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Small Business Start-Up Kit for California
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Product Description
The best step-by-step guide to starting a business in California!
If you dream of starting a business, but fear that, without an MBA, you'll get lost in the maze of government red tape here's the handbook you need.
The Small Business Start-Up Kit for California outlines how to set up your enterprise in the Golden State quickly and easily, pointing out the hurdles, fees and forms along the way. Clear and straight to the point, the book explains how to:
The 7th edition is completely updated, and includes new chapters on e-business and doing business from home. It also covers the latest California-specific business information, including sales tax rates by county, registration forms and fees. Updated forms and business-planning spreadsheets are included on CD-ROM.
List of Forms
Partnership Agreement
LLC Articles of Organization
Sample Articles of Incorporation
Certificate of Limited Partnership
Limited Liability Partnership Registration
Application for Employer Identification Number (IRS Form SS-4)
California Fictitious Business Name Statement
California Seller's Permit Application and Instructions for Individuals/Partnerships/Corporations/Organizations
California Resale Certificate
Swap Meets, Flea Markets, or Special Events Certification
California Board of Equalization Publications Order Form
IRS Form 1040-ES: Estimated Tax Form and Instructions
California Estimated Tax Form and Instructions (FTB Form 540-ES)
Limited Liability Company Tax Voucher (FTB Form 3522)
Entity Classification Election (IRS Form 8832)
Election To Have a Tax Year Other Than a Required Tax Year (IRS Form 8716)
Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal
Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding (IRS Form SS-8)
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #31213 in Books
- Published on: 2008-03-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 2
- Binding: Paperback
- 350 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"An excellent resource for beginners... written specifically for entrepreneurs who want to start their own business in California." -- StartupJournal.com
"Excellent advice... for would-be small-business owners, and heeding it can help you avoid many early mistakes." -- Los Angeles Times
"Provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a small business in California and guiding it safely through its first year and beyond." -- Reference & Research Book News
"The Small Business Start-Up Kit for California puts all the California-specific information you need to begin your business -- right at you fingertips." -- San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
From the Publisher
Updates
Here are summaries of important legal or procedural changes that affect the latest edition of this product. If you want to check on the accuracy of any other information in the book, please follow the legal research instructions in the book or in Nolo's research manual, Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law.
What's New in the 7th Edition of Small Business Start-Up Kit for CA
Overview of What's New
The new edition is revised and updated to include the latest business, legal, and financial information, including:
A new chapter focusing on marketing and promoting your business inexpensively.
A new section that explains the basics of search engines in electronic commerce. This section helps readers decide whether search engine optimization is important for their business and offers sensible strategies for improving search engine results.
New material about hiring and managing employees, including discussing the importance of carefully defining positions and writing job descriptions before beginning the hiring process, and establishing periodic and regular review processes.
Chapters Most Affected
Chapter 12 is an entirely new chapter on marketing, which includes discussions about defining a businesses market, conducting market research, and cost-effective marketing tools, such as networking and community relations.
Chapter 13 discusses how to drive more traffic to a businesses website by using search engine optimization (often called SEO), inbound links, keywords, and other methods.
Chapter 15 includes a new section about hiring and managing staff, including discussions about the importance of creating job descriptions, job reviews, and employee handbooks.
Appendix A (a comprehensive list of resources and contact information for government and small business agencies) has been thoroughly updated.
Forms That Have Changed The following forms are updated:
IRS Form SS-4
IRS Instructions for Form SS-4
IRS Form 8716
IRS Form SS-8
IRS Form 8832
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
Excellent Book
This is my first book review, because this is the first book I've purchased where I've truly felt moved to tell people how excellent it is. If you are starting up a small business in California, this book is invaluable. It tells you where to find all of the information you'll need to start up your business, in easy to understand terms. Also includes a CD-ROM with lots of forms. All of her advice is really helpful and I find myself going back to the book all the time. Just knowing it's there makes me feel better!
She includes URLs to web sites with information - and even tells you what other books to get on a subject she doesn't cover too in-depth. And all the information you need is easy to find.
5 stars!
FINALLY, A BUSINESS START UP BOOK FOR THE REST OF US
Well worth the price! It answered every question I had -- and answered a lot of questions I hadn't even thought about. Really easy to understand and set up in a smart way - going through the steps you would when creating a business. The section on "hobby or business" is the best explanation I ever read about that stuff. Much better than going to a lawyer and has lots of first person battle stories. Even if you've got a Cal business going -- this book is still cool!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Excellent tutorial and reference
Everything you need to know about starting a small business in California is in here. What legal structure to choose, which agencies you need to deal with, what forms you need and where to get them, web addresses, phone numbers, and all the details.
It also has a wealth of information on running a business, including information on accounting, taxation, and employees. It's well organized and easy to read.
The only gaps are in some of the details on forming LLCs and corporations. The reader is referred to other Nolo books for the gritty details. If you're forming a partnership or sole proprietorship -- probably the most common types for "cottage industry" -- the book is reasonably complete.
