The Small Business Start-Up Kit

by Pakroo, Peri H.

• ISBN13: 9781413307566
• ISBN10: 1413307566
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-15
• Publisher: NOLO Publishing

Summary

Many people dream of escaping the clutches of corporate America and running a business of their own. While these would-be entrepreneurs often have terrific ideas, they don't have a clue about where to start, especially when it comes to complying with state requirements and plowing through the paperwork.This book can help. User-friendly and loaded with tips, The Small Business Start-Up Kit helps aspiring entrepreneurs launch a business quickly, easily and with confidence. The book explains, in plain English, how to:choose from among the basic types of business organizations -- sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), write an effective business plan, file the right forms in the right place; be prepared for, and file, the required taxes; acquire good bookkeeping and accounting habits. The Start-Up Kit also includes all the forms and instructions readers need both as tear-outs and on a cross platform CD-ROM.

Author Biography

Peri Pakroo is a consultant and media developer specializing in legal and start-up issues for businesses and nonprofits. She owns and runs p-brain media (www.pbrainmedia.com), a strategic consulting and communications firm that develops information-rich media web, print, video and other formats. She is also the author of The Small Business Start-Up Kit for California and Starting and Building a Nonprofit. She lives in New Mexico.