Module #2: Registering Your Business 

Lesson #1: Setting Up Your Business Phone Number

Setting Up Your FREE Business Phone Number One of the first "official" things you will do when setting up your business is to get a business phone line. You definitely want to separate your business and personal lines because you're going to be publishing your...

Lesson #2: Business Filing(s)

Filing your business as a legal entity with your state Filing a business legally with your state's department of revenue & enterprise services is not as hard as people think. Sure, you can use a lawyer or accountant, but if you just visit your state's business...

Lesson #3: Opening A Business Checking Account

Set Up Business Checking Account Once your business is legally registered with your state, and you have your business certificate, you are ready to open up a business checking account. You can use any bank or credit union you wish and with many, you can apply right...

Lesson #4: Setting Up Online Payment Gateways

If you’re doing any kind of business online -- whether it’s as a service provider or you are offering a digital product or physical product, you’ll probably want to have some sort of online payment processor set up. Fortunately, there are several good ones to choose...

Lesson #5: Planning For Income Taxes

Overview on the importance of, and way to research whether or not your product or service is taxable. You may need to apply for a state permit to collect sales tax minimally in the state in which your business is registered. There may be situations where you must...

Lesson #6: Do You Need To Collect Sales Tax?

Overview on the importance of, and way to research whether or not your product or service is taxable. You may need to apply for a state permit to collect sales tax minimally in the state in which your business is registered. There may be situations where you must...

Lesson #7: Bookkeeping

You don't have to get too fancy initially unless you're making so much money that you need a more formal process to do it correctly. For starters, you can use a simple excel file or google worksheet, or you can sign up for Quickbooks Self-Employed or another...