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Business Law
- Agencies
- Wisconsin
- WI Dept. of Safety & Professional Services
- WI District Office (U.S. Small Business Administration)
Determine if you qualify for a small business loan & learn how to apply. Access resources for the small business owner in Wisconsin. - WI Economic Development Corporation
- Federal
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SBA.gov (U.S. Small Business
Administration)
"A one-stop, common access point for Federal Government services and information needed to assist with starting, running, and growing a business." Access information on business development, financial assistance, taxes, laws & regulations, international trade, workplace issues, buying & selling goods, and forms.
- Wisconsin
- Business Entities / Starting A Business
- Forms
- General
- Business Creation Resources (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
- Ownership Structures (Nolo.com)
Discusses choosing the best structure. Includes sole proprietor, partnership, corporation & limited liability company. - Starting a Business: Answering Your Legal Questions (State Bar of WI)
- Starting
a Business (Nolo.com)
Discusses evaluating your business idea, writing your business plan, naming your business, finding & renting space, obtaining permits, etc. - Starting a Business (U.S. Internal Revenue Service)
What a new business owner needs to know about federal taxes.
- Types of Business Entities, Wisconsin (WI Dept. of Financial
Institutions)
Provides brief summary of several types of entities. Includes information about forms, filing instructions, company names, documenting your entity & continuing requirements.
- Specific Entities
- Limited Liability Companies
- Drafting an LLC Agreement (Legal Assistant Today, 2007)
Information and "practice-tested forms". - Limited Liability Company: The Importance of Choosing the Correct Business Vehicles (LLRX article, 2006)
Compares the limited liability company to other business entities. Discusses the various LLC structures, tax implications and advantages of a family-run limited liability company. - Wisconsin Limited Liability Company (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
Allows the organizer of a Wisconsin LLC to complete articles of organization online.
- Drafting an LLC Agreement (Legal Assistant Today, 2007)
- Limited Liability Companies
- Buying / Selling / Maintaining a Business
- Business Resources
on the Web
Resources on accounting & taxation; banking & finance; business law; statistics; company directories; company financials, stocks & investments; e-commerce & e-business; economics; government; international business; marketing & advertising; business portals; news & journals; nonprofit information; and the small business & home office. - Business
Wizard (State of Wisconsin)
"Using a series of five question-and-answer pages, the Wizard provides customized information to help you start and operate a Wisconsin-based business." The Wizard will help you determine state licensing, permitting, and regulatory requirements; get application forms; and locate other state resources. Covers over 750 regulations and 500 business types. - Buying and Selling of Businesses (Lawyers.com)
- Buying
or Selling a Business (Nolo.com)
Learn what to investigate before you buy a business, ten reasons why not to buy a franchise, key steps for selling your business, what to do if you can't pay your business debts, etc. - Forms
- Accounting, Bookkeeping & Taxes (Nolo.com)
- Business Taxes
Understand small business tax deductions, current vs. capitalized expenses, how to prepare for an audit, why the self-employed are audit targets, etc. - Bookkeeping and Accounting
Learn basics including difference between cash vs. accrual accounting. - Business Financing, Loans & Capital
Learn the advantages & disadvantages of loans vs. equity investments, understand promissory notes, find out how to get a lender to say "yes", etc. - Selling Goods & Services
Inlcudes: Ten Tips for Making Solid Business Agreements and Contracts.
- Business Cash Flow & Bankruptcy
- Marketing & Advertising
Includes 7 rules for legal advertising, marketing without spam, etc. - e-Commerce & Website Development
Learn about making contracts online, sales tax--who pays, who doesn't, etc.
- Business Taxes
- WI Small Business Development
Center
Provides one-on-one counseling, workshops, and other services for small business owners and managers.
- Business Resources
on the Web
- Employees
For information about hiring & firing employees and various employment-related issues, visit our Employment Law page or select a specific Legal Topic.
- Forms
- Business
Forms (Wisconsin.gov)
Includes types of organizations, tax, unemployment insurance & workers compensation - Forms (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
Covers nonprofits, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, cemetary associations, cooperative associations, common law trusts, service corporations, close corporations, etc. Specific topics include: articles of incorporation & dissolution, registered agent, articles of merger, articles of share exchange, articles of correction, unincorporated nonprofit association, certificate of domestic limited partnership including amendment & cancellation, foreign limited partnership including amendment & cancellation, articles of organization for limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships, etc. - Business Forms from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
- Small Business Forms (U.S. Small Business Administration)
- WI Consumer Act Registration Form (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
- WI County Forms for Businesses (WI State Law Library)
- Business
Forms (Wisconsin.gov)
- Red Flags Rule
- Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule: A How-To Guide for Business (Federal Trade Commission)
Does the red flag rule apply to your business? Guides on protecting personal information. Articles tailored to business industries including health care, telecom companies, and utilities. Assistance in creating your own identity theft prevention program.
- Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule: A How-To Guide for Business (Federal Trade Commission)
- Specific Business Issues
- Registration
Under the WI Consumer Act
Who must file & penalties for noncompliance. Registration form.
- Registration
Under the WI Consumer Act
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes:
ch. 178-226 "Partnerships and Corporations..."
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
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