The best step-by-step guide to starting a business available! Many people dream of running a business of their own - but often don"t know how to start. Sound familiar? This book can help. User-friendly and loaded with tips, "The Small Business Start-Up Kit" shows you how to launch a business quickly, easily and with confidence. It explains in plain English how to: choose the best business structure; write an effective business plan; file the right forms in the right place; price, bid and bill your projects; draft and use contracts, online and off; manage your finances; be prepared for, and file, required taxes; reach customers online. "The Small Business Start-Up Kit" also includes all the forms and instructions you need both as tear-outs and on CD-ROM. The 5th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest legal and tax changes. It includes a...