Small Business Start-Up Kit, The: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide

by Peri Pakroo J.D.

Overview

Your one-stop guide to starting a small business

Want to start a business? Don’t know where to begin? The Small Business Start-Up Kit shows you how to set up a small business in your state and deal with state and local forms, fees, and regulations.

We’ll show you how to:

• choose the right business structure, such as an LLC or partnership
• write an effective business plan
• pick a winning business name and protect it
• get the proper licenses and permits
• manage finances and taxes
• hire and manage staff, and
• market your business effectively, online and off.

This edition is updated with the latest legal and tax rules affecting small businesses, plus social media and e-commerce trends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781413331417
Publisher:	NOLO
Publication date:	02/27/2024
Edition description:	Thirteenth Edition
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Peri Pakroo is a business consultant and coach specializing in strategies for small ventures and solo entrepreneurs. She is an active advocate for sustainable economic development and is the founder of Pyragraph, an online resource for career-focused creatives. For more than 20 years Peri has helped small operations develop websites and digital media products through her company P-Brain Media. She produces the Self-Employed Happy Hour podcast as well as other streaming media aimed at entrepreneurial indies. She and her family live in New Mexico, where she plays in a number of bands including her own project, Peri & the FAQs.

Table of Contents

Your Small Business Start-Up Companion 1. Choosing a Legal Structure 2. Picking a Winning Business Name 3. Choosing a Business Location 4. Drafting an Effective Business Plan 5. Pricing, Bidding, and Billing Projects 6. Federal, State, and Local Start-Up Requirements 7. Risk Management 8. Paying Your Taxes 9. Laws, Taxes, and Other Issues for Home Businesses 10. Entering Into Contracts and Agreements 11. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Financial Management 12. Small Business Marketing 101 13. E-Business: Selling and Marketing Online 14. Planning for Changes in Ownership 15. Building Your Business and Hiring Workers 16. Getting Professional Help Appendixes A. Small Business Resources and State-by-State B. How to Use the Interactive Forms on the Nolo Website Index

Interviews

I love helping people who want to take their careers into their own hands by creating their own ventures. From studying law and small business to being self-employed for 20-some years, I have developed a systematic approach to building ventures big and small. In this book I break down the major systems that every business person needs to master, and offer strategies to grow your business in line with your own goals and vision. There’s no one-size-fits-all formula to starting a business, so I try to offer guidance that does not assume what your goals are and provide tools that empower readers to pursue their vision, on their terms.

Editorial Reviews

"Peri Pakroo has created the perfect legal resource for small business owners who want to create a strong, viable and ethical business. It will save you time, energy and legal fees!"Pamela Slim, author, Escape from Cubicle Nation and Body of Work

"Peri walks you through many of the most intimidating aspects of running a small business with solid, tested strategies for success." Damian Taggart, Chief Business Development Officer, Meow Wolf

"The Small Business Start-Up Kit not only helped me launch my multifaceted business both practically and successfully, it helped me appropriately prepare for that launch (and guided me through those first several months of confusion, uncertainty, and excitement). Peri generously offers her experience and expertise to readers as she clearly addresses everything from choosing the right business name to paying taxes to hiring employees. I could not have opened my art gallery or formalized my freelance services without this book, nor would I dare embark on any other business ventures without it!" Nancy Zastudil, Owner/Director, The Necessarian, LLC (DBA Central Features Contemporary Art)

“Answers important questions, including whether to incorporate and how to price merchandise.” Real Simple Magazine

“Covers a wide range of topics, from selecting a marketable name to small business laws, taxes and contracts.” Miami Herald

“Step-by-step legal guide that covers a wide range of topics...” Kansas City Star

"Very strongly recommended... simply outstanding business instructional guide... " The Bookwatch

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