


SCORE San Luis Obispo would like to thank the Santa Barbara Economic Development Collaborative for the framework for the Santa Maria Valley Business Start-up Guide. Their document, Santa Barbara County Business Start-up Guide (score.org/santabarbara/resource/eguide/how-start-business-santa-barbara), formed the basis for this document and we are most grateful for their permission to share their document on our website with a few changes for Santa Maria Valley
This guide is meant to give you the steps you need to take to begin your business. It is not a legal document but we have made every








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