Question

You are ready to establish your new business, and now you need to check the legal requirements of your municipality and state. In this activity, you’ll need to create a checklist of those requirements.

Step 1: Select Your Business
Select either a business concept you used in a prior activity, or a come up with a new concept.

Step 2: Name and Summarize Your Business
Create a new word processing document.
Enter the name of your business at the top and center it.
Below the name, create a description of your business, including what product or service it offers. The description should be very simple, no longer than 3 sentences.
Step 3: Create Your Checklist
Below your business summary, create a three-columned table. Insert the headers: Topic, Resources, and Comments for each of the three columns.
In the Topic column, add the following into individual rows:
Business Name
Domain Name
Local, State, and Federal Taxes
Employee Identification Number
Local Licenses and Permits
Step 4: Research and Complete Your Checklist
Research your checklist and update it with the following data:

Business Name – Check and see if your proposed name for the business is available in your state. If it’s not, brainstorm a new one. Enter your findings in two simple sentences in the Comments. In the Resources column, enter the URLs and names of the resources you used to check this information.
Domain Name – Brainstorm what you think will be the best URL for your business. Research to see if that URL is available, and note any costs associated with it. If it’s unavailable or too costly, research a second choice. Add your findings in two simple sentences in the Comments. In the Resources column, enter the URLs and names of the resources you used to find this information.
Local, State, and Federal Taxes – Research to see what taxes your business is responsible for at the local, state, and federal level. Add your findings in four simple sentences in the Comments. In the Resources column, enter the URLs and names of the resources you used to find this information.
Employee Identification Number – Research what resources to use to find information about registering for an employee identification number. In the Comments column, enter what IRS publications or other resources you found. In the Resources column, enter the URLs and names of the resources you used to find this information.
Local Licenses and Permits – Research what local licenses and permits your business will require to start up. In the Comments column, enter your findings, including costs of permits. In the Resources column, enter the URLs and names of the resources you used to find this information.

make a simple slideshow

Answer 1

I can do this — I just need two quick details before I complete the checklist and build the simple slideshow for you:

1) Which business do you want me to use? (Pick one or give your own.)
- Examples: coffee shop, food truck, online craft store, tutoring service, lawn-care business, bakery, mobile pet groomer, etc.

2) What city and state will the business be located in? (I need this to look up local/state requirements and exact resources.)

Also tell me if you want the final slideshow as:
- A slide-by-slide text outline you can paste into PowerPoint / Google Slides (I can provide this immediately), or
- A downloadable .pptx file (I can generate and provide a link) — tell me which.

If you’re not sure about location, I can instead create a complete example using a sample city/state (for example: Los Angeles, CA) so you can see the finished product and then we can adapt it to your actual municipality. Which do you prefer?