Besides Whil Hentzen's book that Nick suggested, I would recommend The Computer Consultant's Guide by Janet Ruhl, and as a basic legal reference Software Development: A Legal Guide by Stephen Fishman. Good luck and good hunting!

>Hello everyone.
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>My close friend and I would like to start a consulting business here in Dallas, Tx (we know it's a highly competitive area) and I would like to hear some advise from some of you.
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>Between the two of us we have background in MS SQL Server, Oracle, JAVA, C++, VB, Cold Fusion and of course lots and lots Of VFP.
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>Any thoughts or advise will be HIGHLY appreciated.