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This group will help you turn your business idea into a business organization by helping you incorporate, comply with local, state, and federal government regulations; create a corporate identity; and put systems in place to grow your business.
This Group Is For You If...- You’re overwhelmed by all the steps it takes to start a business
- You’re afraid you’re complying with an important government regulation
- You’re worried someone is going to steal your idea
- You want to protect yourself from liability
- You want to save as much money as possible during the start-up process
- You’re tired of too much theoretical knowledge that doesn’t tell you how to get started.
Group Features- Unlimited support with 24-hr responses from group leader
- Daily step-by-step instructions that walk you through specific actions you need to take in order to make your business official
- Four one-hour conference calls to hold you accountable to completing the actions and to receive multiple perspectives on the challenges you're facing you're facing from other members
- Template contracts that will save you hundreds of dollars with a lawyer
Topics Covered- Choosing a corporate structure; Incorporating your business; Filing your DBA; Receiving an Employer Identification Number; Setting up a business checking account; Filing your sales tax number; Complying with government permits, licenses, and certificates
- Registering your domain name; Setting up your web site; Creating a logo, business cards, and brochures
- Finding and choosing an inexpensive lawyer and accountant; Finding & hiring employees; Finding & negotiating with contractors; Finding & working with partners; Choosing and using accounting software; Raising funding; and Getting insurance
Expectations- Attend all of the conference calls
- Posting on the discussion board when asked to by the group moderator
- Spend at least 15 minutes every weekday taking action steps toward making your business official
- Find an accountability partner (we can help)
- Honor the privacy of other members
Conference Call Dates
Join us on August 7, 14, 21, and 28 at 6:30-7:30pm EST! |
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 Michael Simmons, co-founder of Extreme Entrepreneurship Education and bestselling author of The Student Success Manifesto, has been a keynote speaker at events from Washington State to Washington D.C. As a 2004 graduate of the Stern School of Business at New York University, an author, a teacher, a speaker, and an award-winning entrepreneur, he is able to deliver a unique perspective that connects with audiences.
Michael co-founded his first business, Princeton WebSolutions (PWS), when he was sixteen years old. PWS was later rated the #1 youth-run web development company in the nation by Youngbiz Magazine. In addition, Michael has been the winner of three entrepreneur of the year awards from the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Fleet, and the National Coalition for Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship. Furthermore, as president of the Entrepreneurial Exchange Group (EEG) at NYU, the club received NYU’s most prestigious student activities recognition, the President's Service Award. He and his company have been featured on the AOL Home Page, USA Today, ABC, NBC, and CBS. Finally, in 2006, Michael was named by Business Week as one of the Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25. |
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