Entrepreneur startups

Business startup checklist

Business Startup

• Establish business and personal goals.

• Assess your strengths and weaknesses as an entrepreneur.

• Conduct a through market analysis.

• Analyze your business idea by doing a swot analysis.

• Assess your financial resources and identity potential sources of funds.

• Identify your customers and competitors.

• Determine the start-up costs.

• Decide on your business location.

• Prepare a business & marketing plan.

• Select a lawyer and an accountant.

• Choose a form of organization (Proprietorship, partnership, corporation).

• Create your business (Register company\'s name, incorporate the business).

• Select a banker set up a business checking account.

• Apply for business loans and grants (if applicable); establish a line of credit (if possible).

• Select an insurance agent and obtain business insurance.