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• How to draw up an employment contract
• By law you have to write an employment contract soon after an employee starts, but the contract doesn't cover all obligations between parties.
• See more in: HR, staff, employees, employment, legal, contracts, employment contracts, guides

• Is it in writing?
• A guide to licence agreements for intellectual property and the implications of not having them in writing. By intellectual property specialist Sara Ludlam, a solicitor at Keeble Hawson.
• See more in: legal, intellectual property, IP, licences, contracts, implied licences, verbal contracts, guides

• The franchise agreement: essentials
• The franchise agreement is a contract that binds franchisor and franchisee to certain obligations. Franchise solicitor Manzoor Ishani explains the fundamentals...
• See more in: franchises, franchisees, franchisors, franchise agreement, guides

• Temporary staff: the law
• With European and domestic law clashing over the issue, the rights of temporary staff are not always obvious to many business owners.
• See more in: temporary staff, HR, recruitment, employees, staff, employment, hiring, legal, guides

• Agency workers: your employees or the agency's?
• The law surrounding agency workers, their status and their rights is quite ambiguous. Brian Mclelland of Business Lawyers explains the implications of a recent legal precedent.
• See more in: temporary staff, HR, recruitment, employees, staff, employment, hiring, legal, guides

• How long should you keep books and records?
• Andrew Small, Joint Managing Director at Franaccounts, answers the question for you.
• See more in: tax, legal, books, records, VAT, PAYE, guides

• Top tips for buying abroad
• Some quick-fire handy hints to consider when moving abroad.
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• When the tail wags the dog
• Employers have to accomodate an ever greater set of employee demands, either due to legislation or through fear of missing out on the best staff.
• See more in: flexible working, flexi-time, EU, working hours, Working Time Directive, work-life balance, employees, staff, HR, guides

• Conducting due dilligence
• After signing an agreement in principle, but before signing a binding contract, you need to conduct a comprehensive MOT - to use a motoring analogy - of the business.
• See more in: buy a business, due dilligence, guides

• Starting a contract publisher – Glyn Wilmshurst
• Experience is vital for the would-be publisher, says Glyn, who has a wealth of experience as a journalist and in publishing.
• See more in: startups, start a business, publishing, publishers, interviews

• Buying an online retailer – Chirin Gill
• Chirin and his business partner saw the perfect opportunity, but had to bide their time before making the purchase...
• See more in: buy a business, online retail, online, internet, retail, ebusiness, mobiles, work from home, interviews

• The 10 steps to buying a business
• A step-by-step breakdown, including choosing, targeting and valuing businesses.
• See more in: buy a business, buying a business, due dilligence, valuing, valuation, heads of agreement, sale and purchase, guides

• Buying an IT business – Salman Mahmood
• The IT industry has been a fickle one in the past, but now things are booming again, there's never been a better time to invest.
• See more in: buy a business, IT, technology, interviews

• Relocate to... France
• France is now closer than ever to the UK – but is it a neighbourly place to run a business?
• See more in: relocate, relocation, France, French, European, country, economy, guides, overseas

• Hey, big spender!
• Fraud defence expert Stephen Fox gives gives some sage advice to business people about how to avoid accusations of overusing your business expense account.
• See more in: fraud, legal, Conrad Black, expenses, entertaining, guides, tips

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