The Enterprising Musician's Legal Toolkit

The Enterprising Musician's Legal Toolkit

Author: David R. Williams

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1538135094

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The Enterprising Musician’s Legal Toolkit is a guide for navigating the foundational decisions to effectively launch and successfully operate a creative enterprise. Using accessible language, the book demystifies business and legal jargon and empowers entrepreneurial musicians through step-by-step instructions. Expanding upon The Enterprising Musician’s Guide to Performer Contracts, David R. Williams addresses: For-profit legal structures including sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations Alternative business models such as nonprofit organizations and newer, hybrid structures (B Corps, L3Cs, and Social Purpose Corporations) Compliance matters How to protect your interests in artistic collaborations Music licensing income streams Copyright basics including steps for federal registration The book also contains annotated samples of commonly-used music industry contracts including independent contractor agreements, non-disclosure (confidentiality) agreements, commission agreements, releases, and more.


The Enterprising Musician's Guide to Performer Contracts

The Enterprising Musician's Guide to Performer Contracts

Author: David R. Williams

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-11-01

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1538106779

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The Enterprising Musician’s Guide to Performer Contracts is an empowering resource that provides detailed, plain-language explanations of the clauses commonly found in legal agreements such as engagement (gig) contracts, artist-management contracts, and producer agreements. Musicians from all musical styles will be able to decipher contracts offered to them and improve terms to their benefit. In clear detail, David Williams dissects the most common clauses in performer contracts, revealing how to avoid pitfalls and properly amend content to address each musician’s needs. Seasoned performers, emerging artists, and music students of all levels will find this handy volume an invaluable compendium of conflict-free guidance as they navigate their careers in the music industry.


Simple Tools and Techniques for Enterprise Risk Management

Simple Tools and Techniques for Enterprise Risk Management

Author: Robert J. Chapman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-12-12

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 1119990645

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Your business reputation can take years to build—and mere minutes to destroy The range of business threats is evolving rapidly but your organization can thrive and gain a competitive advantage with your business vision for enterprise risk management. Trends affecting markets—events in the global financial markets, changing technologies, environmental priorities, dependency on intellectual property—all underline how important it is to keep up to speed on the latest financial risk management practices and procedures. This popular book on enterprise risk management has been expanded and updated to include new themes and current trends for today's risk practitioner. It features up-to-date materials on new threats, lessons from the recent financial crisis, and how businesses need to protect themselves in terms of business interruption, security, project and reputational risk management. Project risk management is now a mature discipline with an international standard for its implementation. This book reinforces that project risk management needs to be systematic, but also that it must be embedded to become part of an organization's DNA. This book promotes techniques that will help you implement a methodical and broad approach to risk management. The author is a well-known expert and boasts a wealth of experience in project and enterprise risk management Easy-to-navigate structure breaks down the risk management process into stages to aid implementation Examines the external influences that bring sources of business risk that are beyond your control Provides a handy chapter with tips for commissioning consultants for business risk management services It is a business imperative to have a clear vision for risk management. Simple Tools and Techniques for Enterprise Risk Management, Second Edition shows you the way.


Techniques and Tools for the Design and Implementation of Enterprise Information Systems

Techniques and Tools for the Design and Implementation of Enterprise Information Systems

Author: Gunasekaran, Angappa

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2008-04-30

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1599048299

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Inter-organizational information systems play a major role in improving communication and integration between partnering firms to achieve an integrated global supply chain. Current research in enterprise resource planning and electronic commerce is crucial to maintaining efficient supply chain management and organizational competitiveness. Techniques and Tools for the Design & Implementation of Enterprise Information Systems enables libraries to provide an invaluable resource to academicians and practitioners in fields such as operations management, Web engineering, information technology, and management information systems, providing insight into the effective design and implementation of enterprise information systems to improve communication and integration between partnering firms to achieve an integrated global supply chain.


The PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law

The PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law

Author: Deryck A. Palmer

Publisher: Beard Books

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 1587982978

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The authors provide a systematic review of the Chinese Enterprise Bankruptcy Law's major provisions, from the comparative perspective of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in particular. They provide not only a nuanced understanding of the law, but also insights and practical recommendations on its meaning and possible application.


The Entrepreneur's Toolkit

The Entrepreneur's Toolkit

Author: Michael Goldsby

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 9781629970936

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"All of us have dreams, goals, and perhaps a project or two on the back burner. The Entrepreneur's Toolkit is your chance to make these aspirations a reality. Professor Goldsby provides a detailed roadmap for starting, nurturing, expanding, and eventually selling a business; and he shows how the same valuable skills translate to other spheres of life."--Publisher's website.


The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators

The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators

Author: Thomas Crowell, Esq.

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-10-03

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 1135943303

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Focal Press' Pocket Lawyer series serves as a legal toolkit for independent producers and artists in the creative industries. The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators is designed to help emerging artists and veteran professionals in the comic book industry build a solid foundation of business and communication practices that they need to thrive in today's ever-changing, uncertain world of indie comics. Readers will learn to protect their copyrights, negotiate publishing deals, hire artists so everyone wins, and learn the ins and outs of key contracts with this helpful resource.


Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs

Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs

Author: J. Gregory Dees

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-01-30

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 0471268143

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A complete set of tools for applying entrepreneurial strategies andtechniques to your nonprofit As a follow-up to their book Enterprising Nonprofits, the authorsof Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs provide a full set ofpractical tools for putting the lessons of businessentrepreneurship to work in your nonprofit. The book offershands-on guidance that helps social sector leaders hone theirentrepreneurial skills and carry out their social missions moreeffectively than ever before. This practical and easy-to-use bookis filled with examples, exercises, checklists, and action stepsthat bring the concepts, frameworks, and tools to life. Detailedexplanations of all the tools and techniques will help youpersonalize and apply them to your nonprofit organization-making itstronger, healthier, and better able to serve the needs of ourcommunities. Praise for Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs "I search constantly for resources that can help provide insightand guidance to take Teach For America to a higher level; StrategicTools for Social Entrepreneurs does this and more. The book takesthe best practices of for-profits and social enterprises and adaptsthem to the needs of entrepreneurial, mission-driven nonprofits.Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs is a tremendouscontribution to social entrepreneurs and to the nonprofitsector-many thanks to the authors for identifying this need andfilling it!" -Wendy Kopp Founder and President, Teach For America All of the royalties from this book will be used by the EwingMarion Kauffman Foundation to support continuing work on socialentrepreneurship.


Career Management and Employee Portfolio Tool Kit

Career Management and Employee Portfolio Tool Kit

Author: Antonio F. Vianna

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2003-03-09

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1410710998

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Whether you are just starting out in your career, re-entering the workforce, changing jobs or careers, or wanting to advance in your current organization, you must be on target as to who you are, what you want to become, and how to get there. Career Management and Employee Portfolio Tool Kit, 3rd edition provides two valuable tools for the employee: how to plan, organize, decide, and act on key career decisions; how to make the performance management process work for you. Several updates have been added to help build your understanding of ways to enhance your career. There are new exercises, tips, tactics, and tools.


Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-11-02

Total Pages: 1732

ISBN-13: 1522573127

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The social and economic systems of any country are influenced by a range of factors including income and education. As such, it is vital to examine how these factors are creating opportunities to improve both the economy and the lives of people within these countries. Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a critical look at the process of social and economic transformation based on environmental and cultural factors including income, skills development, employment, and education. Highlighting a range of topics such as economics, social change, and e-governance, this multi-volume book is designed for policymakers, practitioners, city-development planners, academicians, government officials, and graduate-level students interested in emerging perspectives on socio-economic development.