Make it Legal: What Every Canadian Entrepreneur Needs to Know About the Law

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John Wiley & Sons, Aug 14, 2012 - Business & Economics - 360 pages
Compliance with the many laws and regulations of commerce in Canada is one of the most difficult, and expensive, aspects of starting and running a business. This book is a practical, accessible, and easy-to-understand guide to setting up, running, and closing down a business in Canada.
 

Contents

Now Youre in Business
1
You and Your Lawyer
6
An Introduction to the Law of Contracts
25
Choosing a Form of Business Organization
41
Getting Your Business Up and Running
55
Permits Licences and Other Government Requirements
73
Buying an Existing Business
81
Franchises Distributorships and Licences
97
Becoming an Employer
191
Being an Employer
203
Termination of Employment
221
Taxes
233
Importing and Exporting
252
Unlawful Business Practices
271
Torts
280
Suing and Being Sued
295

Financing a Business
107
Your Place of Business
121
Insuring Your Business
140
Protecting Your Ideas
153
Contracts for Goods and Services
167
Going Out of Business
305
Getting Out of Business
317
Conclusion
328
Index
329

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Margaret Kerr and JoAnn Kurtz are both lawyers, with experience in teaching, in research, and in practice, dealing face-to-face with clients' questions and concerns. They are the authors of The Complete Guide to Buying, Owning and Selling a Home in Canada, also published by Wiley.

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