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With SCORE, you have lots of support. Browse these tools and find resources to help you make decisions on starting or growing your enterprise. Your SCORE mentor can assist in putting your ideas into action.
Leveraging the expertise of our SCORE Greater Cincinnati Ohio counselors, we have written 70+ easy-to-understand FREE Business Briefs on a wide variety of business subjects.
Want to start your own business? Our best advice to you is "Be careful!" Why? More than half of new businesses fail in their first five years of operation. With that failure, the owner incurs a significant loss of time, money, and, often, credit rating.
Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana have web sites that provide start-up and operating businesses with valuable information on forming a new business, taxes, licenses, permits, and other regulatory requirements
Tips for researching your small business startup answers at your local library or online library resources.
When you are in the development and planning stage of starting a business, you need to plan for your initial costs and understand their taxation.
From the start-up of your business, you need to set-up your financial records to capture all the data needed to run the business and to comply with all tax laws. Set up and maintain up-to-date records of all income, expenses, employment, payroll, sales, income, and franchise taxes. These records need to be organized so that you and your accountant can substantiate your tax filings.
Market research is defined as research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of goods or services from the producer to the consumer.
This brief takes you through a TWO-STEP PROCESS to find a Service Provider that is focused on the selection parameters that fit your situation. The process starts with a simple “google search,” but uses some key search phrases that will help sharpen and customize the focus of your search results.
One of the most important decisions you will make as a business owner is the selection of the legal structure or form of your business. The form of business enterprise you choose will have important consequences in terms of how your business will be managed, the personal liability of the owners, how taxes are paid, and how ownership is held.
SCORE Greater Cincinnati business mentors can help you start, grow, or transition your business. Enter your zip code below to get matched with a business expert near you!
