Many people dream of starting a business, a company of their own to sell the products or services they've created. The Internet has greatly reduced the barriers of entry to starting a small business, typically making it much easier and less expensive to get started. With the ubiquity of high-speed, broadband connections, many people choose to run their business right out of their home. Throw in a telephone and many people would never have to leave their house. If you are one of those people who are looking to start your own on-line business, good for you. Before you do, there are many issues that you must address before you put out that electronic shingle. This article is about the legal issues that abound when opening and operating an on-line business. If you are not careful, you can run into many pitfalls that could stop your enterprise before it has a chance to take off. Even though these topics can be very detailed, I will only be touching on them in an attempt to make the on-line business owner (or anyone contemplating ownership) aware of their existence. I do have to mention this, since I am a lawyer. This article is designed to introduce you to some of the legal issues surrounding the start up and maintenance of an on-line business. I should not be considered your attorney and under no circumstances should you consider this article as legal advice from me. So you're ready to open that on-line business. Maybe you created a product that you want to sell, or are just a re-seller. Either way, you need to know the legal issues that are associated with running a business, on-line or'not. While some of the issues are the same for both brick and mortar and cyberspace business, there are many unique concerns that are found only via the Internet.
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