Business Planning:  Taxes, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, Corporations, Employer Liabilities, Labor Laws

1. Legal Organizational Structures
2. Tax Considerations in Selling Farm Property
3. Farm Partnerships:  Legal Aspects (Missouri)
4. Farm Partnerships
5. Liability of Farm Employers (Missouri)
6. Missouri's Corporate Farming Statute:  What It Can and Can't Do
   *Missouri Statutes, Chapter 350:  Corporate Farming Restrictions
7. The Limited Liability Company (LLC) Website
8. Limited Liability Company Factsheet (Nebraska extension)
9. Limited Liability Company FAQs (Nolo.com legal publications)
10. Why the LLC may be the best entity choice (including for estate planning)
11. The Family LLC
12. Value Added Farm-Food Business
13. Value-Added Agribusiness
14. U.S. Small Business Administration
15. Starting a Business in Springfield, Missouri (23 pages; pdf)
16. Missouri Small Business Start-Up Kit
17. Legal Formation...Doing Business in Missouri (15 pages; pdf)
18. Taxes...Doing Business in Missouri (10 pages; pdf)
19. Hiring Employees...Doing Business in Missouri (15 pages; pdf)
20. Missouri Alternatives Center
21. African-American Women Entrepreneurs (USAToday article)
22. Success takes many forms...there's a lot more to life than work (Don't allow what you do for a living to define who you are.
23. Ethics is basic to building a business
24. Help the less fortunate, in whatever way you can
25. Retirement not so easy for entrepreneurs
26. Appearance counts, period.
27. Take steps, and quick ones, to stop employee theft
28. There are no mistakes, only lessons
29. The Net difference can be crucial
30. Web 101 for small businesses
31. MissouriBusiness.net:  Business Development Programs
32. Small Business Library:  Legal and Regulatory matters
33. Entrepreneurship in Missouri:  Data/Maps (OSEDA)
34. Definition of "entrepreneurs"
35. Community conversations on entrepreneurship (University Extension)
36. T.W. Schultz and the Human-Capital Approach to Entrepreneurship
37. Students learn key lessons about entrepreneurship and corporate diversity
38. Doing Business by the Good Book: 52 Lessons on Success Straight from the Bible
39. University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Columbia, Missouri)
40. Family Businesses:  Tips on Successful Working Relationships with Family Members
41. Entrepreneurs help world by creating: Take a bow!
42. Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration
43. Workers Compensation Insurance (in Missouri)
44. FAQ's about Missouri Workers Compensation Insurance
    • Does an employer have to carry workers comp?
    • In an LLC, are LLC members (investors) covered by workers comp?
    • Do subcontractors have to carry workers comp? (even if the subcontractor is only one person, no employees?)
45. Missouri Statutes on Employment Security, Chapter 288
46. The Numbers:  Missouri Unemployment Insurance (eligibility, benefits, average weekly benefit, etc)
47. MU Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
48. Missouri Small Business Development Centers
49. Checklist for going into business (U.S. Small Business Administration)
50. More than 50% of all new businesses fail in the first five years of existence
51. How to start a bar/club business (ad for software)
52. Why does a business fail, and what you can do to stop it
53. Business Startup FAQs
54. Nightclub & Bar Magazine: What percentage of bars fail in the first year?
55. HomeBizBuzz.com:  6 key reasons why home businesses fail---and what you can do about it
56. Starting a Business
57. Fictitious Name registration form
58. Online Forms for Businesses
59. Search for a business entity by name
60. Securities Division:  What is a "security?"
    • FAQ's about securities
    • What exemptions from securities registration might an issuer want to consider if an issuer is offering securities to a limited number of persons?
    • Complying with Missouri securities laws:  A Guide for Small Businesses
    • Agricultural Cooperatives:  A Guide for Complying with Missouri Securities Laws
    • Top 10 Threats to Missouri Investors in 2006
61. Steps (7) for Starting a Business

62. Insurance:  Types of insurance every business should consider

63. Insurance for the home-based business:  Unique considerations
64. Worker's Compensation Insurance:  Q&A (Missouri)
65. Business Licenses and Permits - Information on business licenses and permit requirements. Provides guidance on sales tax number, EIN, motor vehicle and occupational licenses, selling to the state, plus local permits and zoning.
66. Contacts for Licenses and Permits - [40k] Form lists legal requirements for starting a business in Missouri and provides contact information for assistance.
67. Legal Formation - [485k] Third section of "Doing Business in Missouri". Provides information on how to select the proper legal business structure including sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation and limited liability company.
68. Missouri Business Links - Links to state agencies that answer common questions that start-ups and business owners have concerning state permits, regulatory requirements, forms, fees and contact information for their particular business.
69. Online Business Registration - Combined online registration form where Missouri businesses can easily register for the following: retail sales tax, withholding tax, unemployment tax, corporate/franchise tax, consumer's use tax, vendor's use tax. (Combined registration project of Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Employment Security and the Department of Revenue)
70. Summary of Major U.S. Labor Laws (Department of Labor)
71. Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Workers
72. Missouri Labor Laws (Department of Labor & Industrial Relations)
73. Youth employment laws (Missouri)
74. FAQs about Wages (Missouri)
75. Discussion (blog?) about Missouri labor laws
76. Labor Law Talk & Labor Law Talk
77.