{"id":427,"date":"2014-05-20T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickiong.com\/wp\/?p=158"},"modified":"2021-04-13T14:29:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T14:29:20","slug":"the-road-to-entrepreneurship-the-ultimate-guide-to-starting-a-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickiong.com\/simplesprout\/2014\/05\/20\/the-road-to-entrepreneurship-the-ultimate-guide-to-starting-a-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road to Entrepreneurship: The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Small Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In October of 2012, I decided that my freelancing had become such a big part of my work life that I needed to create a legitimate business. After teaming up with my brother, Corey, I started documenting everything I did business-wise, hoping that it would help another aspiring entrepreneur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After recently finishing the series (although, really, a business owner\u2019s job is never<\/em> done), I wanted to create a single Ultimate Guide where each step was defined. And, voila, this post is born!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: <\/strong>I\u2019d like to note that this series is my personal journey<\/em> on becoming a business owner. I\u2019m neither recommending nor suggesting you take the exact same steps I did. Rather, I\u2019m sharing the story of how red vine came to be, including the trials and tribulations along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I give you: the Ultimate Guide to Starting a Small Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 1:\u00a0What\u2019s in a Business Anyway?<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Where do you start? What is your business going to be? Will you need startup capitol? Employees? A storefront? Are the numbers going to work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grab a pad of paper and a pen, folks, it\u2019s brainstorming time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2:\u00a0How\u2019s About the Business Name?<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

One of my least favorite steps of the process; but looking back, a necessary and creativity infused process. Get some helpful hints and sources for inspiration from this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3:\u00a0Let\u2019s Get Legal<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Eww. Legality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, another necessary step, but a far less creative one than your business name. I\u2019m no go-to source for legal business advice, but I share a lot of them that are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4:\u00a0Back to the Fun: Logos<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019ve got your business name, creating the logo is a fun process. It\u2019s a good idea to get to know a good graphic designer and spend the money or check out some of the resources to get a better sense of your artistic style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n