Comments on: A Guide to Starting Your Business

By: Tanner Christensen

Tanner Christensen — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:15:52 +0000

This is an excellent guide for anyone who is interested in starting a business.

By: Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:08:00 +0000

A common misconception is that you need to learn accounting to start a business. The bottom line is that if you meet with an accountant to "set things up", you can get away with basic income and expense tracking, and then the only other time to engage your accountant is at tax time. You don't need to understand accounting!

Basic tracking can be done with something like SimplifyThis.com, which is an intuitive, web-based application that lets you easily invoice your clients by email and get paid faster online.

By: siddique

siddique — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:19:07 +0000

gud… it works not in every business… few.

By: headcoach

headcoach — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:52:59 +0000

Incredible post! Thank you.

By: Lightbulb22

Lightbulb22 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:14:25 +0000

I think state testing is stupid.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:25:21 +0000

Helo :) Great Website

By: Patrick van de Coevering

Patrick van de Coevering — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:53:40 +0000

Hi guys, thanks for this. I have one question left: where to look if you want to start a business in the U.S. as a foreigner? I am thinking of wore permits, green card (?) and other extra paperwork to create a business in the U.S.. legally.

By: Shaun T. Hudson

Shaun T. Hudson — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:15:44 +0000

I am planning on starting my own business, yet I am of a young age. Can a person under the age of eighteen acquire all the required paper work to begin my own business.

By: Christine E. Horner

Christine E. Horner — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:31:55 +0000

Everyone needs a hug. This is Christine Horner again, One thing I forgot to ask is about LLC, S corroporation, and Sole Proprietorship formats or guidelines, I don’t remember, anyways, I want my Gallery to be protected against fruadulant suits, and neglect suits, But I want to be the only share holder. LLc and S corrporation both let you be the only share holder right? But LLC doesn’t let me continue the buisness for more than 40 years in some states. I live in Maine, Does maine allow an LLC to exist forever, Whats the point in starting your own buisness if it won’t exist and carry one your name for you. Pardon me but if I do this It will be my child and I want it to go on. Any Ideas. Not sure what to plan yet.

By: Christine E. Horner

Christine E. Horner — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 04:53:20 +0000

Everyone needs a hug.

I am an artist who has also dreamed of owning my own gallerry. I have friends and family who are professional artists as well, so, When I am ready to get into buissness I already have artists to showcase. However, At the moment I do not have the best credit. I know credit takes about eleven years to roll over. I am staying on top off my bills to keep it from getting worse. Will this prevent me from ever getting a loan for small buisness? And will the loan cover rent?