Synopses & Reviews
SmartStart Your Business Today! How to Start a Business in Pennsylvania is your road map to avoiding operational, legal and financial pitfalls and breaking through the bureaucratic red tape that often entangles new entrepreneurs. This all-in-one resource goes a step beyond other business how-to books to give you a jump-start on planning for your business. It provides you with:
- Valuable state-specific sample forms and letters on CD-ROM
- Mailing addresses, telephone numbers and websites for the federal, state, local and private agencies that will help get your business up and running
- State population statistics, income and consumption rates, major industry trends and overall business incentives to give you a better picture of doing business in Pennsylvania
- Checklists, sample forms and a complete sample business plan to assist you with numerous startup details
- State-specific information on issues like choosing a legal form, selecting a business name, obtaining licenses and permits, registering to pay taxes and knowing your employer responsibilities
- Federal and state options for financing your new venture
Resources, cost information, statistics and regulations have all been updated. That, plus a new easier-to-use layout putting all the state-specific information in one block of chapters, make this your must-have guide to getting your business off the ground.
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Table of Contents
1. Initial business considerations 2. Marketing 3. Business plan 4. Financing 5. Finances and Accounting 6. Human resources 7. Insurance 8. Setting up your office 9. Business structure 10. Duties as an employer 11. Sources of business assistance 12. Welcome to [STATE] 13. Forms 14. Federal, state, and private agency contacts 15. State loan programs