The women's small business start-up kit : a step-by-step legal guide

GOLD winner of the IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award - Business & Career

The Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit, written by the author of the bestselling The Small Business Start-Up Kit, gives you the practical and legal information you need to kickstart a successful enterprise--whether you're an arty creative type, an independent consultant or a Fortune 500-seeker. In addition to a breakdown of the common issues and concerns facing women entrepreneurs of every strip, you'll find information and guidance on:

choosing and developing the right business to live the life you want
drafting an effective business plan
programs that give government contracting preferences to women-owned businesses
understanding and choosing a legal structure
clearing the bureaucratic start-up hurdles
taking your business online and developing an eBusiness
financial management and tax basics for small businesses
balancing work, children, and family relationships
hiring and managing employees

The Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit retains its focus on women's business-related issues without devolving into stereotypes and never loses sight of the legal rules and fundamentals of starting and running your business. This book has downloadable interactive forms.

Crafting a solid business/life fit -- Targeting a profitable market with a winning idea -- Making the financial transition to self-employment -- Drafting an effective business plan -- Understanding and choosing a legal structure -- Your business location : working from home or renting space -- Dealing with start-up requirements and bureaucratic hurdles -- Getting the word out : cost-effective marketing -- E-business : conducting and marketing your business online -- Keeping your books and managing your finances -- Federal, state, and local tax basics -- Building your business and hiring employees and other workers -- Lawyers and accountants : building your family of professionals.