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List of Forms
- Partnership Agreement
- Sample Buy-Sell Agreement Provisions
- Application for Employer Identification
Number (Form SS-4)
- Income Tax Withholding (Form SS-8)
- Election To Have a Tax Year Other Than a
Required Tax Year (Form 8716)
- Entity Classification Election (Form 8832)
- Billable Rate Worksheet
- Cash Flow Projection Worksheet
- Break-Even Analysis Worksheet
- Profit/Loss Forecast Worksheet
- Warranty Track Worksheet
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By Peri H. Pakroo, Nolo Press
Venue:
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Description:
The best step-by-step guide to starting a business
available!
Many people dream of running a business of their own -- but
often don't know how to start. Sound familiar? This book can
help.
User-friendly and loaded with tips, The Small Business Start-Up
Kit shows you how to launch a business quickly, easily
and with confidence.
It explains in plain English 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
Table of Contents
1. Working for Yourself
- A. Getting On With Your Business
- B. Deciding Whether to Go Official
- C. Getting Ready for the Ride
2. Choosing a Legal Structure
- A. Sole Proprietorships
- B. Partnerships
- C. Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
- D. Corporations
- E. Choosing the Best Structure for Your Business
3. Picking a Winning Business Name
- A. An Overview of Trademark Law
- B. Trademark Issues Online
- C. Name Searches
- D. Choosing a Domain Name
- E. Trademark Registration
- F. Winning Names for Your Business, Products, and Services
4. Choosing a Business Location
- A. Picking the Right Spot
- B. Complying With Zoning Laws
- C. Commercial Leases
5. Drafting an Effective Business Plan
- A. Different Purposes Require Different Plans
- B. Describing Your Business and Yourself
- C. Making Financial Projections
- D. Break-Even Analysis
- E. Profit/Loss Forecast
- F. Start-Up Cost Estimate
- G. Cash Flow Projection
- H. Putting It All Together
- I. Using Your Plan to Raise Start-Up Money
6. Pricing, Bidding, and Billing Projects
- A. Pricing and Billing for Service Businesses
- B. Bidding and Creating Proposals
- C. Pricing for Businesses Selling Products
7. Federal, State, and Local Start-Up Requirements
- A. Step 1: File With the Secretary of State
- B. Step 2: Obtain a Federal Employer Identification
Number
- C. Step 3: Register Your Fictitious Business Name With
Your County
- D. Step 4: Obtain a Local Tax Registration Certificate
- E. Step 5: Obtain a State Seller's Permit
- F. Step 6: Obtain Special Licenses or Permits
8. Risk Management and Insurance
- A. Who Might Sue or Be Sued?
- B. Risk Management Strategies
- C. Insurance and Warranties
9. Paying Your Taxes
- A. Tax Basics
- B. Income Taxes for Sole Proprietors
- C. Income Taxes for Partnerships
- D. Income Taxes for LLCs
- E. Estimating and Paying Your Taxes Quarterly
- F. City and County Taxes
- G. Sales Taxes
10. Laws, Taxes, and Other Issues for Home Businesses
- A. Zoning Restrictions
- B. The Home Business Tax Deduction
- C. Risks and Insurance
11. Entering Into Contracts and Agreements
- A. Contract Basics
- B. Using Standard Contracts
- C. How to Draft a Contract
- D. Reading and Revising a Contract
- E. Electronic Contracts
12. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Financial Management
- A. Accounting Basics
- B. Cash vs. Accrual Accounting
- C. Keeping Your Receipts
- D. Setting Up and Posting to Ledgers
- E. Creating Financial Reports
13. Websites and E-Business
- A. Getting Started
- B. Planning and Preparing
- C. Choosing and Working With a Web Developer
- D. Creating Your Website
- E. Domain Names and Hosting
- F. Intellectual Property: Who Owns What?
14. Planning for Changes in Ownership
- A. When You Need a Written Agreement
- B. Buy-Sell Agreement Basics
- C. Limiting Ownership Transfers
- D. Forcing Buyouts
- E. Establishing the Price for Sales
- F. Implementing Buy-Sell Provisions
- G. Sample Buy-Sell Provisions
15. Building Your Business and Hiring Workers
- A. Employees vs. Independent Contractors
- B. Special Hurdles for Employers
16. Getting Professional Help
- A. Working With Lawyers
- B. Working With Accountants and Others
- C. Internet Legal Research
Appendix A. State Contact Information
- A. Small Business Start-Up Information
- B. State Tax Agencies
- C. State Sales Tax or Seller's Permit Agencies
- D. LLC Offices
- E. State Unemployment Compensation Agencies
Appendix B. How to Use the Forms CD-ROM
- A. Installing the Form Files Onto Your Computer
- B. Using the Word Processing Files
- C. Using IRS Form Files
- D. Using the Business Planning Spreadsheets
- E. List of Forms Included on the CD-ROM
Appendix C. Tear-Out Forms
- Partnership Agreement
- Application for Employer Identification Number (Form
SS-4)
- Income Tax Withholding (Form SS-8)
- Election To Have a Tax Year Other Than a Required Tax
Year (Form 8716)
- Entity Classification Election (Form 8832)
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