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Basics of Business
One of the first steps you should take before deciding to go into business is to determine why you, the prospective business owner, want to go into business. Have you realistically calculated the rewards and challenges of owning a business?
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How to Start a Business in San Luis Obispo County
A guide to the important steps in starting your business in San Luis Obispo County.
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How to Start a Business in the Santa Maria Valley

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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