Claim Your EIN
Your Employer Identification Number (EIN) serves the same function for your business as does your Social Security number for your person. It is first and foremost the identification number that…
Build a Budget
“If you're not managing the money, the money is managing you.” You absolutely need a budget for your business. It does not matter if you have minimal or erratic revenue. …
Setup a Business Bank Account
"Since one fails often, address markets that make it worthwhile when one does succeed." NO! You cannot use your personal checking account for your business. Even if you are generating…
Get Funded
“An entrepreneur without funding is a musician without an instrument.” - Robert A. Rice Jr. Starting a new business takes money. There is no getting around it. There are a lot of…
Get a Great Computer
You have to have a computer. There is no question about that. So many standard business functions are computer based these days that a business without a computer is DOA.…
Grab Essential Software
"Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes." -Bill Gates One of the first things on your list…
Hook Up Your Office Furniture
“It takes as much work to maintain a mess, as it does to maintain order.” No matter if you work in a kitchen, office or taxicab, take your workspace seriously. …
Snatch An All In One Printer
Print - Scan - Copy An all in one printer is just something that your office is going to…
Backup Those Important Files
"Being too busy to worry about backup is like being too busy driving a car to put on a seatbelt." -T.E. Ronneberg The unthinkable has happened! The vital business information…
Stress Management
???"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." - Anais Nin Ask your doctor. Stress will not only kill you, it will make your life…