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Legalities

The first thing I recommend you do is check the legal requirements for starting a business in your state and community. You must find out what steps need to be taken to legally start a contractor or a cleaning business. Find out what the taxes are like, what forms you need to fill out, and what the business politics are like in your area.

You will need a little legal advice for your company. In dealing with legal issues, I would suggest that you check out again, your local Small Business Administration for their free checklist for start-up businesses. The Small Business Administration also offers lots of free seminars which can help you find out about what legal issues you need to think about, and how to deal with them. Then check your local laws for free on the internet, or call the Bar Association to find a good business lawyer who is just starting out and will help you for a fairly low rate. Get some ideas and direction from the lawyer about the way to start legally, and then check these details with your accountant, the Small Business Administration, government information centers, or whatever resource you can find to give you good information. Also, contact a Small Business Development Center, and see if your local colleges and universities have programs that will work with you at no charge. Many programs out there will work with all types of business start-ups, not just the cleaning businesses, for free.

You can find some of the rules and laws for a small business through Findlaw. Check your state for more information like this, as well, because laws vary by state. Websites to help you are fairly easy to find on the internet. Another helpful resource is The Government Phone Book USA, which after making a few calls and finding contacts from this book will give you a lot of the free legal help you may need before spending money on a professional accountant or lawyer. Some resources will give you a list of what to do and what not to do, based on business law. You can also look in your local phone book for state-based agencies that will give you free information you want about your state laws.

In order to run a successful business, your finances need to be in order. You need to find the business bank account that suits your business needs best in order to be successful. So, another one of the things you should do is research your business bank account options.