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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...