Plain English Series · The Baratelli Institute

Contracts & Business Law in Plain English

Contracts, business formation, employment & IP basics, leases, and disputes — the transactional law a small business actually faces.

The everyday-law conversation for the owner-operator. Contract mechanics, entity formation, employment and IP basics, commercial leases, and how disputes actually resolve. Not to replace your lawyer — to make you the client they can actually help.

What’s inside

The full arc — explained for the family, sidebars for the advisor

Every chapter uses plain language and ends with a fill-in worksheet so the reading becomes a plan by the time you finish.

Part 1

Contracts: the mechanics

“What am I actually signing?”

Part 2

Entity: LLC vs S-corp vs C-corp

“Which structure fits?”

Part 3

Employment: W-2 vs 1099

“Can I really call them a contractor?”

Part 4

Leases: the commercial lease

“What are they slipping in?”

Contracts & Business Law in Plain English

$49 Single-user license · PDF + worksheets
  • ~130 pages, plain-English throughout
  • Fill-in worksheet in every chapter
  • Advisor sidebars alongside family text
  • The whole arc, none of the jargon
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