Small Business - Library Resources
ISBN: 9781413316834
Publication Date: 2012-04-16
This book includes over 60 of the most important forms you'll need to run your small business.
Buying/Selling a Business - Library Resources
ISBN: 0976198517
Publication Date: 2005-01-27
Addresses why business buyers in California fail and what they need to do to be successful. The author has worked with thousands of business buyers, both as a California business broker and as a consultant, and he also bought small businesses for himself during his early entrepreneurial years.
ISBN: 9781599181721
Publication Date: 2008-03-18
Discusses the buyer-seller relationship, the financial picture, and negotiating price and pricing variables. How to find your team of professionals, from accountants, brokers and lawyers. Also includes information about valuing the price of an internet business.
ISBN: 0446691348
Publication Date: 2003-04-01
Discusses confidentiality, franchises, the elements of a selling prospectus, reading financial reports, valuations methods, negotiations to structure the deal, and tax considerations.
ISBN: 1598697668
Publication Date: 2008-09-17
Easy-to-use techniques that will help you determine a fair price, negotiate terms, minimize taxes.
Starting a Business
(Source: California Secretary of State website)
Step 1
It is helpful to begin with a business plan. A business plan is a blueprint of every aspect of your business. Sales, Marketing, Advertising, Promotion and Location are just some of the categories to consider when creating a plan. Go to the U.S. Small Business Administration website to find a tutorial on how to create a business plan.
Step 2
If you would like help deciding on a location for your business, contact the California Business Investment Services (CalBIS) unit of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. CalBIS provides tailored site selection services for businesses, real–estate executives, and site selection consultants.
Step 3
Choose a business structure. Select a business entity type from the following list for a brief overview of the principal types of legal business structures available in California. Private legal and tax advisors should be consulted before making a determination as to the type of business entity to form.
- Corporation
- Limited Liability Company
- Limited Partnership
- General Partnership
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Sole Proprietorship
Step 4
Your next step will be to file your tax and employer identification documents.
Step 5
Most businesses require licenses or permits in order to operate. Please click on each of the resources below to determine if your business requires any licenses or permits.
Useful Internet Resources
- Helping Small Businesses Grow - Contra Costa County
- SBA.gov - U.S. Small Business Administration
- Office of Women's Business Ownership
- Guide to Choosing a Small Business StructureThe U.S. Small Business Administration provides this clear and concise guide covering the most popular business structures. Outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each type of business structure as well as tax requirements.
- IRS: Choosing a Business StructureA handy information sheet put together by the Internal Revenue Service detailing the tax implications of different business structures.
- Business Entities SearchSearch for existing corporations, partnerships and LLC's filled in the State of California
- Name Availability - CA Secretary of State
- SCOREFree Small Business Advice
- Starting a Business - Entrepreneur
- Small Business - Businessweek
- IdeaCafe - Small Business Help
- Riley Guide
Need a Business Plan?
- Bplans - samplesBplans contains the largest single online collection of free sample business plans. In addition, it has helpful tools and know-how for managing your business. Bplans includes practical advice on planning, interactive tools and calculators, and a panel of experts who have answered thousands of questions from people like you. Bplans has won several awards as a valuable "plain talk" resource.
- Write a Business PlanThe United States Small Business Administration provides solid information on writing and using a business plan.
- Templates for your Business PlanBrowse the template gallery, which contains real business plans and financial & accounting statements created by SCORE.
- Business Plans - History Archives, collects, and preserves business plans and related planning documents from the Birth of the Dot Com Era so that future generations will be able to learn from this remarkable episode in the history of technology and entrepreneurship.
- NonProfitExpert.com
Small Business - Performance and Outlook
- Small Business Economic TrendsFrom the National Federation of Small Business Owners, July 2010. (pdf)
- Small Business Economic Report to the PresidentThis annual report since 1982 continues to serve as a reference source to business owners, policymakers, and researchers when they need information on small business' performance in the economy.
- Small Business WatchdogOfficial Blog of the US Small Business Administrations' Office of Advocacy
BUSINESS WORKSHOPS AT THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY
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Buying/Selling a Business - Online Resources
- Contra Costa County Businesses for SaleSmall businesses for sale throughout the Contra Costa area.
- Small Business - Wall Street JournalAn alliance with the Wall Street Journal's StartupJournal.com
- BizQuestA Business for sale marketplace of thousands of businesses for sale. Includes resources for buying a business or selling your business online.
- Used Equipment NetworkThe Used Equipment Network lists over 75,000 pieces of used industrial, commercial, and professional equipment that are currently for sale by used equipment dealers.
- Getting Out of Your BusinessFrom the CCH Business Owner's Toolkit, gives you exit routes, planning for succession, transferring power, selecting a successor, how to deal with intergenerational conflict, and more.
- What Does a Business Incubator Do?Small, start-up companies that need limited office space for only a few months to initiate their businesses may do well to participate in one of the business incubator programs.
- Find a Business IncubaborSearch for those listed with the National Business Incubator Association
- Choosing a Business LocationFrom About.com
- Choosing a Successful Business LocationFrom Nolo
- My Own BusinessFree & fee based information from My Own Business, a nonprofit organization
- Contra Costa County Business BrokersBusiness broker directory of agents and brokers that service Contra Costa County business buyers and business owners.
- California Association of Business BrokersMembers of this professional trade association are actively involved in assisting their clients in selling, buying, and evaluating businesses.
- International Business Brokers Association, Inc.The largest international non-profit association operating exclusively for the benefit of people and firms engaged in the various aspects of a business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions.
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