Getting Started
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Business Planning
Getting Started
Once you've decided that you have what it takes to start a business of your
own, determined the kind of business you want, and evaluated your
chances of success, you have to begin setting it up. To get started,
consider the following:
- Choosing professionals to assist you discusses your need for a
professional when you are starting your business, including insight
on how to assess your needs and how to find a professional.
- Building a business plan addresses what a business plan is and
why it is essential for your new business.
- Organizing your business considers the legal steps necessary to
get your business up and running, such as choosing a name and
form of organization.
- Getting a loan for your business addresses the need for financing
for your business and gives you some suggestions for raising
startup funds.
- Setting up your books tells you what you should do to make sure
that your business record keeping gets off to a good start, and
explains how you can spread out some of your startup cost
deductions for a period of up five years.
- Beginning operations gives you ideas for getting your business off
the ground, including deciding where to open your new business,
deciding when it should be opened, how to market your product or
service, how to get licenses and permits for your business, how to
find contractors and suppliers, how to hire employees, and how to
join a business association.
- Protecting yourself and your ideas introduces the subject of
business insurance and provides you with an overview of what
intellectual property is, including patents, trademarks, and
copyrights, and how it may affect your business.
