Business Ethics

• Approaches to Ethical Decision Making

Business Organization

• Comparison of Sole Proprietorships, Corporations, Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies
• Doing Business as a Sole Proprietor
• Limited Liability Companies
• Planning the Legal Structure of Your Business

• Basic Strategies
• Selling Your Business

Consulting

• Consulting Privileges

Consumer Protection

• Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act

Contracts

• Contract Basics
• More Basics
• Creating Enforceable Contracts

• A Victory for Freelancers - A Defeat for Publishers
• Copyright Law Basics
• Work for Hire Rules

• Basics About Corporations

Debt Collection

• Debt Collection Basics

• Employee Duty Of Loyalty
• Independent Contractors
• Personnel Records

Estate Planning

• Estate Planning Basics
• Family Limited Partnerships
• Family Owned Business Deduction
• Wills & Trusts

• European Union Save Harbor Privacy Principles
• Exporting Through Sales Representatives

Internet

• Deducting Website Development Costs
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
• Economic Espionage Act
• Electronic Commerce Security Act
• Jurisdiction
• Making Contracts On-Line
• Nominative Trademark Use
• Sending Spam May Constitute Trespass
• The Developing Law of Cyberspace
• The Net Act
• The Y2K Act
• Trademark Infringement
• Web Linking

• What To Expect From Your Lawyer

• Strategies For Negotiating A Lease

• Basics of Limited Liability Companies

• Protecting Your Business Assets Used As Collateral For Loans

Marketing

• Marketing Professional Services
• Multi Level Marketing

Publishing

• Basic Contract Issues For Authors

• Business Deduction Basics
• Deducting Business Losses
• Deducting The Cost Of Computer Software
• Deducting The Cost of New Computers
• Deducting Vehicle Expenses
• Deductions For Business Equipment
• Distinguishing A Lease From A Sale Can Have Important Tax Consequences
• Educational Tax Credits
• Equipment Leasing
• Family Business Basics
• Highlights Of The New 1996 Tax Rules Affecting Small Businesses
• Home Office Deduction
• Taxpayer Relief Act of 1977

• Trade Secret Basics

• Trademark Basics
• Trademarks in Metatags