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- Before you start your business
- Turning your Hobby into a Business
- Already started your business but want help
- Let me do the work for you!
You have a brilliant idea for a business. You know how to perform the service. You know how to create the product. You KNOW everyone will love it, but you don't know how to set up your business with all the i's dotted and t's crossed. You aren't sure how to price your product or service to ensure you make money. You don't know how to keep financial records so you will make a profit from the very beginning. This is where I come in! I can walk with you as little or as much as you want me to, helping you set your business up in a way that helps you succeed as much as possible from the very beginning. While I can't guarentee success, I can help you give it the best try possible and increase your chances of success significantly. I can help you with things like:
- Help choosing a name, location, and web address for your business
- Help you register your business with the federal and state governments
- Help you create business and marketing plans
- Help you get your financial books started
- Help you price yourself so you can pay yourself a living wage
- Help you brainstorm and strategize
You have a skill and have already been making a bit of money with it, but are not sure how to take this thing pro. How do you make the leap? How do you make this a career? How can you make money at this and not get in trouble if the government finds out? All very important questions that I can help you answer! I can help you:
- Choose a type of entity and get registered with the state and federal governments
- Figure out the long term strategy to monetizing your skills
- Take the right steps so your clients will see you as a professional
- Plan out the steps between where you are now and where you want to be in your business
- Get answers to your questions about running a business
You started your business a few years ago but feel like you are getting no where. You thought you had a plan but as you get into it you realize there is so much more to think about and consider than you originally thought. You can quickly get overwhelmed with how to get going and make sure you are on track. Where do you go from here? How do you get from where you are to where you need to be?
Sound familiar? There are so many businesses out there in this exact situation, you are not alone. Even with my formal education I can get stuck in this place sometimes if I am working too much IN my business and not working enough ON my business.
Don't worry though, this is where having someone like me who will check in on you occasionally and can help you keep your business on track is so valuable. You can work in your business day to day and I will help you remember to look ahead and make sure you are still going in the right direction to get where you want to be.
With a lazer pointer like me, your cat of a business can keep chasing the dream but still be pointed the right way.
Are you needing to get all the basic pieces of registering and starting your business done but just don't have the time? No problem! I can do the work for you! For a $900 fee I will:
- Spend up to 5 hours writing down your business plan (with your input of course!)
- Spend up to 3 hours writing down your marketing plan (again, with your input and inforamtion)
- Register your business with the Federal government and secure you a traditional Employer Identification Number - EIN (non-profits excluded)
- Register your business with the Oregon State government and secure you a state registry number, DBA if needed, and get you a certified copy of your registration information (fees included)
- Spend up to 3 hours researching domain names and secure you an appropriate domain (your choice from what is available) for up to 5 years.
- All this done for you so you can focus on the exciting part, your product/service!
