Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit, The: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide

GOLD winner of the IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award - Business & Career

The Women’s Small Business Start-Up Kit, written by the author of the bestselling The Small Business Start-Up Kit, gives you the practical and legal information you need to kickstart a successful enterprise―whether you’re an arty creative type, an independent consultant or a Fortune 500-seeker. In addition to a breakdown of the common issues and concerns facing women entrepreneurs of every strip, you’ll find information and guidance on:

choosing and developing the right business to live the life you want

drafting an effective business plan

programs that give government contracting preferences to women-owned businesses

understanding and choosing a legal structure

clearing the bureaucratic start-up hurdles

taking your business online and developing an eBusiness

financial management and tax basics for small businesses

balancing work, children, and family relationships

hiring and managing employees

The Women’s Small Business Start-Up Kit retains its focus on women’s business-related issues without devolving into stereotypes and never loses sight of the legal rules and fundamentals of starting and running your business. This book has downloadable interactive forms.