Leasing Space for Your Small Business (Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business)

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Unless you operate a business out of your home, or own the building from which your shingle dangles, you need to lease commercial space. For the typical owner, this process can be daunting--and cluttered with costly, potential pitfalls.

With Leasing Space for Your Small Business, you can proceed with confidence. This practical handbook explains how to analyze space needs and then go about finding the ideal location at the best price. Learn how to:

* determine the real cost of renting * negotiate with an experienced landlord * read the small print in a lease -- and protect yourself if the landlord presents a one-sided lease * allocate the responsibility -- and cost -- of fixing up the space * deal with a contractor during remodeling * end a lease early * share the space with a sub-tenant * respond to an eviction notice * problem solve without hiring a lawyer

Comprehensive and, as always, written in plain English, Leasing Space for Your Small Business is essential for entrepreneurs on the hunt for a fair and workable lease.

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"Unless you operate a business out of your home, or own the building from which your shingle dangles, you need to lease commercial space. For the typical owner, this process can be daunting--and cluttered with costly, potential pitfalls. With Leasing Space for Your Small Business, you can proceed with confidence. This practical handbook explains how to analyze space needs and then go about finding the ideal location at the best price. Learn how to: ? determine the real cost of renting ? negotiate with an experienced landlord ? read the small print -- and protect yourself if the landlord presents a one-sided lease ? allocate the responsibility -- and cost -- of fixing up the space ? end a lease early ? share the space with a sub-tenant ? problem solve without hiring a lawyer Comprehensive and, as always, written in plain English, Leasing Space for Your Small Business is essential for entrepreneurs on the hunt for a fair and workable lease. "

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Combines legal information and business basics on leasing........2003-08-11

One may not expect a legal guide to have business related information on the topic being discussed. Nolo guides are typically an exception to that rule just like this one. There is a lot of information that you will need to put together and decisions to be made before you even get to the point of signing a lease agreement and this book address those concerns on top of the legal aspects to signing leases and neatly ties the two.

For that purpose, the book is divided into two parts - the first part deals with how to prepare for leasing space (evaluating your needs, finding the space, evaluating the space, understanding true costs, coming up with a negotiating strategy, etc.) and the second part deals with the common lease terms (lease basics, length of the lease, security deposits, insurance clauses, breaking the lease, etc.).

My favorite chapter is Chapter 14: Option to Renew or Sublet and Other Flexibility Clause. In this economy, I didn't want to just sign any lease without knowing what my options are if I am forced to sublet. In the personal situation with renting apartments, in the past I had neglected to check these clauses and ended up suffering when I had financial problems and couldn't sublet! This time around I am carefully researching this before signing a long term contract. So I was happy to see this section and learned a lot about Rights of First Refusal and First Offer (I had heard about these things before reading this book but didn't exactly know the implications) among other related topics.

We are currently using this book to lease office space for the first time and finding that this book is saving us a lot of time. And I feel that it is reducing risk in the long term. I am glad I am not depending on 'standard' lease contracts to take care of my needs and instead identifying what my needs are and making sure that the lease agreement addresses those issues. Considering how much research I have been able to do with this book's help, I am confident that this is really going to pay off in the long run. I do plan on working with my lawyer before signing the final contract but it is so helpful to do all the up front work on my own so there is no middle person involved. Even if there are middle people involved, I believe it is going to make the communication smoother as I don't have to depend on them to keep my best interests in mind (as we can guess, they probably won't or may be too involved with their own best interests).

Before Nolo guides, there wasn't much out there to help you understand the law. These books explain the law in plain English. They do a fantastic job too! Lawyers should always be consulted to assist you with legal situations but it is good to have this information ahead of time so communication is smoother and the legal costs lesser. I hope you benefit from this book as much as we have. Good luck!

Had a high interest until I read this book.......2002-10-11

I run my own shop and wanted to open a new space across town, but rather than rely on a landlord to just give me good terms, I thought I'd do some research first.

I started with this book, which promises to show you how to negotiate all the terms, etc. But by the time I'd read the first chapter, my head was nodding and an hour had gone by. I didn't retain any information because it was so dry.

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When it comes to business, there is no standard lease!

Ready to haggle for the best deal possible? Turn to Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business -- you'll find the information, advice and strategies you need when negotiating with an experienced landlord.

This practical handbook explains how to analyze space needs, find the ideal location and then get the best possible terms. Learn how to:

*determine the real cost of renting *keep future rent at manageable levels *get the most out of your broker and attorney *suggest alternatives to hefty security deposits *allocate responsibility and cost of fixing up your space *negotiate flexibility to expand, renew or leave early *ensure costs are shared fairly among tenants *avoid dealing with costly code compliance and clean-ups *save your lease if you can't live up to it now and then

The 2nd edition provides new strategies and advice throughout, plus new checklists that will help you at every step of your negotiation.

Comprehensive and written in plain English, Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business is essential for entrepreneurs on the hunt for a fair and workable lease.

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"When it comes to business, there is no standard lease! Ready to haggle for the best deal possible? Turn to Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business -- you'll find the information, advice and strategies you need when negotiating with an experienced landlord. This practical handbook explains how to analyze space needs, find the ideal location and then get the best possible terms. Learn how to: -determine the real cost of renting -keep future rent at manageable levels -get the most out of your broker and attorney -suggest alternatives to hefty security deposits -allocate responsibility and cost of fixing up your space -negotiate flexibility to expand, renew or leave early -ensure costs are shared fairly among tenants -avoid dealing with costly code compliance and clean-ups -save your lease if you can't live up to it now and then The 2nd edition provides new strategies and advice throughout, plus new checklists that will help you at every step of your negotiation. Comprehensive and written in plain English, Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business is essential for entrepreneurs on the hunt for a fair and workable lease. "

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Excellent Book for the Small Business Owner.......2007-07-29

If I could buy one book about commercial leasing and I was a small business owner, this would be the one. I consult to small business tenants daily and the tips in this book will help them avoid a lot lost money and hassle!

Anthony Dyson

As Founder and Broker of Record of Realty Executives Dyson Inc, a real estate lease consulting and brokerage firm, Anthony provides his 25 years of expertise in real estate lease negotiation to large and small business tenants nationwide by phone, fax and email as well as providing commercial real estate brokerage services in Toronto.

Moneysaving Info.......2005-08-16

This book is perfect for what we needed as a first time business leasee. Knowledge is key in any negotiation allowing you to negotiate from a position of strength. This book gives you that knowledge.

The potential to save money and/or not get stuck in a long term lease on an inappropriate property makes this a must-have book. Read it before signing any lease contract.

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Negotiate Your Commercial Lease
Dale R. Willerton
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-A tenant's guide to leasing -Learn tips on negotiation strategies -Get the best deal possible -Find out how to maximize free rent

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Save Your Money.......2007-05-22

If you really want to understand and prepare for a commercial lease negotiation consider:
The Commercial Lease Guidebook: Learn How to Win the Leasing Game! (Paperback) by Thomas G. Mitchell

Well worth reading.......2007-01-31

Unlike another reviewer, who gave this book one star, I found Dale Willerton's book to be very helpful. As someone who knows nothing about leasing, the book revealed to me many of the issues I can expect to encounter, and helped me begin to understand some of the complex problems I will have to deal with. Yes, there may be other resources out there that are as good or better than Dale's book, but at least give it a read and form your own opinion.

Very Basic.......2005-09-09

I did not feel the book was worth the time or money. It is like an ad for Dale Willertons other services. Just touches on things and no worthwhile details.

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An excellent language for describing business processes

The best-written summary of IDEF0 presently in print

More than practical, it's a fundamental of IDEF0

Just as the title says...

My only guidence for doing process reengineering using IDEF0

The Practical Guide to Business Process Reengineering Using Idefo
Clarence G. Feldmann
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An excellent language for describing business processes.......2003-05-16

The old saying about not being able to understand something until you can quantify it is generally true, but can be superseded by a more accurate statement. "If you can diagram it, then you can understand it, more particularly you can make someone else understand it as well." While most humans can think numerically, a large percentage have some difficulty with quantitative data. However, nearly all can follow directed diagrams, so they are generally a superior way to describe complex structures. IDEF0 is a set of rules for diagrams that are simple, yet allow for enough complexity so that the most complex of processes can be represented.
This book is an explanation of the IDEF0 syntax and structure and how to apply it to business operations. No previous experience is necessary, the diagrams are largely self-explanatory and what little extra explanation that is needed is provided. As a long-time user and instructor of the Unified Modeling Language, I am familiar with complex diagrams. Yet, I was surprised with how simple and effective the IDEF0 "language" is to use and understand. Using little more than boxes, arrows and labels, very complex structures can be described in a compressed format. The last two chapters describe how to use it and how to avoid making some common mistakes.
Business Process Reengineering is where previous business processes are modified to conform to changes in the environment. In order to be able to do that, you must be able to define what your previous business process was. The IDEF0 will allow you to do that, and I recommend that you read this book if you are currently in the process of altering your business practices.

The best-written summary of IDEF0 presently in print.......2002-03-06

This is a book that is more about IDEF0 modeling than Business Process Reengineering (BPR). It is well organized with numerous diagrams and illustrations. IDEF0 conventions, benefits, and history are all well presented, but anyone seeking a "how-to" on BPR will not find much here.

The book provides chapters on the utility of IDEF0, its use by the Department of Defense (DoD) in process improvement, as well as IDEF0 syntax and semantics, their application (called pragmatics), and tips.

The appendices may well be the most useful part of the book. Appendix A describes the types of models and decomposition strategies. The next section provides many interesting sample models. A rather academic and dry treatment of SADT and IDEF0 is in Appendix C. In Appendix D, where SADT data modeling, IDEF0 and IDEF1X are positioned, the author asserts that "some amount of process modeling should be done before data modeling." The final section provides an insightful case study.

The primary concern about the book is its light treatment of BPR concepts. Also, the points made in the "Do's and Don'ts" section might have been better presented in the related sections of the text; the separate chapter seems redundant or confusing at times, making a single topic difficult to review. A detailed treatment of how to use activity based costing in process analysis and redesign would have been most welcome. Finally, the book seems incomplete without a listing of tools that support IDEF0 modeling.

All things considered, this book is recommended with reservations. It is the best-written summary of IDEF0 presently in print.

More than practical, it's a fundamental of IDEF0.......2001-03-29

This book is more than the title said. I bought it to refresh my IDEF0 but I found many great stories behind IDEF development as well as the "growing" example while you learn. Compared to its size, you can finish this book in a day -but pack with lots of information. I found it's quite useful for brush-up my IDEF. For the new user of IDEF, it might be a little bit (just a little) to grasp the whole idea of BPR. Additional book of workflow management, BPR and system analysis are required.

Just as the title says..........2000-04-06

An excellent book that goes beyond the FIPS manual in terms of increasing the readers understanding of IDEFO concepts. More importantly, however, are the sections on the do's and dont's. These sections are very useful in improving ones authoring techniques and are very useful for a project manager. Great book.

My only guidence for doing process reengineering using IDEF0.......2000-03-30

My name is Louma I am from Jordan, my background is computer science, my comment on this book is:- Reading this book was my only guidence to do my job in process reengineering, it helped me a lot understanding the IDEF0 methodology. And I wish that this book had with it a booklet with more in depth explannation and examples for another cases may be a health service delivery, book production, security gaurding etc of general cases. I want to add that the book is writen in a very user friendly way and it is easy to be understood.

Thank you author. Keep the good work.

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This comprehensive reference on all aspects of pomology at the organ, tree and orchard level describes the main varieties and rootstocks, and the factors controlling their growth, cropping, fruit quality, storage life, fertilizer and irrigation needs. It emphasizes the principles underlying modern high-density planting and the production of fruits in environments ranging from temperate to tropical. The book will be suitable for fruit farmers and technical advisors as well as scientific researchers and students of pomology and horticulture.

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Biology of Apples and Pears is a comprehensive reference book on all aspects of pomology at the organ, tree and orchard level. It provides detailed information on propagation, root and shoot growth, root stock effects, canopy development in relation to orchard design, flowering, pollination, fruit set, fruit growth, fruit quality factors and quality retention in store. It also deals with mineral nutrition, water-relations and irrigation, diseases and pests and biotechnology. The book emphasises the scientific basis of modern tree and orchard management and fruit storage. It describes key cultivar differences and their physiology and genetics and environmental effects and cultivar x environment interactions in tropical and sub-tropical as well as temperate zone conditions. It is written for fruit growers, extension workers, plant breeders, biotechnologists and storage and crop protection specialists as well as for researchers and students of pomology and horticulture.

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After sucking in the reader with a thrilling anthropomorphic account of an ant slave raid, Thieves, Deceivers and Killers relates tales of beetles, flowers, mussels, bacteria, and other organisms that eavesdrop on the chemical messages other species use to communicate. Not only do they eavesdrop on each other, they subvert the intercepted messages for their own ends, often killing the sender.

In contrast to Dr. Agosta's previous books on chemical messengers, wherein the material was organized by complexity or function, here he presents anecdotes demonstrating a particular biological interaction. There is the story of hawk moths, the only pollinators of western-prairie fringed orchids because their eyes are spaced just so; the one about ant-decapitating flies, who lay their eggs between an ant's head and abdomen (the decapitating occurs when the egg hatches into a maggot, which eats the ant's brain); and the case of parasitic wasps that can detect, from above ground, caterpillars hiding in ants' nests--although the ants themselves cannot detect the disguised caterpillars.

These episodes are followed by a glossary, so they are accessible to everyone. And though the anecdotes may seem to be very obscure or to involve overly exotic (and gross) creatures, Dr. Agosta amply demonstrates their relevance to human endeavors. Most notable are advances in the realms of pharmaceuticals (the discovery of new antibiotics in ants) and agriculture (the use of a fungus to control wild oats). Thieves, Deceivers and Killers ends with areas of active research and some unanswered questions, leaving us waiting eagerly for the sequel this title deserves. --Diana Gitig

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The tobacco plant synthesizes nicotine to protect itself from herbivores. The female moth broadcasts sex pheromones to attract a mate, while a soldier ant deploys an alarm pheromone to call for help. The carbon dioxide on a mammal's breath beckons hungry ticks and mosquitoes, while a flower's fragrance speaks to the honey bee. Indeed, much of the communication that occurs within and between various species of organisms is done not by sight, sound, or touch, but with chemicals. From mating to parenting, foraging to self-defense, plant and animal activities are accomplished largely by the secretion or exchange of organic chemicals. The fascinating and fast-developing science that encompasses these diverse phenomena is introduced here, by William Agosta, in a series of remarkable stories absolutely accessible to the general reader yet revelatory to chemists and biologists.

Among Agosta's characters are the organisms that steal, counterfeit, or interpret the chemical signals of other species for their own ends. We learn of seeds that mimic ant odors to facilitate their own dispersion and flies that follow the scent of truffles to lay their eggs. We read about pit vipers that react in terror when their flicking tongues detect a king snake, and slave-making ants incapable of finding their own food. And we meet ice-age people who ate birch fungus to relieve whipworms and early human hunters who used the urine of wolves to maneuver deer to favorable sites.

Agosta also chronicles the rapid development of the applied science that makes use of chemical ecology. As researchers deepen our understanding of the biological world, they are making economically significant discoveries (such as enzymes that remain stable in extreme heat), finding ways to reduce our reliance on manufactured pesticides, identifying new uses for traditional medicines, and developing sophisticated new pharmaceuticals effective in treating malaria and several cancers. On the horizon are antiviral agents derived from the chemical defenses of marine species.

From the exploits of flies to the high-stakes effort to cure human disease, Agosta's tour of chemical ecology grants any reader entrance to the invisible realm where chemistry determines life and death.

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Tantalizing view of a wild world that surrounds us .......2005-10-24

Very interesting Wish for more chemical structures and references would make it easier to follow up on. Certainly makes the worl of chemical sensing come alive o

great insight into insects, ants and other fascinating creatures.......2005-10-01

Protos, Prof. William Agosta's opening chapter explains, have kept Lept slaves from time immemorial. The slaves raise their young, gather food for them and keep their homes clean. The Protos excel only at capturing the Lepts, who are remarkably loyal to their Proto masters, even becoming ferocious participants in slave-raids on their own kind. Both the Protos and Lepts are tiny ants, who live out their inter dependent lives in a world no bigger than a dinner table. They are only one of the many mysteries of nature this fascinating book brings to our attention.

Whereas stick insects use ants to disperse their eggs, the scuttle fly lays its eggs in the heads of the unfortunate ants it preys on. Some wasps lay their eggs within the eggs of stick insects while others fool ants into believing that their offspring are ants. The South American crab spider fools carpenter ants by carrying a dead ant in such a way that it walks, smells and looks like an ant. This neat trick allows the spider ant to capture and kill another dumb ant and repeat its bizarre ritual.

Because some 289,000 species of insects act as pollinators of flowering plan, Agosta's fine book shows how and why a lot of deals are cut for self-survival reasons. A single pound of honey, for example, represents the nectar from about 17,000 foraging trips and entails 7,000 bee-hours of labor. The flowers must have all kinds of sophisticated strategies to ensure the busy bees spread their seed. The rhizanthella gardneri, an Australian orchid, must have a peculiarly singular strategy; this is because it blooms underground and depends on scuttle flies to pollinate it. Chimpanzees and parrots, meanwhile, eat special plants when they are sick and some bacteria contain particles that act as compasses.

Life is strange - especially, as Agosta explains, for flower mites, which hitch rides with migrating hummingbirds, spending their summers on the California coast and winter in west-central Mexico. They do this by climbing into the bird's nostrils and alighting at the right flower to survive. They have less than 5 seconds to alight and achieve their "Mission Impossible". Older female mice, meanwhile, trick younger ones into not procreating, a case perhaps of brains over beauty!

As well as discussing a fascinating number of such examples, Agosta ventures further to show how history has been influenced by the lowliest of creatures. Although we generally loathe flies as disgusting creatures, without them, the author shows how our destiny would have been vastly different. Their diseases decimated Napoleon's Haitian army, forced him to sell Louisiana for a pittance to the United States and to abandon the Americas almost entirely. Malaria caused five times more casualties in the Pacific war than did the combatants. Because it is so lethal to humans and their domesticated animals, the tsetse fly keeps large swathes of Africa relatively underdeveloped. However, we are now using cattle urine to trap and exterminate them.

This is not as novel as it sounds. Agosta explains how our ancestors used the urine of wolves and dogs to trap deer. Prof. Agosta also gives us details of a company that sells over the Internet "100% predator urine" to repel raccoon, deer and other unwanted animals.

We live in a beautiful, complex but delicate ecology, where, as the author maintains, mutually beneficial bargains are done to ensure mutual survival. We have upset this balance immeasurably and, as Prof. Agosta's excellent book makes plain, we better make amends if we want the beautiful paradise of nature we have inherited to continue.

Tales of Chemistry in Nature.......2002-05-07

This book is an information feast, digestible in small bites but too rich to be downed in a single gulp. It's an incredible collection of stories bound together by the thread of `chemistry in nature.' In fact, one of the stories concerns threads---the ancient Romans used to weave a sheer fabric called `linen mist' from the byssal threads of a large mollusk known as the noble pen shell (`Pinna nobilis').

Many of the lessons in chemical ecology concern ants and their sophisticated use of biochemicals to take slaves, grow crops, and manufacture antibiotics. In another chapter called "Real-World Complexities," the author maps the annual fluctuation of Lyme disease as dependent on the interaction of deer, bacteria-carrying deer ticks, mice, oaks, and gypsy moths. If only we could learn from these chemical interactions, before we destroy their ecology.

The author gives tantalizing glimpses at antibiotics, extremophile enzymes that don't break down when used as catalysts, fishing nets that are made out of spider webs, and many other ways we could capitalize on ecology if we took the time to learn from it.

There are many good science project ideas in "Tales of Chemistry in Nature." The book can be profitably read by adults and young adults. For adults already advancing down their chosen career paths, this book is a fascinating look at what the biochemists and ecologists may be learning from nature.

Better living through chemistry?.......2001-11-27

The central message of this gracefully written, highly informative, and refreshingly modest book by Rockefeller University Professor Emeritus William Agosta is that there is a wealth of chemicals produced in nature that humans can effectively use to fight disease, control pests, and facilitate chemical reactions--if only we can find, understand and harvest them.

Agosta begins with a tale about a species of ant that enslaves members of another species using a variety of chemicals. He ends the book with the idea that we might find desperately needed new antibiotics by examining the chemicals made by animals "that form herds or flocks, as well as those that live in organized societies, such as the social insects..." (p. 212) Agosta's rationale is that other social creatures face the same danger that humans face, that of pathogens that rapidly spread in a crowd. Surely they have come up with some chemical defenses we might discover and employ ourselves. He cites ants as a particularly likely prospect for study and gives the example of the bulldog ants of Australia who, when injected with the common human intestinal bacterium, Escherichia coli, manufacture an antibiotic that promptly kills it.

In between the bookend chapters, Agosta spins tales about how microbes and insects, plants and sea creatures, fungi and arachnids attract, repeal, steal from, deceive, enslave, parasitize and kill one another, mainly with chemicals. The world he depicts is largely a world where eyes and ears are secondary to the sense of smell, a bizarre fairy land of complicated arrangements among species and delicate ecologies. A case in point is the in-door farm of the leaf-cutting ant which involves not only the ants and the trees they get the leaves from and the fungus they grow, but also the use of a species of streptomyces to produce an antibiotic to kill a fungal pest in their gardens. In other words, not only are ants farmers, they use pesticides!

Agosta emphasizes that we must understand the interactions of species to appreciate their use of chemicals. He uses the phenomenon of Lyme disease as an example, and how it is affected by the mass fruiting cycle of oak tree acorns which influence the numbers of mice and deer on which the ticks that harbor the Lyme disease parasites live. Two years after a bumper crop of acorns there is a concomitant rise in the number of people who get Lyme disease.

In particular, these are tales of parasite and host. I was startled to learn on page 223 that ticks and mites are so prevalent that they have "parasitized almost every organism larger than themselves." Indeed, something similar can be said of the nematodes (roundworms) who "have parasitized virtually every species larger than themselves." (p. 224) When one thinks about the countless viruses and bacteria that prey on humans and all the other animals and plants, one realizes that we live in a world of parasites.

However, the single most startling and mind-expanding thing I read in this book is the story in Chapter 11, "Real-World Complexity," of a wasp that uses a virus to help it subdue the hornworm caterpillars it deposits its eggs in. This opens up the possibility that we can use viruses to invade and kill microbes and cure disease. Perhaps this is already being done in laboratories somewhere, or at least is in the experimental stage.

All this information is interesting, even exciting, and potentially of great use by humans, but if we are to benefit from the chemical knowledge of microbes, plants and animals, we need to preserve what wild life we have left in the world, in particular that of the rain forests where there is such an incredible variety of life. These myriad creatures have, over the vast eons of time, learned to create and manufacture chemicals that we could never discover on our own. It would be a shame to throw away all this knowledge for a few trillion hamburgers....

I recall some years ago that a major corporation had as its advertising slogan: "Better living through chemistry." I used to always think when I heard that, "but life IS chemistry." This book strongly supports that idea.

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