Possible Locations

Hey Friends!

Here are a couple of counties I am considering, with brief population stats. More business relevant statistics to come...

Los Angeles County:
Population, 2008 estimate 9,862,049 OF TOTAL, 36,756,666 - 25.8% are under 18

Mendocino County:
Population, 2008 estimate 86,221 OF TOTAL, 36,756,666 – 22.1% under 18

Orange County:
Population, 2008 estimate 3,010,759 OF TOTAL, 36,756,666 – 25.4% under 18

San Diego County:
Population, 2008 estimate 3,001,072 OF TOTAL, 36,756,666 – 24.8% under 18

San Luis Obispo County:
Population, 2008 estimate 265,297 OF TOTAL, 36,756,666 – 18.6% under 18

San Mateo County:
Population, 2008 estimate 712,690 OF TOTAL, 36,756,666 – 22.5% under 18

Santa Barbara County:
Population, 2008 estimate 405,396 OF TOTAL, 36,756,666 – 23.6% under 18

Santa Cruz County:
Population, 2008 estimate 253,137 OF TOTAL, 36,756,666 – 21.5% under 18

Ventura County:
Population, 2008 estimate 797,740 OF TOTAL, 36,756,666 – 25.9% under 18
 
I included the 18 and under bracket because this is a decent chunk of our target audience and some counties have a lot more young hoodlums than others.

*data courtesy of US Census Bureau 2008

10 Steps

Haven’t seen as many posts on here as you expected? That is because I have decided to shut up and research. Boyguna is no simple undertaking – starting a small business is a carefully cultivated process with many parts. The dream was fun; coming with all kinds of things that will make us unique was barely a scratch of the surface of this massive sandbar.

Below you will find the 10 steps, or considerations, when starting a small business in California according to Business.gov:

1. Research and plan your business: creating a business plan
   
2. Get business training and expert advice: management and financial planning from experts in SBA (small business administration)
3. Select a location: where do you want to be that is customer-friendly?
4. Finance your business: dollar dollar bills y’all!
5. Select a business name: a name different from that of the owner(s)
6. Select the legal structure of your business: sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, corporation, S corporation etc.
   
7. Get an employer identification number (federal tax ID): allows your earnings to count for something                                                  
8. Register for state taxes: self-explanatory
9. Obtain business licenses and permits: allows you to do business and others to do business with you
10. Employer Responsibilities: management

I am in the process of learning the importance of each of the above considerations and will issue one (or as many as needed) post per issue except for the first two. The business plan is underway and the format is far too large for this blog. The second issue, advice, will be addressed after some council has been sought. So for example, the next post will discuss the desired geographic location(s) of Boyguna.

Remember, no pearling on shore breaks.