As part of starting a new business, you'll need to do what's called structuring. This means that you are forming a legal company structuring is the shape that you decide to give it, which can impact things like how much you pay in tax or personal liability, the amount of paper work you have to do, and how you can raise money. Sole proprietorship is the most common business structure. You can form on easily and it gives you, as the owner and operator, full control. However, you also will have to assume full liability for all of the business' costs. Partnerships apply if you are going into business with another person. This arrangement splits the costs and profits. Some businesses take the form of corporations. Unlike the first two kinds, a corporation is a legally separate entity from the people that founded it. It is taxed separately and can be held legally responsible in court, just like a person. The biggest advantage of a corporation is that you avoid legal liability in case something goes wrong. The biggest disadvantage is that this structure is expensive and takes a lot of record keeping. Find a real estate broker who specializes in commercial sales to help you find and acquire a suitable location for your new business. Based on your initial research, you should already have a good idea of where you want to be. Now is the time to do even more research. Try to be as unbiased about sites as possible, even if you've formed ideas. With a broker, look into the local Chamber of Commerce to see future development plans. You may find that a part of town will have new projects that you weren't aware of. Check traffic counts, as well. Talk to other business owners. Ask them what they find important in a location. Is it closeness to a tourist area, for example, a school, or a park? Don't forget to include accessibility, including access to parking or mass transit, in your thinking. You have a shop you are getting closer to opening. Now you need to get all the necessary supplies. Meet with equipment suppliers and contractors in your area and ask for referrals and quotes on things like ice cream cabinets, freezers, or any other items you require. Ask other business owners who designed their stores to get the right decor. Or, visit other stores and take notes. See what you like, write it down, and use it in your own floor plan. Get your ice cream supplies, as well. Try to shop around for the best prices, comparing wholesale ice cream and stocking a variety of flavors to accommodate customer's different tastes. You may also need toppings, sundae dishes, soda glasses, and other goods. Find suitable suppliers for those, as well. If you don't want to run the operation entirely on your own, you'll have to hire staff. But where to start? You can try several things in order to find good staff. You might try going to a recruitment service, which will vet candidates for you through their own networks but will also charge a fee. You can also try advertising on the internet, in the classified section, at campus/job fairs, or with do-it-yourself advertising. Hiring takes more than just finding the right person. Keep in mind that you'll have to put them on your payroll and keep records of all their earnings for tax purposes, withhold Social Security and other taxes, and report these numbers every year. You may have other legal obligations to employees in areas like labor standards, health care, and taxation. Make sure that you are in full compliance with the law to avoid problems. It is best to talk to a business lawyer in order to know your duties and rights. There is at least one national trade association for the ice cream industry in the United States, the NICRA. Joining such an organization can be beneficial for you as a small business owner. For one thing, it will plug you into a network of ice cream retailers and also sometimes suppliers of cones, toppings, nuts, flavorings, and equipment. Trade associations are often usually involved in lobbying. NICRA offers benefits to its members, including, but not limited to, monthly bulletins, participation in an annual convention, ice cream quality testing, insurance programs, and scholarship opportunities.

Summary: Structure the business. Buy or lease a viable location. Set up shop and buy supplies. Hire staff. Consider joining a trade association.

Don't ask him to change for you. No one is perfect, and if you're in a relationship with a guy, there will be things that both of you need to fix and compromise on. None of these things should include a dramatic change to his personality or beliefs, though. Be friendly with his friends and ask about his family. By showing an interest in the people he cares about, you demonstrate that you are serious about being a part of his life. You don't need to be best friends with his friends, but it helps if you can tolerate them well enough to spend time around them when necessary. Try not to get too close to any of them, though, since you might spark some unwanted jealous and suspicion. If he's not on good terms with his family and doesn't have much interest in talking about them, don't push the matter too much. Bring it up every now and then, but wait until he's ready to start talking before talking in any depth. There's nothing that says you need to love every hobby he loves, but you should at least take enough interest in it to either try it or let him talk to you about it. If he invites you to try his hobby, give it a shot, even if you know nothing about it. You may choose not to continue with it after that first try, but at least you'll know enough about it afterward to understand him when he starts talking about it later. Offer a positive, flirty remark on how great he is when he least expects it. Flattery can be a powerful tool. Make sure that your compliment is genuine, though, and not sarcastic. Compliments on his appearance can be just as effective as compliments on his personality or abilities. Mix things up a little. When you meet him after work, you might lean over and whisper that you couldn't stop thinking about his dreamy eyes all day. The next week, you might casually remark that you don't know anyone else who can tell as great a joke or story as he can. When the two of you are together, let him be the man. This doesn't mean that you have to be completely submissive, but it does mean letting him take the lead and showcase a few traits associated with his traditional gender role. If he holds the door open for you or offers you his jacket on a chilly night, for example, you should accept the gesture. Be a safe place for him to fall. When things go wrong, let him know that you will be there to support him emotionally and without judgment. Conversely, you also need to give him space. You may find that he needs more personal space than you do. If he needs time to be independent or time to deal with his issues alone, let him have it without making a big fuss over the matter. A guy is more likely to go crazy for a girl when she lets him see that she's crazy for him, too. Pay attention to the things he says and does, then regurgitate this information later on to prove that you were listening. For instance, if he tells you about the pet dog he had when he was 12, you might bring it up in conversation later on. A simple way to demonstrate that you pay attention to him is to remember some basic facts: his birthday, the names of his siblings, and so on.
Summary: Let him be himself. Love his loved ones. Take an interest in his hobbies. Compliment him sincerely. Let him flaunt his masculinity. Support him without suffocating him. Pay attention to him.