BUS 340 (Lane) - Business Law

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Use this website to find the actual RULES for your IRAC paper. For instance if you wanted to find California Code of Civil Procedure section 377.60 you click on 'Code of Civil Procedure' and the drill down through the code tree until you find 377.60

FindLaw's Small Business Law section covers everything from obtaining financing and hiring employees, to choosing the right insurance policies and filing taxes. Look under Business Contracts or Business Liability (i.e. good "slip and fall" section) to learn more about the laws that apply to small businesses.

Small business owners, like large corporations, are subjected to laws and regulations to which they must adhere. Check out the SBAs Learn About Business Laws section (i.e. Workplace Safety and Health Laws).

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