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- Do I Need to Register a Trademark or a Service Mark for My Business Name? Covers ways to protect your business names.
- How Does the Type of Business I Form Impact What I Can Name My Business? Covers how forming a sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC or corporation affects the naming of a business.
- Naming Your Business or Product. Provides an overview of issues to consider when naming your business.
- Selecting the Legal Structure for Your Business. [PDF] Covers the set up, control, liability, continuity and transferability and taxes of sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations. By Jocelyn West Brittin.
- What are Some of the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Partnership? Highlights the benefits and pitfalls of a partnership structure.
- What are Some of the Advantages or Disadvantages of a Sole Proprietorship? Discusses the tradeoffs of selecting a sole proprietorship.
- What are Some of the Advantages or Disadvantages of Forming a Corporation? Covers the advantages of incorporating a business, including the benefits of limited liability for shareholders.
- What Are Some of the Types of Business Structures to Choose From When Forming a Business? Covers the different business to choose from as well as some basic considerations.
- What are the Different Forms of Partnerships? Covers general partnerships, limited partnerships and joint ventures.
- What is a C Corporation? Covers the basic requirements of a corporation.
- What is a Limited Liability Company (LLC)? Discusses the benefits of the LLC business structure.
- What is a Partnership? Discusses the main points which should be included in a partnership agreement.
- What is a Sole Proprietorship? Discusses the basic characteristics of a sole proprietorship.
- What is a Sub-chapter S Corporation? Covers the tax advantages for domestic corporations which elect to be treated as an S corporation.