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Business "Start
Up" Check List
The Clay Area Chamber of Commerce
is dedicated to providing useful and important
information for both new startup and existing
businesses. This information is to help make them
both easier and successful.
We have a compiled check list
of information and contacts for any new business
in the area. This information should make it easier
to find who to contact and what to do.
To download the file so a copy
can be printed, click on the form link. The form
will open in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click on the
"printer" icon located at the top left of the
Adobe File.
Business
"Start Up" Checklist
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LOCATE FEDERAL RESOURCES
To find a huge variety
of federal resources, a centralized website will
link you with all sorts of places. The trouble is,
you need to be very precise with what you are looking
for, or you can become buried in a sea of links
and data.
Link: www.fedworld.gov
Link: www.business.gov
is another great site which catalogues a tremendous
array of resources.
Link:
www.sba.gov/gopher/Business-Development/
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LOCATE THE NEAREST SBA
OFFICE
To find local and
national SBA resources such as the location of the
local office itself, the nearest SBDC or SCORE personnel,
publications, and a host of other valuable sources
of assistance, go to the SBA website.
Link:
www.sbaonline.sba.gov/regions/states.html
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ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCESSING
One common complaint amount business owners is the confusing maze of trying to take payments from customers such as visa and mastercard. With new chip and pin technology and mobile payments the process can be overwhelming. We have found some helpful information, and information resources to easily break down and understand the basics of payment processing for new businesses. To learn more about electronic check processing and ACH processing, see this website.
STARTING YOUR BUSINESS
To find a great collection
of helpful information, search the information resources
of the US Small Business Information. Here you will
find both free and for sale booklets and resources,
some of which may be downloaded.
Link: www.sba.gov/starting_business
Link: The IRS provides another great source of very
practical information and especially the reporting
requirements for any small business. www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/bus_info/ |
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| Information provided
is thought to be reliable but is not guaranteed
to be accurate. If there is any questions,
comments, or errors in the above documents,
please contact the Chamber via our Contact
Page. |
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