Reddit mentions of Business and Legal Forms for Industrial Designers

Have you ever picked up a business book about professional graphic design? There are standard professional practices designed to ensure the client gets exactly what he asks for, and the designer gets paid appropriately at each stage, as well as a recourse for the client and designer if the contract is broken. Getting started on a project "instantly" without a contract, prepayment, guarantee of payment or proper briefing is extremely unprofessional. Overall, with this business model you will attract....

• Designers who are naive and unfamiliar with professional standards, often unable to deliver professional quality work.
  
• Clients who are unfamiliar with professional standards, or looking to rip off artists.
  
  Put both of them in the same room, and it's a recipe for pissed off clients and designers.
  
  P.S. I know I'm being extremely negative, but if you are willing to refine your business model into a healthy one that respects both your clients and designers, pick up this book.
  
  http://www.amazon.com/Business-Legal-Forms-Industrial-Designers/dp/1581153988/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1299044056&sr=8-5