Home Business Startup Guide

What You Need - And Where To Find It: Creating "The Plans" Your business plan Your marketing plan Your disaster plan Finding the money you need Borrowing Venture capitalists Financial "angels" Government and private grants Creating your company Choosing a name Choosing a legal form - Sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation Know the law Work where you live - but don't live where you work Creating a work area Furniture, hardware, software Keeping personal and business lives separate Dealing with family, friends and neighbors Workplace safety is still important No more water cooler chats or "let's grab lunch" socializing Surviving the financial strain - and knowing the costs Paying yourself Setting reasonable prices Advertising and marketing Trademarks, copyrights and contracts Accountants, programmers, website designers and more The art of e-commerce Privacy policies, terms of service, customer rights and other legal stuff