Small Business Start-Up Kit for California

by Peri H. Pakroo

For aspiring entrepreneurs who have great business ideas and a chunk of cash, but lack an MBA (or even a sense of what is required to start a business), this book is the ideal partner. It outlines step by step how to set up a small business in the Golden State quickly and easily, pointing out the hurdles, fees and forms along the way. In language that is clear, but never dumbed-down, it lays out how to:

file the right forms in the righ place
choose the best business structure
write an effective business plan
be prepared for, and file, the required taxes
acquire good bookkeeping and accounting habits
market and promote a service or product

Open Your California Business in 24 Hours includes a CD-ROM with a sample partnership agreement, county, state and tax forms and clear-cut intructions to filling them out.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Reference

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Keith]

Not quite "everything you need to know to start a small business in California," but a quite effective and thorough starting point, with plenty of direction on where to look for details on whatever topics are relevant yet only covered in brief.

[Franny]

thinking of opening up a small business so this book was recommended to me. lots of useful information so far!

[Katie]

Dry, tedious and immeasurably helpful. I'm so glad I read this in the beginning stages of my small business.