Book details

The Complete Guide to Buying a Business

eBook, Published by NOLO (19 October 2007)

£15.49

Book description

The clear-cut information and forms you need to buy a business!

If you're ready to acquire a business, make sure you protect your interests and get the best deal possible with The Complete Guide to Buying a Business. It shows you how to:

ind the right business

analyze the seller's numbers

make sense of the tax issues

negotiate a payment plan

prepare and sign a sales agreement

close the deal

protect yourself from existing liabilities

prevent the seller from competing against you

work with lawyers, accountants and brokers

The Complete Guide to Buying a Business provides a CD-ROM that helps you create more than two dozen crucial legal documents, including:

the sales agreement

confidentiality letter

promissory notes and security agreements

noncompete and consulting agreements

closing checklists

The 2nd edition of The Complete Guide to Buying a Business is completely updated to reflect the latest laws and tax numbers. Every document is accompanied by thorough, plain-English instructions.

The CD-ROM that accompanies the printed version of this book includes forms or other tools; in this eBook, you'll find all those documents in the appendix or at the back of the book. Attorney Fred S. Steingold practices law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. An expert on small business law, he represents and advises many small businesses. He is the author of Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business and The Employer's Legal Handbook. His monthly column, "The Legal Advisor," is carried by trade publications across the country.