The Small Business Start-Up Kit for California

by Pakroo, Peri H.

• ISBN13: 9781413307580
• ISBN10: 1413307582
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-15
• Publisher: Nolo

Summary

Many people dream of starting a business, but fear that without an MBA they'll get lost in the maze of government red tape. Here's the handbook they need. Step-by-step, The Small Business Start-Up Kit for California outlines how to set up a business in the Golden State quickly and easily, pointing out the hurdles, fees and forms along the way. In language that is clear, readable 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, be prepared for, and file, the required taxes, acquire good bookkeeping and accounting habits. This completely revamped and updated book provides the latest rules and regulations, all the required forms and an expanded discussion of running a business on the Internet. Includes a dual platform CD-ROM with a sample partnership agreement; county, state and tax forms, and instructions to filling them out.

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 (national edition) and Starting and Building a Nonprofit. She lives in New Mexico.