Most people dream about someday owning a business, but dreams are often no match for the reality of the red tape and regulations involved in actually getting a business up and running. Small Time Operator shows the way. The most popular start-up guide ever written, it covers every aspect of small business ownership, including getting the proper permits and licenses; financing; choosing a location; creating an effective business plan; whether or not to incorporate; recordkeeping; setting up a bookkeeping system; hiring employees; insurance; federal, state, and local taxes; dealing with the IRS; franchises; doing business on the internet; and much more. This new edition has been updated to reflect current changes in the tax code and business management principles. Clearly written and fun to read, the book breaks down the seemingly complex process of opening a business into a simple step-by-step procedure and helps turn the small business dream into reality.

Small time operator : how to start your own small business, keep your books, pay your taxes, & stay out of trouble!

Willits, Calif.: Bell Springs Pub.

31st ed. (9th trade ed.), Willits, Calif, ©2006-2007

31st ed., 9th trade ed, Laytonville, Calif, ©2007

United States, United States of America

9 edition, September 28, 2006

9, PS, 2006

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Here is the help you need to take control of your life and be a success, on your own terms. Sales, service & repair businesses, Stores & shops, Craftspeople & artists, Independent contractors, Consultants, professionals & freelancers, Manufacturers & inventors, Internet, mail order, import & export, And all home-based businesses.Turn your idea, your hobby, your skill or trade into a successful business of your own. Here is complete and up-to-date information about: Getting all your permits & licenses, How to finance your business, Finding the right business location, Creating & using a business plan, Choosing & protecting your business name, Do you need to incorporate? A complete yet simple bookkeeping system, Hiring employees, Federal, state & local taxes, Buying a business or a franchise, Dealing with-and avoiding!-the IRS, Insurance, contracts, pricing, trademarks ...and much more. Whether you're looking for a full-time living or some extra sideline income, Small Time Operator with 650,000 copies in print is your road map to success.

"For all small businesses, self employed individuals, employers, professionals, independent contractors, home businesses, Internet businesses."
"Every January a one-page Update sheet for small time operator, listing changes in tax laws and other government regulations, referenced to the corresponding pages in the book. You can download the Update, free of charge from our web site www.bellspring.com"--Title page verso
Includes index

<p>Be your own boss. Here is the help you need to take control of your life and be a success, on your own terms.</p>

2023-06-28