Business Planning

When you have a business idea, the hardest part is getting it off the ground. Starting a small business - home business, or otherwise - takes sound business and financial planning. Finding a name, marketing, technology, loans, sales strategy are only the basics; add in obtaining the right permits, knowing the zoning laws in your state and more can lead to headaches you didn't expect. Business has changed, especially if it's an internet business. What are the new rules about sales tax, intellectual property, direct marketing with email, and more. Read on to make your new business start up and run smoothly.

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Business Planning Articles
Business Formation
- Sole Proprietorship
 - Choosing a State of Incorporation
- Partnerships
 - S Corporations
- Partnerships and Joint Ventures
 - Nonprofit Corporations
- Limited Partnership
 - Closely Held Corporations
- Limited Liability Partnership
 - Professional Corporations and Associations
- Corporations: The Basics
 - Incorporating an Existing Business
- Corporate Start-up Costs
 - Limited Liability Company
- Limited Liability Company
 
Starting Out
- Start-up and Organizational Costs
 - Home Businesses
- Legal Issues Starting or Buying a Business
 - Getting Your Home Business Off to a Legal Start
- Your Business Plan
 - Home-based Businesses
- Starting a Farm or Ranch
 - Succeed in International Business
- Agriculture Law
 - Taking Your Small Business International
- Starting a Retail Business
 - Ecommerce
- Buying a Retail Business
- Starting a Manufacturing and Industrial Business
 - Adopting a Privacy Policy
- Franchises
 - Tax Issues
- Starting or Buying a Closely Held Business
 - Contracts
- Antitrust for Small Business
 - Purchase Agreements
 
Naming Your Business
- Business Names and Registration Requirements
 - Domain Names and Your Online Business Identity
- Fictitious Names - "DBA"
 - Domain Name Registration
- Getting a Domain Name
 
Financing a Business
- Financing a Business
 - Investing Directly in a Business
- Financing with Loans
 - Investing in Someone Else's Business
- Financing with Savings
 - The Process of Buying or Selling a Business
- Venture Capital
 - Salvaging A Business

 - Securities
 
Intellectual Property

- Small Business and Copyright Ownership
- Small Business and Patents
- Trademarks and Service Marks
 
Leasing and Leases
- Commercial Leases
 - Equipment Financing and Leasing
- Leasing Fixtures
 - Leasing Equipment
 
Licensing, Permits and Zoning
- Home-based Businesses
 - Food or Hospitality Businesses
- Manufacturing Businesses
 - Retail Businesses
- E-commerce
 - General Services
- Independent Contractors
 - Zoning
 
Business Planning FAQs
- Business Enterprises FAQ
 - Banking and Finance FAQ
 
Small Business Legal Forms
Get Started with the Top Ten Business Legal Forms
- Real Estate Lease- Quick Form by State
 - Confidentiality Agreement by State
- Nondisclosure/NDA
 - Release of Liability by State
- Corporate Bylaws by State
 - Employee Warning Letter by State
- Employment Agreement by State
 - Employment Verification Letter by State
- Non-Compete Agreement by State
 - Security Deposit Refund Letter by State
 
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