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Small Business Start-Up Kit

Small Business Start-Up Kit
By Peri H. Pakroo

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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 5th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest legal and tax changes. It includes a new chapter on e-business and expanded information on financing your business. It also features new business-planning spreadsheets on the CD-ROM.

    List of Forms
    Partnership Agreement
    Sample Buy-Sell Agreement Provisions
    Application for Employer Identification Number (Form SS-4)
    Income Tax Withholding (Form SS-8)
    Election To Have a Tax Year Other Than a Required Tax Year (Form 8716)
    Entity Classification Election (Form 8832)
    Billable Rate Worksheet
    Cash Flow Projection Worksheet Break-Even Analysis Worksheet
    Profit/Loss Forecast Worksheet
    Warranty Track Worksheet

    • Product Details

    • Amazon Sales Rank: #9471 in Books
    • Published on: 2008-01-30
    • Original language: English
    • Number of items: 1
    • Binding: Paperback
    • 349 pages

    Editorial Reviews

    Review
    "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

    Answers important questions, including whether to incorporate and how to price merchandise." -- Real Simple magazine

    About the Author
    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, a strategic consulting and communications firm that develops information-rich media web, print, video and other formats. She received her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1995, and a year later began editing and writing for Nolo, focusing on small business and intellectual property issues. She is the author of The Small Business Start-Up Kit (national and California editions) and Starting and Building a Nonprofit and has edited such titles as Starting & Running a Successful Newsletter or Magazine; Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off; Music Law; and How to Write a Business Plan. Peri is active in supporting local independent businesses and is a co-founder of the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance. She lives in New Mexico.

    Customer Reviews

    Simply the Best Resource Available5
    Skip the Small Business Administration or state small business websites. Forget the "For Dummies" or "Idiots" guides. This is the one book you need to read if you're serious about starting a business.

    From taxes to finances to planning entry into a market, Nolo's book covers the gamut. Starting a business sounds intimidating, but it's really not...if you have this book by your side. The CD-ROM has a couple of useful files, but to really get the most out of the book you may have to follow their recommendations for further reading. It's a great place to start, however.

    And be sure to order the latest edition, as laws change! [I reviewed the 5th edition.]

    This book is awesome. EVERYTHING you need to know to start a business. Tons of questions are answered.5
    I've looked up a lot of resources on the net. You can do so many things for free on your own, don't pay the services on the web to do it for you. This book will help a lot. I've found answers to all of my questions here, in simple plain English:

    Naming your business

    Trademarks/servicemarks

    Pricing your work or goods

    Taxation (including some great ways to save money on your taxes)

    Web domain registration

    Choosing the type of business you want to own (sole proprietorship, LLC, etc.)

    Web sites and e-business

    Location (working from home, leasing a commercial site, etc.)

    Writing contracts

    Hiring workers if you choose to

    Changing ownership in the future

    Marketing

    And a lot more...

    The book also includes many of the legal forms you will need both in tear-out page form and on a CD-ROM so you can print out more copies on your computer. This book is easy to follow and thorough. I highly recommend it.

    The Small Business Start-Up Kit by Nolo5
    I have always trusted Nolo products so this book was a given for me. I like the CD that came with it. It is a very well written, easy to understand book.