Legal forms for starting & running a small business

Create solid contracts for your business

As a small business owner, you can’t afford to farm paperwork and contracts out to a lawyer―you have to deal with them yourself. With Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business, you can act with confidence.

Here you’ll find the forms you need to start and grow your business. Each document comes with thorough, plain-English, line-by-line instructions to help you:
write contracts hire employees and consultants protect your trade secrets create noncompete agreements prepare corporate bylaws prepare an LLC operating agreement record minutes of meetings borrow or lend money buy a business lease commercial space buy real estate, and much more
The 10th edition has been thoroughly reviewed and updated by Nolo’s experts, and provides the most up-to-date legal information for small businesses.