The women's small business start-up kit : a step-by-step legal guide Cover Image

The women's small business start-up kit : a step-by-step legal guide / Peri Pakroo, J.D.

Summary:

"This book is a guide for women interested in starting or running a small business. It covers how to: draft a business plan; raise start-up money, including through crowdfunding; choose a legal structure and hire employees; manage finances and taxes; qualify for special certification programs and contracts for women-owned businesses; and market and brand a business online and off. This book also contains interviews with successful women business owners, and has tips for maintaining work-life balance"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781413327588
ISBN: 1413327583
Physical Description: 536 pages ; 23 cm
Edition: 6th edition.
Publisher: [Berkeley, CA] : NOLO, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Choosing the right business for you -- Targeting a profitable market with a winning idea -- Making the financial transition to self-employment -- Drafting an effective business plan -- Understanding and choosing a legal structure -- Your business location: working from home or renting space -- Dealing with start-up requirements and bureaucratic hurdles -- Getting the word out: cost-effective marketing -- E-business: conducting and marketing your business online -- Keeping your books and managing your finances -- Federal, state, and local tax basics -- Building your business and hiring employees and other workers -- Lawyers and accountants: building your family of professionals.