The small business start-up kit
By: by Peri H. Pakroo ; edited by Marcia Stewart
Contributors: Stewart, Marcia
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Nolo; NOLO
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781413310993
Description: From the Publisher:  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. The Small Business Start-Up Kit also includes all the forms and instructions you need both as tear-outs and on CD-ROM. The 6th edition has been thoroughly updated to include the latest legal information affecting small business. Additionally, it includes 1) an updated chapter on financial management, which includes information on how to use technology to manage bookkeeping and other business aspects, 2) an updated e-business chapter which covers how to use social media to promote the business and, 3) updated material on the latest search engine optimization strategies to drive traffic to the business website.
Notes: Includes index.

CD-ROM contains forms in Rich Text Format.
Table of contents: title: Choosing a legal structure; title: Picking a winning business name; title: Choosing a business location; title: Drafting an effective business plan; title: Pricing, bidding, and billing projects; title: Federal, State, and local start-up requirements; title: Risk management; title: Paying your taxes; title: Laws, taxes, and other issues for home businesses; title: Entering into contracts and agreements; title: Bookkeeping, accounting, and financial management; title: Small business marketing 101; title: E-business : selling and marketing online; title: Planning for changes In ownership; title: Building your business and hiring workers; title: Getting professional help.