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  • Agencies & Organizations
    • Wisconsin
    • Federal
      • 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.
      • Federal Trade Commission Business Center
        Focusing on privacy, security, credit, finance, and marketing / advertising.

  • Business Entities / Starting A Business
    • Forms
      • Forms (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
        Covers nonprofits, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, cemetery 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.
      • Small Business Forms (U.S. Small Business Administration)
    • General
    • Specific Entities
      • Limited Liability Companies
  • Buying / Selling / Maintaining a Business
  • Employees
    For information about hiring & firing employees and various employment-related issues, visit our Employment Law page or select a specific Legal Topic.

  • Forms
    • Forms (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
      Covers nonprofits, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, cemetery 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)

  • 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.

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