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General Legal Advice for Craft Businesses
There are lots of legal resources available that are useful to craft businesses of all sizes.
When the big idea starts to form in the mind of a craft business owner, their focus is usually caught up in the excitement of building up a business doing something that they enjoy.
There are of course many other aspects to running a successful craft business, many of which fall a little short on the fun and excitement scale.
However the less interesting aspects of running a craft business are just as important as the big idea and paying due time and attention to the many different legal issues that affect craft businesses will help to ensure the business has a solid foundation to build on.
In this section we focus on useful legal information for small craft businesses that isn't covered elsewhere, though as with many other aspects of starting a business, the importance of taking expert advice cannot be over stated.
Small Business Legal Center +tab
Lots of information about different legal aspects of setting up an running a small business.
Small Business Legal Guide - Australia +tab
This guide provides an overview of legal issues and links to other organisations for more information and legal assistance - Australia
Business.gov - Official Business Link to the U.S. Government +tab
Business.gov provides information and resources that help small businesses comply with federal, state and local business laws and government regulations.
Doing Business As - DBA - Registration | Business.gov +tab
Learn how to register a business name
Series LLC - New Kind of Limited Liability Company +tab
You may have heard there is a new type of business entity - a Series LLC. Basically this entity allows many separate limited liability companies to operate under the umbrella of a parent LLC. The purpose? Simplifying the protection of business assets.
