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Starting a Business   Empezando un Negocio
Business Entities in Texas: What form of business is right for you?

    go to webpage: Sole Proprietorship
    go to webpage: Limited Liability Company

    go to webpage: General Partnership
    go to webpage: Corporation
 
Entidades de Negocio en Texas:
Que forma de negocio es major para usted?


   go to webpage: Sociedad General
   go to webpage: Compania de Liabilidad Limitada (LLC)

   go to webpage: Propietario Unico
   go to webpage: Corporacion
Basic Steps to Starting Your Small Business Restaurant

 
    go to webpage: restaurant-english.pdf

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Pasos Basicos para Empezar su Pequeno Negocio: Restaurante

 
    go to webpage: restaurant-spanish.pdf

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Ice Cream, Hot Dogs, or Vegetables:
Starting a Mobile Food Vendor Business

The following procedures and regulations will help you open and run a mobile food vending business as a sole owner/proprietor.

    go to webpage: mobil_food_vendor.pdf

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Raspas, Tacos, Eloteros:
Primeros Pasos para Vendedores Ambulante de Comida


 
    go to webpage: mobil_food_vendor_sp.pdf

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How to Open a Hair Cutting Booth in a Barber Shop or Salon

The following information will help you determine the requirements for opeing a hair cutting booth in an existing barber shop or salon.

    go to webpage: HairCut.pdf

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Opening a Salon

The following steps will help you open a salon in Texas as a Sole Proprietor.

    go to webpage: OpenSalon.pdf

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Opening a Barber Shop

The following steps will help you open a barber shop in Texas as a Sole Proprietor.

    go to webpage: OpenBarberShop.pdf

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Starting a Construction Business

The following document will help you determine the steps needed to start a residential construction business.

    go to webpage: StartConstructionBusiness.pdf

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Got Kids? Laws Affecting Home-based Daycares

 
    go to webpage: daycare-english.pdf

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Tiene Niños? Leyes que afectan guarderías basadas en el hogar

 
    go to webpage: daycare-spanish.pdf

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Zoning in San Antonio: A Guide for
Individuals, Small Businesses, and Nonprofits, 2009 Edition


    go to webpage: ZoningInSanAntonio09.pdf
Zoning in Austin: A Guide for Individuals, Small Businesses, and Nonprofits

    go to webpage: ZoningInAustin08Web.pdf
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Veterans' Rights: Opportunities for Small Business Owners

    go to webpage: Vets-OpportunitiesSmallBusinessOwners.pdf
Hire Yourself: A guide to starting a small business for ex-offenders

    go to webpage: HireYourselfExOffenders09.pdf
Minding My Own Business: A legal toolkit to offer guidance to the young entrepreneur

    go to webpage: MindingMyOwnBusiness2010web.pdf
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Tax Issues   Impuestos
Record Keeping and Taxes:
A Toolkit for Micro-Entrepreneurs


 
    go to webpage: Tax-Toolkit-2009.pdf

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Sistema de Registro y Impuestos:
Una Herramienta para Micro-Emprendedores


 
    go to webpage: Tax-Toolkit-2009-Spanish.pdf

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It's Time to Pay the Piper!
Tax Issues for Small Businesses

 
    go to webpage: tax-english.pdf

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Pagando Impuestos para Pequeñas Empresas


 
    go to webpage: tax-spanish.pdf

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Leases   Contractos de Arriendo
Lessees, Lessors, and Life Lessons
Commercial Lease Issues for Small Businesses


 
    go to webpage: lease-english.pdf

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La Empresa Inquilina: Temas Legales de Contratos de Arrendamiento Comerciales
para Pequeñas Empresas

 
    go to webpage: lease-spanish.pdf

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Contracts   Contratos
You've Got Yourself a Deal!
Contract Issues for Small Businesses


 
    go to webpage: contract-english.pdf

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¡Estamos de Acuerdo!
Temas Legales de Contratos para Pequeñas Empresas


    go to webpage: contract-spanish.pdf

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An Introduction to Mechanic's Liens

This brochure created by The Texas Young Lawyers Association discusses the rights mechanics, artisans, and materialmen have on the buildings or objects they made or repaired.
 
    go to webpage: MechanicLeinPamphletLoRes.pdf

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Labor and Employment   Empleo
Legal Issues Affecting Domestic Workers: A guide for worker advocates in Texas, 2012 Edition

go to webpage: DomesticWorkers_TRLA2012.pdf

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Labor Rights of Domestic Workers in Texas

go to webpage: DomesticWorkersRightsTexas2010.pdf

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Derechos Laborales de los Trabajadores Domésticos en Texas


    go to webpage: DomesticWorkersRigtsSpanWeb.pdf

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Taxi Driver Association of Austin Report on Austin City Council Resolution 20100225-060 & Resolution 20100527-055

go to webpage: TaxiResolution60Report.pdf

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The Taxi Driver's Guide to Defending Yourself in Austin Traffic Court

go to webpage: TaxiDriversGuideDefCrtwebsite.pdf

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Minimum Wage Change Action Alert!

The minimum wage will increase to $7.25 on July 24, 2009.

    go to webpage: minimum-wage.html

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Driving Austin: Driving Injustice

A Report on the Working Conditions of Taxi Drivers in Austin

go to webpage: TaxiDrivingAustinDriving2010.pdf

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Statutory Restrictions on Employment of Felons

This document was created in March 2008 for Project RIO. It was jointly prepared by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Workforce Commission, and Texas Youth Commission.

go to webpage: Statutory-Restrictions-Employment-Felons.pdf

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Employment Law Basics for New Employers

This manual created by The Texas Young Lawyers Association introduces new employers to state and federal employment requirements.

go to webpage: EmploymentLawHandbook.pdf

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Copyrights and Intellectual Property   Propiedad Intelectual
The Importance of Understanding U.S. Copyright Law When Creating Brochures and Websites: February 2007

Charities and microentrepreneurs should have a basic understanding of U.S. copyright law to avoid getting into trouble when developing materials like logos, brochures, or websites and to protect their copyright in the finished result. This Legal Minute highlights basic concepts that may be useful in this endeavor.
 
    go to webpage: LegalMinuteFeb07.pdf

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Protecting Your Work Against Copyright Infringement

    go to webpage: ProtectingAgainstCopyrightInfringement.pdf
   
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