Law Links and Useful Resources

There are numerous free resources available to entrepreneurs and business owners. The following are a sample of web links that I recommend:

CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit - (excellent series of articles on planning and operating a new business, including many useful forms): http://www.toolkit.cch.com/

PriceWaterhouseCoopers – PWC has a number of useful resources concerning planning and funding a new business, including their “Money Tree” survey and this excellent business plan resource:
http://www.pwcglobal.com/

California Secretary of State – the California Business Portal, in particular, provides excellent resources on legal requirements for starting and operating a business in California, including FAQs and most required forms: http://www.ss.ca.gov/

California Department of Corporations – the Securities Regulation Division section and Financial Services Division pages include much useful information, especially if you plan to raise money from third parties: http://www.corp.ca.gov/

California Code – this link allows you to search the 29 separate Codes that comprise the law of the Golden State: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

California Code of Regulations – you also can search the 28 Titles of state-specific regulations at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

(I am not affiliated with any of these sites and therefore cannot vouch for their accuracy or usefulness for any specific purpose.)