{"product_id":"birth-to-buyout-law-for-the-life-cycle-of-your-business-paperback","title":"Birth to Buyout: Law for the Life Cycle of Your Business - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoxanne Saylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Pietri\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eCoco Soodek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIKE CARRYING AROUND YOUR OWN BUSINESS LAWYER, \u003cbr\u003eBUT WITHOUT ALL THE TALKING AND BILLS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirth to Buyout\u003c\/i\u003e gives you a straightforward, easy-to-grasp understanding of the business law questions and answers you need to run your business and prosper. Packed with refreshingly candid information, \u003ci\u003eBirth to Buyout\u003c\/i\u003e tackles business law topics in terms you can understand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganized to guide you through all stages of your business - from \u003ci\u003eBirth to Buyout\u003c\/i\u003e - you learn: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSET UP A COMPANY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -The difference between Corporations, S-Corporations and Limited Liability Companies\u003cbr\u003e -How to pick the right entity for you\u003cbr\u003e -Where you should set up your company\u003cbr\u003e -What to take to the bank when you set up your company bank account\u003cbr\u003e -What to put in your business plan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eYOU AND YOUR PARTNERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -The big conversation you and your partners need to have at the beginning of your venture\u003cbr\u003e -Picking officers, officer titles and salaries\u003cbr\u003e -How to make sure you can get out when you want\u003cbr\u003e -How to kick out another owner\u003cbr\u003e -Setting up your Board of Directors\u003cbr\u003e -How to be a great Board member\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGETTING FUNDED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -The difference between debt and equity\u003cbr\u003e -What investors expect from you\u003cbr\u003e -The parts of an investment deal\u003cbr\u003e -How to divide control between founders and investors\u003cbr\u003e -Securities laws\u003cbr\u003e -Sources of debt financing\u003cbr\u003e -Parts of a loan\u003cbr\u003e -Building business credit\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eINTERNET CONTRACTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -What you need to put in your website privacy policy and Terms of Use\u003cbr\u003e -Avoiding liability from user generated content\u003cbr\u003e -Kids information under COPPA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOFFICE LEASE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -Negotiating the rent\u003cbr\u003e -Difference among net leases, double net and triple net leases\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEMPLOYEES \u0026amp; INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -What goes in an employment contract\u003cbr\u003e -Noncompetes\u003cbr\u003e -Union contracts and collective bargaining\u003cbr\u003e -Nondiscrimination laws\u003cbr\u003e -Screening candidates, including immigration forms\u003cbr\u003e -How to follow rules about minimum wage and overtime and payroll\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -Trademark\u003cbr\u003e -Copyright\u003cbr\u003e -Patent\u003cbr\u003e -How to get the rights through licensing or buying the IP\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMANUFACTURING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -How to plan your whole manufacturing and fulfillment process\u003cbr\u003e -How to get a prototype made\u003cbr\u003e -How to discover the regulations you have to know about and follow\u003cbr\u003e -How to hire a manufacturer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSALES AND MARKETING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -How to get your product sold\u003cbr\u003e -Distribution channel options\u003cbr\u003e -Advertising and promotions\u003cbr\u003e -How to comply with advertising laws\u003cbr\u003e -What goes into your contract with distributors or sales agents\u003cbr\u003e -CanSpam and telemarketing rules\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGETTING PROTECTION AGAINST LIABILITY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -Contracts\u003cbr\u003e -Insurance and Bonds\u003cbr\u003e -Vigilant Due Diligence\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGETTING RICH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -Valuing a business\u003cbr\u003e -Valuing stock\u003cbr\u003e -Process of selling your company\u003cbr\u003e -Term Sheets\u003cbr\u003e -Representations and Warranties\u003cbr\u003e -Closing\u003cbr\u003e -Post closing\u003cbr\u003e -Tips to make for a peaceful sale\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAND, THERE'S A STORY - MEET HAP, HAZARD AND A LAWYER NAMED GRAVITY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBirth to Buyout\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a business law almanac. \u003ci\u003eBirth to Buyout\u003c\/i\u003e spins forward on the story of two cubicle workers who make a run for entrepreneurship just as big corporate culture is closing in, all with the help of their corporate lawyer (if you just want the law, you can skip the story pages).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirth to Buyout\u003c\/i\u003e was written to be an easy-to-follow guide to business law. That's why: \u003cbr\u003e -All explanations are in plain English\u003cbr\u003e -Charts and diagrams are used to make the law clear\u003cbr\u003e -The bo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoco Soodek has worked in \"Big Law\" for 16 years, helping businesses navigate legal risks, obligations and opportunities. With broad experience as outside general counsel to a wide variety of companies, Coco helps craft and complete business deals in art, advertising, stage, trade and rock shows, and digital media, as well as steel, manufacturing, trucking, warehousing and consumer electronics. In 2007, Coco established the Bryan Cave Art Law Team, and Bryan Cave's first blog at www.artlawteam.com, which she continues to lead. She serves as Chair Emeritus for the Midwest Board of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute, a prominent scientific research institute in Israel. In 2009, Coco was honored to make \"40 Under 40\" in Crain's Chicago Business - an annual list naming outstanding young professionals to watch. She has also been admitted as a Fellow to the American Bar Association. Coco frequently speaks about art law and not-for-profit legal issues, teaches a business law boot camp based on Birth to Buyout, and currently hosts The Profit and Laws Radio Hour - a show dedicated to helping entrepreneurs navigate business - on the national Lifestyle Talk Radio Network. Additionally, she operates www.profitandlaws.com, a blog on legal and business issues. Coco has been admitted to practice law in Illinois since 1997, immediately following graduation from Northwestern University School of Law. 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