep pace with regulations governing corporate political cintributions. ... Read more

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Biased Opinion
I've always wanted to be a Lawyer practicing Internet related law so this book is just what I needed to bring back those old dreams. It's great as a class text because it's not too verbose and esoteric. You'll get a firm understanding about Internet Law issues and cases to further your understanding. ... Read more

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Over 30 books covering individual states!

How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... covers every essential topic you need to understand to start a business right. Protect yourself and your business with expert knowledge provided in this book. The easy-to-follow steps and worksheets guide you through every aspect of incorporation and starting your own business. This book discusses in detail:

Selecting an operating entity-which one is best for you? Learn the pros and cons of each type:
Sole proprietorships
Partnership-general and limited
"S" corporations
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)

The five necessary steps to incorporation-five essential moves you must know and follow:
Choose a name: learn the legal ramifications of this simple step
Prepare the Articles of Incorporation
Write the bylaws
Hold the organizational meeting
Issue the stock

Raising Capital-Avoid costly mistakes and financing pitfalls that leave other business owners behind:
Identify potential investors
Sell stocks, notes, bonds, or convertibles
Borrow money from banks, credit unions, and venture capital firms

Dealing with the law-Legal issues always come up, so be prepared:
Learn how to arm yourself with knowledge
Handle disputes
Tips to keep you out of court

Preparing Contracts and Leases-Learn the tricks of the trade to save you time and money:
Identify the essential elements
Master unique aspects of your business
Negotiate a lease for maximum benefit, minimum risk

Understanding copyrights, trademarks, and patents-How does this apply to you?
Learn how to copyright material
Identify the key elements of a trademark
Navigate the patent process

Mastering your taxes-Save money by following advice outlined in this chapter:
Choose an accounting method
Keep accurate records
Learn what you can deduct, and what you can't

How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... will also each you how to hire the best employees, extend credit to your customer, acquire the proper insurance for your business, and maximize corporate and executive benefits.

Don't be left out in the cold! How to Incorporate and Start a Business in... How to Incorporate and Start a Business in...will guide you past common snares and pitfalls that hamper the efforts of many new business owners. This book contains dozens of profit strategies engineered to maximize your profit and prevent common mistakes. Plus, this book outlines specific laws and procedures you need to be aware of to do business in your state. It's specifically designed for you. How to Incorporate and Start a Business in...is easy to read, informative, and will save your business both time and money. Use its expert advice to get you started and keep you business on the path to success! ... Read more

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Excellent Book
I recently opened a business in Virginia and was happy to find this book. It was the only book that talks specificially how to incorporate in Virginia.

J.W. Dicks is an excellent writer, a real entrepneneur and a attorney so he offers a broad and unique background on business, corporations. What works and what doesn't work.

Good book, especially for Virginians. ... Read more

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Useful for lawyers who need to learn about business
BUSINESS BASICS is a very comprehensive overview of business issues designed for law students and lawyers. Students taking a basic course in corporations or business associations will find it useful, especially if they lack a business background. It covers not only corporate law, but also such broader topics as insurance, retirement planning, real estate purchases, and the like. Relatively little traditional doctrinal analysis; more an explanation of how business works. Don't think of it as a study aid for your corporations class-think of it as a one volume equivalent of an undergraduate business administration program. On that basis, I highly recommend it. ... Read more

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Include Legal Strategies in Your Business Planning!
Dr. Shell has written an excellent book that opened my eyes regarding the central role legal strategies have played - and will continue to play - in American business. Indeed, the reality is that business is conducted in an environment with many constraints that need to be considered. Those business leaders treating legal questions in an ad hoc fashion or tactically may find that they have been out maneuvered by a competitor and left with few, or at least painfully expensive, options.

I especially appreciated Dr. Shell's writing style that illustrated the principles of law involved without bogging down in difficult legal language. His explanation of the difficulties of tort reform was the clearest I have ever come across.

I believe this book should be required reading for emerging MBA students and new managers alike.

If you're not using your legal team as an active advisor to your business management group, you may revise that after reading this book.

Very readable & informative
Confession - I do the occasional work as an IT Advisor for a Global Lobbying group, and I wish I'd read this book a few years ago, I could have been doing my job better.

This is not an apologia for Lobbyists, it represents both sides of the fence. Some excellent case histories, such as when FDR re-scheduled Thanksgiving, and when Margarine had to be coloured pink.

It is not US-centric, it does contrast & compare many US & International customs, practices & procedures, and is comprehensive, covering many different Industries.

I liked the story in the Chapter on Litigation, how the Ancient Greeks discouraged Appeals : if you lost your appeal, you could be sold as a slave - nice idea we could do with today, to stop time-wasting.

Not a bad introduction to rulemaking
This is a reasonably good, if not inspiring, introduction to non-market strategy for managers. The subject matter obviously is of increasing importance. Similar subject matter is covered more systematically and actionably, however, in Watkins et al's Winning the Influence Game and Spar's Ruling the Waves.

Also recommended: Winning the Influence Game: What Every Business Leader Should Know About Government and Ruling the Waves: From the Compass to the Internet, a History of Business and Politics along the Technological Frontier ... Read more

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Excellent resource
I used this book for my Business Law class in my community college, and I was thoughly satisfied. Simply reading the book alone without instruction can give one a wealth of pratical knowledge about the law and how it affects the business process.

Excellent!
This book is an excellent resource for people who are not going into thelegal profession to become a little more legally literate, and to get agood understanding on how the law works.It explains concepts and the likein plain English, and presents relevant cases showing the law at work inplain English.A must-buy for anyone who is seeking to be moreknowledgeable in the way the law works. ... Read more

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Excellent and Practical
We used this textbook in our MBA level Business Law course. This book is an excellent resource for understanding business law from a corporate finance angle. The book is well organized and very useful as reference to any corporate manager or executive. I highly recommend it.

Law made interesting!
I had to purchase this text for a class...it is phenominal! I actually like reading all the cases and examples that bring the law back down to earth. It isn't hard to complete reading assignments and actually understand what you should be retaining as concepts.

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thorough and refreshing to know that justice does serve ...
Dr. Cheesemen's thorough and direct explanations into the world of business law is phenomenal. He breaks down the wall and makes the law a whole lot easier to understand. ... Read more

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This book is a concise analytical overview of the field of corporate law. The authors start from the premise that corporate (or company) law across jurisdictions addresses the same three basic agency problems: (1) the opportunism of managers vis-a-vis shareholders; (2) the opportunism of controlling shareholders vis-a-vis minority shareholders; and (3) the opportunism of shareholders as a class vis-a-vis other corporate constituencies, such as corporate creditors and employees. ... Read more

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Using a practical, hands-on approach, this introduction to the fundamentals of legal writing presents the rules for legal writing.The book shows how to draft various legal documents, presents specific examples, and provides extensive practice in drafting such documents.For anyone interested in Legal Writing. ... Read more

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This concise and comprehensive book presents the law of business organizations in an accessible, straight-forward manner.It uses relevant examples from the day-to-day practices of business lawyers and their paralegals. This book covers the four basic business organizations:sole proprietorship, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. It includes everything readers need to know to assist the reviewing attorney in assessing a client's most viable organizational options as well as how to prepare the necessary information and documentation.It includes all the information paralegals need to be successful in the workplace.ALSO AVAILABLE - INSTRUCTOR'S SUPPLEMENT: Instructor's Guide (ISBN# 0-7668-1653-2). Call Customer Support to Order. ... Read more

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Covers law and business, common law, constitutional law, the U.S. court systems, administrative law, criminal law, torts, contracts, agency, and sales. ... Read more

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Minimal study guide for CLEP, but useful
This tiny book is a study guide, in grouped/outline format. Students taking an introductory business law class, or those preparing for the CLEP Business Law I exam can use it.

It compresses the highpoints presented in a semester long college course into 234 half-sized pages. As a result, you won't get a great deal of in-depth material, but it might just be enough to cram before the CLEP examination.

Just enough to pass my CLEP
However I enjoyed Mr. Keller's style of breaking the subject matter into groupings. That way I found out if I mastered said subject area, BEFORE I moved on. The price of the book, compared to the 3 college credits hours, is without comparision....Mr. Keller, when are you going to produce Business Law II?! Thank-you. ... Read more

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The way in which regulation works is a key concern of industries, consumers, citizens, and governments alike. Understanding Regulation takes the reader through the central issues of regulation and discusses these from a number of disciplinary perspectives. The fundamental strategies, institutions, and explanations of regulation are reviewed and the means of identifying 'good' regulation are outlined. ... Read more

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Excellent overview of the bankruptcy process
This is an excellent book for the non-lawyer that needs to get up to speed quickly on the bankruptcy process. I found myself as the business person managing the creditor side of a bankruptcy and this book helped me become fluent in the process with minimal delay.

The book is written in a light manner and is a rather quick read with a lot of detail available in appendices. ... Read more

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Book is more than worth it!!
It has been great and I have used some of the info to set up my single-member PLLC in Texas for my Real Estate Broker License that I recently reactivated. I also recommended the book to a real estate mentoring/investment group I am involved with. I was struggling with some of the concepts on an LLC until I read this book, it puts it all into perspective. I have corresponded with the author via email, he is very responsive. You will get real "go-by" documents that you can modify on WORD and actully put to use! A definte must if you are taking those first bold steps into your own business venture and want to protect your asssssets!

Forming a business? GET THIS BOOK.
There may be a lot of scattered information available on the Internet, but Michael Spadaccini delivers all you need to form your business into a convenient all-in-one book.

I'm forming an LLC, and without the guidance in this book, it could cost a lot more money (and time I can't spare) for all the research and legalities involved. Use his experience, step-by-step guides and forms to get where you want to be. Well worth the purchase.

Best General Form Book Out There Today!
I recently purchased a copy of Entrepreneur Magazine's "Ultimate Book on Forming: Corporations, LLC's, Sole Proprietorships, and Partnerships." I am currently taking a business planning course in law school. This book is not just helpful; it is an invaluable tool in helping students and practitioners organize and draft their business planning documents.

First, this book contains a number of business planning documents, ranging from general partnership agreements to board meeting minutes to corporate bylaws. More importantly, this book recognizes the growing trend across the country to provide clients with easily readable and understandable documents that are actually written in plain English and not the traditional "legalese" that has bogged legal documents for centuries. While I ultimately had to tailor my projects to the particular state and its law, I used several of these documents as a starting point for class projects this term. As a result, I never felt "in the dark" when organizing or drafting any of my projects because everything I needed to know was right there in the book.

Second, in addition to providing the legal forms, this book does an excellent job of explaining the different types of business organizations, how a person forms and operates these organizations, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Many students in law school take a general business organizations course, but this book does an excellent job of explaining each to the layperson who may or may not be familiar with the types of entities and their nuances. But both the student and layperson can benefit from the "insider tips" that divulge secrets of the business law trade, which can only be learned through years of experience.

Finally, the last section of this book provides state reference tables that gives detailed summaries of the law for each of the fifty (50) states and the District of Columbia.

In conclusion, I have been scanning the book shelves of my local book stores for a comprehensive, but easy to read, book on drafting legal business planning documents that didn't break the bank, and now I finally found it with Mr. Spadaccini's book. Not since reading the DaVinci Code have I recommended a book so often to my friends and colleagues at school. While not as thrilling as the Code, it is definitely an invaluable resource for the student, the experienced practitioner, and the layperson looking for assistance when forming a business.

-- TBP ... Read more

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Write Your Own Business Contracts: What Your Attorney Won't Tell You is an easy-to-read guide that helps you lower your legal costs by explaining the "dos" and "don'ts" of contract writing. The book gives you useful cost-saving tips on how to work with your attorney and get the most value for the least amount of billable time.

The book features examples of actual agreements (both good and bad) with detailed, point-by-point discussions about what makes a given agreement worthwhile or dangerous. You'll also learn techniques (and actual wording) for making a written contract consistent and presenting a well-structured deal.

The book also helps you:
* Gain a working knowledge of the various types of business agreements
* Form and maintain a corporation
* Know when to use and when to avoid standard clauses
* Prepare for the unexpected by "what-iffing" your contract

Ideal for:
* Attorneys
* Owners or Managers of Small Business
* Suppliers, Distributors, and Sales Representatives
* Educators
* Banks, Venture Capitalists, and Landlords
* Business Consultants and Service Representatives ... Read more

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Great book!!
I'm a lawyer, and after readiing this book all I have to say is just that it's great. The legal forms it has, do and don't forms, are very useful. I strongly recommend this book.

The only contract reference you'll ever need
I am a recovering lawyer.That said, as an entrepreneur, my partnersalways look to me to keep an eye on things legal, and this book has been mygreatest ally in the effort.

The author and I share the same viewsabout contracts: they should be clear; as brief as possible (withoutleaving out anything necessary); and in plain English.

This book will bea tremendous resource for anyone preparing a contract and for anyonereviewing a contract.You will find a wealth of hints, including plenty ofexamples of BOTH good and bad contracts and clauses, in addition to thefine commentary on the many types of contracts.In addition, theorganization is very useful, with chapters focusing on the major types ofcontract businesspeople are likely to see.The chapters coveringgeneralsubjects (including "Clauses. . .Standard and Dangerous") aregood guidance for lawyers and excellent introductions for non-lawyers.

Mybattered copy saw so much action I had it rebound! ... Read more

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All of us are involved in selling every day. Whenever we present a product or a principle, inform a client, or instruct a child, we are engaging in the art of effective persuasion. Allow America's master of the art of selling explain proven, practical sales techniques all of us can use every day. He provides vital strategies for specific closes, hundred of sales questions, and dozens of persuasion procedures to help everyone sell their ideas, or themselves. No matter what your age, gender, occupation, or lifestyle, these proven techniques from America's selling sensation can work for you. ... Read more

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David Palmeter and Petros Mavroidis review all WTO dispute settlement provisions and their interpretation in WTO jurisprudence in this extensively revised new edition. Carefully written for a wide readership, the volume is essential for professionals, practitioners, diplomats and government lawyers.The book comprises the only comprehensive system of compulsory third party adjudication in international law. Appendices include the texts of the agreements and the provisions of other WTO agreements relevant to dispute settlement. ... Read more