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Small Business Law Glossary

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Accrual Basis Accounting
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Acquisition
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Administrative Dissolution
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Amortization
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Articles Of Dissolution
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Articles Of Incorporation
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Board Of Directors
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Break-Even Analysis
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Business Plan
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Capital
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Cash Basis Accounting
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Cash Flow Statement
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Certificate Of Assumed Name, Trade Name, Or Fictitious Name
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Certificate Of Authority
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Certificate Of Incorporation
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Close Corporation
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Consumer Goods
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Corporation
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Current Ratio
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Debt Financing
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Equity Financing
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False Advertising
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Financial Reports
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Financial Statement
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Fiscal Year
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Fixed Costs
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Forecasting
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Goodwill
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Gross Profit
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Guaranty
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Income Statement
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Indemnity
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Intangible Asset
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Intellectual Property
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Inventory Financing
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Involuntary Dissolution
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Joint Venture
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Leverage
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Limited Liability Company
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Liquidation
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Merger
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Negotiable Instruments
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Net Profit After Taxes
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Net Profit Before Taxes
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Net Sales
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Net Worth
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Nonprofit Corporation
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Notice Of Intent To Dissolve
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Operating Expenses
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Partnership
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Partnership Agreement
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Piercing The Corporate Veil
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Product Liability Lawsuit
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Professional Corporation
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Public Offering
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Retained Earnings
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S Corporation
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Secretary Of State's Office
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Secured Transaction
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Securities And Exchange Commission
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Settlement
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Shareholders
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Small Business Administration
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Sole Proprietorship
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Subchapter S Corporation
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Unsecured Loan
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Variable Cost
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Voluntary Dissolution
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Warranty
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Winding Up
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Working Capital
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