The Small Business Start Up Kit For California

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, while clearing state and local bureaucratic hurdles. We’ll show you how to: choose between an LLC and other business structures 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. The 11th edition is updated with the latest legal and tax rules affecting small businesses, plus social media and e-commerce trends. With Downloadable Forms Includes access to cash flow projection and profit/loss forecast worksheets, state-specific business resources, and more (details inside).

The only California-specific book on all the business basics you need to know Want to start your own California business? Don’t know where to begin? Start here. The Small Business Start-Up Kit for California shows you how to set up a small business in the Golden State quickly and easily. It clearly explains the fees, forms, and bureaucratic technicalities you’ll encounter and shows you how to efficiently get your business up and running in California. Find out how to: • choose between an LLC and other business structures • write an effective business plan • pick a winning business name and protect it • get needed California licenses and permits • hire and manage staff in compliance with California laws • comply with legal and tax issues affecting home businesses • price, bid, and bill your projects • manage finances and taxes • start a website for your business, and • market your business effectively, online and off. The 11th edition is completely updated, with the latest federal and state legal and tax rules affecting California small businesses, and use of social media to promote your brand and drive website traffic.

The best step-by-step guide to starting a business in California! If you dream of starting a business, but fear that, without an MBA, you'll get lost in the maze of government red tape here's the handbook you need. Clear and straight to the point, the book explains how to: choose the best business structure write an effective business plan file the right forms in the right place price, bid and bill your projects draft and use contracts, online and off manage your finances be prepared for, and file, required taxes reach customers online and much more

SmartStart Your Business Today! How to Start a Business in California is your road map to avoiding operational, legal and financial pitfalls and breaking through the bureaucratic red tape that often entangles new entrepreneurs. This all-in-one resource goes a step beyond other business how-to books to give you a jump-start on planning for your business. It provides you with: Valuable state-specific sample forms and letters on CD-ROM Mailing addresses, telephone numbers and websites for the federal, state, local and private agencies that will help get your business up and running State population statistics, income and consumption rates, major industry trends and overall business incentives to give you a better picture of doing business in California Checklists, sample forms and a complete sample business plan to assist you with numerous startup details State-specific information on issues like choosing a legal form, selecting a business name, obtaining licenses and permits, registering to pay taxes and knowing your employer responsibilities Federal and state options for financing your new venture Resources, cost information, statistics and regulations have all been updated. That, plus a new easier-to-use layout putting all the state-specific information in one block of chapters, make this your must-have guide to getting your business off the ground.

"A step-by-step legal guide that outlines how to launch a business and deal with hurdles along the way"--Provided by publisher.

The award-winning guide for any woman starting or running a business Have an idea or skill that you’re ready to turn into a business? Want to expand or improve your current business operations? This book is for you! Learn how to: • draft a solid business plan • raise start-up money • choose a legal structure and hire employees • manage finances and taxes • qualify for special certification programs and contracts for women-owned businesses, and • efficiently market and brand your business online and off. You’ll also hear from successful women business owners whose insights will inform and inspire you. And you will learn valuable tips for maintaining work-life balance. The 7th edition covers the latest tax updates, legal developments on classifying workers as contractors versus employees, implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, and defining your business’s digital strategy.

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