What you’ll learn to do: describe the steps necessary to start a business

Now it’s time to get down to the details of what you actually need to DO in order to start a business. The information contained in this section is a list of the best practices for doing that. The details, agencies, and contacts needed to accomplish these steps will vary from state to state and even city to city, so additional research may be required for a particular business or entrepreneur. Regardless of where you are located, though, the steps explained in this section will generally apply.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

The learning activities for this section include:

• Reading: Ten Steps to Starting a Business
• Self Check: Steps to Starting a Business

Take time to review and reflect on each of these activities in order to improve your performance on the assessment for this section.