
Business
How to Start a Small Business at Home: Step-by-Step Guide
Everything you need to launch a home-based business: ideas, permits, structure, EIN, insurance and first customers.
Michael Turner writes about starting and running a small business for TalesOrbit, covering marketing, payments, record-keeping and insurance with guidance from sources like the SBA and IRS.

Everything you need to launch a home-based business: ideas, permits, structure, EIN, insurance and first customers.

Practical, low-cost ways to market a small business, from Google Business Profile to referrals and email.

A simple system to track business expenses, organise receipts and keep the records the IRS expects.

Choose a processor, the right card reader or online checkout, understand fees and stay PCI compliant.

What bonded and insured means, which bonds and policies you need, and how to get them step by step.