The Small Business Start-Up Kit: A Step-By-Step Legal Guide

Your one-stop guide to starting a small business

Want to start a business? Don’t know where to begin? The Small Business Start-Up Kit shows you how to set up a small business in your state and deal with state and local forms, fees, and regulations.

We’ll show you how to:

• choose the right business structure, such as an LLC or partnership
• write an effective business plan
• pick a winning business name and protect it
• get the proper licenses and permits
• manage finances and taxes
• hire and manage staff, and
• market your business effectively, online and off.

This edition is updated with the latest legal and tax rules affecting small businesses, plus social media and e-commerce trends.

ISBN-13: 9781413331417

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: NOLO

Publication Date: 02-27-2024

Pages: 480

Peri Pakroo is a business consultant and coach specializing in strategies for small ventures and solo entrepreneurs. She is an active advocate for sustainable economic development and is the founder of Pyragraph, an online resource for career-focused creatives. For more than 20 years Peri has helped small operations develop websites and digital media products through her company P-Brain Media. She produces the Self-Employed Happy Hour podcast as well as other streaming media aimed at entrepreneurial indies. She and her family live in New Mexico, where she plays in a number of bands including her own project, Peri & the FAQs.

Table of Contents

Your Small Business Start-Up Companion 1. Choosing a Legal Structure 2. Picking a Winning Business Name 3. Choosing a Business Location 4. Drafting an Effective Business Plan 5. Pricing, Bidding, and Billing Projects 6. Federal, State, and Local Start-Up Requirements 7. Risk Management 8. Paying Your Taxes 9. Laws, Taxes, and Other Issues for Home Businesses 10. Entering Into Contracts and Agreements 11. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Financial Management 12. Small Business Marketing 101 13. E-Business: Selling and Marketing Online 14. Planning for Changes in Ownership 15. Building Your Business and Hiring Workers 16. Getting Professional Help Appendixes A. Small Business Resources and State-by-State B. How to Use the Interactive Forms on the Nolo Website Index