The small business survival guide : starting, protecting, and securing your business for long-term success / Cliff Ennico.

Includes index.

Your competitors : they're out there -- Your creditors : your worst nightmare -- Copycats : "the sincerest form of flattery" -- Crooks, flakes, and frauds, in a word, "thieves" -- Suppliers, customers, employees, and contractors : keeping them happy -- The government : your biggest partner -- Spouses and ex-spouses : potential business "thieves"? -- Business partners : entering and exiting partnerships -- Family and friends : should you do business with them? -- Heirs, successors, and old age -- Lawyers, accountants, and other professionals : how they can steal your success -- Yourself : "I have met the enemy, and it is me".