| Are you contemplating starting a business
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| | into their store is the lifeblood of
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| in California? This is a guide to
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| | their business. But not all business
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| setting up a business in the sunny
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| | owners know where and how to advertise
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| paradise of California.California is a
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| | their services. Here are a few
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| fantastic place to start a business, with
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| | ideas:OfflineSet up business in a high
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| several enormous cities like Los Angeles,
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| | traffic areaBe sure your signage on the
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| San Francisco and San Diego.
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| | front of your business makes you easy to
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| The population and diversity of the
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| | see. It should be big enough to be
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| state is enough to begin just about any
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| | easily read from the road, and bright
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| business you could imagine, and
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| | enough to stand out from those around
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| thrive.Here are a few things you should
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| | it.Your signage should make it
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| consider when starting your California
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| | immediately clear, to someone driving by
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| business:
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| | with only a second to glance at it,
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| Where in the city is your market
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| | exactly what your business does.Yellow
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| demographic?The cities of Los Angeles,
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| | pagesBillboardsBus benchesPoster
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| San Francisco and San Diego are enormous,
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| | boardsHand out flyersHost groups and
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| with many different pockets of
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| | clubs at your businessAttend local
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| demographics. Even the smaller
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| | business networking functionsLocal
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| communities in California like
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| | newspapers like the la times ( Angeles
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| Sacramento, Stockton, Bakersfield and
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| | Citysearch ( Francisco Citysearch (
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| Palm Springs are large communities by any
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| | Angeles Craigslist ( Francisco Craigslist
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| other state standard. You may want to
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| | ( can find a version of the above web
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| research in what location of the city
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| | sites for almost any of the larger cities
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| your particular business would be best
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| | in California by putting the city name at
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| suited.
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| | the front of the url.PPC ads on Google (
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| What does business space cost in your
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| | or Yahoo ( ads can be targeted to a very
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| desired location?Different parts of the
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| | localized area. You can ensure that only
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| city will have wildly varied monthly
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| | people surfing the internet in the Los
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| lease costs. For example, in Los
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| | Angeles area (for example) will see your
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| Angeles, Melrose Avenue or Downtown LA
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| | ads. They will appear only when they're
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| will have much higher rates than Culver
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| | actually looking for your product, or
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| City or North Hollywood would.
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| | reading something similar to what you
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| What kind of business entity should you
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| | offer.
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| form?Learn how to set up a California
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| | Stay current on your California Tax
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| Incorporation ( about places to form a
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| | Laws.One thing that can ruin a new
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| DBA, or "Doing Business As".
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| | business quickly is falling behind on
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| Get a Federal EIN numberYou can file for
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| | taxes. Make sure you don't make that
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| an EIN as soon as you get your EIN from
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| | mistake! Make a solid effort to
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| the IRS ( or you can have your
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| | understand what you need to know about
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| incorporator get it when you file your
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| | California taxes - talk to your
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| incorporation.
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| | accountant about it!
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| Get a business licenseGet a Los Angeles
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| | Set up a web siteCustomers expect to be
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| business license ( in Google for the term
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| | able to find you on the Internet.Without
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| "(city name) business license" and you
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| | a web site, you take away a potentially
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| will be presented with results for your
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| | lucrative advertising avenue (see the
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| particular city.
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| | Internet advertising tips above).Many
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| Set up a bank accountYou need your EIN
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| | places like Yahoo ( make it easy to setup
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| and Incorporation (or DBA) paperwork
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| | your own website, with your own domain
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| before you can open a bank account and
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| | name.Find a domain name. I always use
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| deposit checks made out in your company's
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| | GoDaddy ( to register my domain names.
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| name. Once you have this paperwork, it's
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| | I've found that DomainsBot ( is a great
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| a fairly easy process. You just walk
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| | tool to find a cool domain name. Once
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| into your local branch, and they should
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| | you find it with DomainsBot, you can
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| help you get set up. The only bank I
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| | register it with GoDaddy.
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| don't recommend is Washington Mutual, who
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| | They say that 9 out of 10 businesses
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| wanted original copies of paperwork that
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| | fail within the first 5 years. Most
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| the state of California had kept. I had
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| | businesses are not financially or legally
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| the certified copies from the state of
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| | ready to succeed. If you follow the
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| California, but Wamu would only accept
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| | simple steps in this article, you'll be
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| the originals. I've had better luck with
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| | better prepared to run a long-term and
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| California National Bank, they have very
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| | profitable business. Los Angeles is
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| good customer service.
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| | ready for you - you need to be ready to
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| Find an accountantLack of bookkeeping is
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| | handle Los Angeles!Oh yeah, and have
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| one of the top reasons new businesses
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| | fun!Travis Giggy is a business specialist
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| fail. As the owner of the business,
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| | and one of the Founders of A website
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| you'll be very business running your
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| | dedicated to reviewing and listing the
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| operations, and the books will fall
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| | best services that provide online legal
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| behind. Be sure to set up your books,
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| | services like incorporation, forming an
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| and hire a good accountant at the outset
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| | LLC, getting your last will and
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| so that this doesn't become a problem.
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| | testament, or getting a divorce. See our
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| Find advertising spaceAny good business
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| | special California Incorporation portal
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| owner knows that the flow of customers
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| | here.
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