Wipe the disc slowly in even strokes from the hub to outer edge. Do not rub around the disc following its path or circumference. Records can be cleaned with a dry cloth following the grooves. A new, clean artist detail paint brush is also an excellent tool for this job. Please see our Diskery affiliate.
Many artists open their own company to sell their own music.
This, is usually, a bad idea as it cuts you out of the market for other record companies who just want a new artist and not the business baggage. On the other hand it does give you valuable tax benefits and more control over your productions. Stuff your sock with lots of dough if you want a full record company because you will need a good entertainment lawyer, maybe even a business lawyer, an accountant, record producer, graphic artist, marketer not to mention musicians to record which involves studio time, gig booking and access to a good pressing plant and the money to pay for the thousands of units you will have to send to the stores and radio stations who traditionally aren't interested in independently recorded music. Not to mention the hundreds of other guys who have record companies who want YOU out of the business. It is an uphill battle but if you tough it out you might get your creative say on the industry.