I had the oppurtonity to speak at the Oregon Hearing Society’s fall education seminar.  I spoke on the basics of limiting risk in a small business.  I’ve posted the outline I used for the seminar below.
The Basics of limiting liability in Business
Kevin Spence

Types of business entities

Type
Liability Protection
Tax
Ease of Use

Sole Proprietorship
None
Self-Employment
easiest

Partnership
None for general [...]