New Business Checklist
Nothing can substitute for the benefits of having a good accountant and attorney to help you along your way toward starting a new business. A good way to begin your own research is to contact your town hall. Ordinances and regulations vary from town to town.
Here is a checklist from the Cape Cod Business Journal for starting a new business.
(This is not meant to be a substitute for a good accountant or attorney.)
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Ask your attorney about:
* The pros and cons of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and incorporation * Incorporation papers and filing fees * Corporate resolutions, bylaws, and minutes * Corporate stock authorization, and issuing * Leases for equipment, office space, and vehicles * Contracts between you and employees, suppliers, and customers * The benefits of written personnel policies and procedures * State, county, and local licenses for such things as alcohol, food, milk, elevators, plumbing, electrical work, fishing, street vending, entertainment, video games, juke boxes, lodging, fire safety, occupancy, and shellfishing. * Music copyright licenses from ASCAP and BMI |