How do I start a small business?
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at
10:16 pm
I’ve already applied for and received a Employer Identification Number through the IRS. Is that it? Do i essentially own a small business? What else is needed to be done through the government to start my business?
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Go to score.org and in the upper left hand corner, enter your zip code. On the next screen, you will find the SCORE chapter nearest you. Call them and arrange for a free meeting with a SCORE counselor.
SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
SCORE was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA and Washington, DC and has 389 chapters throughout the United States and its territories, with 11,500 volunteers nationwide. Both working and retired executives and business owners donate time and expertise as business counselors. SCORE is America’s premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs.
You might want to consider getting a website up on the net. You can get a easy to use one set up free to try at http://www.freedom.ws/rwimberly1
It’s all very well saying that you might want to put up a website…….these days, it’s downright vital!
If you look into it, the Yellow Pages are dead (or dying). These days, there’s so much emphasis on saving the planet, etc that the Yellow Pages are seen as a huge waste of resources. That’s why, more and more, your customers are looking for you online. They are using the search engines to find you, even local business.
So what’s the key to successful business? Make sure your customers can find you. How do you do that? You must advertise where your customers are looking…..on the internet.
But it’s not quite that easy, because the competition online is also crazy, so when I say you need a website, the website that you need is one that puts you at the top of the search engines (so you can be found). Anything less than that as a goal is a waste of time.
You can check out the link under “source” below to find the best solution, designed specifically for small businesses and to get you to the top of the search engines.