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From: pipkins@qmsseq.imagen.com (Jeff Pipkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: shareware authoring (company requirement ...)
Keywords: business
Message-ID: <80@qmsseq.imagen.com>
Date: 10 Jan 90 18:42:16 GMT
References: <10889@attctc.Dallas.TX.US> <3412@cpoint.UUCP>
Reply-To: pipkins@qmsseq.UUCP (Jeff Pipkins)
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Organization: QMS Inc., Mobile, Alabama
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In article <3412@cpoint.UUCP> alien@cpoint.UUCP (Alien Wells) writes:
>In article <10889@attctc.Dallas.TX.US> bobc@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Bob Calbridge) writes:
>>Does anyone know what the legal implications are of
>>authoring a shareware product are?  For instance, does one need the set them-
>>selves up as a business?  [...]
>
>This really has nothing to do with shareware, all the same issues arise if you
>start a home catering business.  I strongly recommend that you [...] get the
>advice of an accountant.  [...]

May I suggest that you contact your local area chamber of commerce?  They
are probably the single best place to start, and it's free.  Also, it's a
good idea to talk to someone who has started their own business, no matter
what kind it is.