Your business structure will have important legal and tax implications. This course will teach you about the different types of business structures so you can find the one that’s best suited for your business. Business structures covered in this course include: Sole Proprietorship, LLC, Cooperative, Corporation, Partnership, and S Corporation.

Choose and Register Your Business The right business name is important. It should reflect your brand and it needs to be properly registered and protected. You should also ensure that the name is web-friendly and that the domain name is available. This course provides...

A Business Plan is critical to the success of your business venture. It’s your roadmap, projecting your plans, objectives, milestones, revenue projections, and the assets and strategies to achieve them. This course provides the tools you need to create an effective Business Plan to successfully inform and guide your decision-making.

Marketing and Sales Marketing is the process of creating customers, the lifeblood of business. Developing an effective marketing and sales strategy should be an ongoing business-evaluation process, unique to your company. This course will help you develop an overall...

There are certain federal and state licenses and permits you will need to obtain to legally operate your business. This course will help you determine which federal and or state license and permit requirements are necessary for your small business and will provide you information on how to obtain them.

It’s critical to define your business’s organizational structure, ownership details, management team profiles, and the qualifications of your board of directors. This course helps you address who does what in the business, what their backgrounds and responsibilities are, and why they are being brought in as board members or employees.