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Items to Be Completed |
Planned
Date |
Complete
Date |
| Determine Your Niche for a Successful Business |
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| Perform Market Research To Understand the need for the niche |
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| Meet with SCORE or Other Business Experts |
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| Write a Business Plan - Determine Budget and Financial Needs |
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| Develop a Marketing Plan |
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| Setup Relationship with a Banker |
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| Identify source of Start-up costs and a minimum 6 months of working capital |
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| Determine legal form of business |
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| Choose name and register with appropriate agency |
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| Set Up Other Professional Relationships (CPA, Lawyer, Commercial Broker) |
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| Identify legal requirements to operate business in your town,county and state |
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| Meet Legal Requirements for Operating a Business |
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| Get Licenses and Permits |
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| Set the Price for Your Product or Service from your Business Plan and Market Research |
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| Finalize the details of when your financing is available and from where it is coming |
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| Obtain Office Space, Equipment and Inventory |
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| Determine Insurance needs for your business type and start policies with agent |
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| Begin implementing Marketing Plan (Grand Opening, Press Releases) |
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| Set up Recordkeeping Systems |
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| Set up a Financial Management System |
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| Determine Start-up Operation Staffing and Operating plan |
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| Hire and Train Employees |
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| Launch Date |
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| Plan to attend a GO4BIG Power Launch 90 Workshop around Launch time |
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| Market The Business, Market the Business, Market the Business |
ASAP |
Continual |
| Generate Sales - Sales are the lifeblood of every business |
ASAP |
Continual |