Dec 3, 2009

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.

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