You like meat? How about a nice summer sausage? Or a frozen pepperoni pizza onto which you’ll add your own toppings? All these products were inspected by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) before getting to you to make sure they’re safe to eat. So, if you want to be… Read More »USDA Rules Every Small Food Manufacturer Should Know
When was the last time you bought gourmet cookies or artisan bread or hard-to-find pickles over the internet? Seems like a great kind of business to go into if you’re a great cook or baker, right? Well, yes and no. The cooking or baking might be the easiest part. The… Read More »FDA Rules Every Small Food Startup Should Know
Everyone loved those chocolate chip cookies you made from Grandma’s secret recipe. They even said you should sell them. For sure, you’d make a ton. So, what do you need to do to start a small food business? Can you make the cookies from home and sell them over the… Read More »Selling Grandma’s Cookies? How to Start a Small Food Business
For any new business that will operate from a physical location—be it an office, a storefront, or a kitchen—you’ll have to sign a commercial lease agreement. And, let’s face it, these agreements often are boring to read and hard to understand. So, you just get a lawyer to review the… Read More »How to Read a Commercial Lease Agreement
As a new small business owner, you’ve probably heard “ask an accountant” a lot. Well, you don’t have an accountant. And unless someone in your family or a friend is an accountant, you probably don’t even know where to find one. So, we’re here to share some tips on how… Read More »How to Hire an Accountant or CPA for Your Small Business
Before your business opens its doors and starts to take in money, you’d first have to spend money to set up the business. You need money to buy equipment, build your widget, set up a website, and maybe even pay a lawyer to form a corporation. Are there startup cost… Read More »Can My Business Startup Costs be Deducted?
Trying to decide where to open a bank account for your small business? You’ll want to look at both local and national banks to find the best one for you. It’s not possible for an internet article to cover all the local banks, so let’s take a look at the… Read More »Small Business Bank Accounts at the Top 5 US Banks
One size does not fit all. This is especially true when it comes to finding the best small business bank account for your startup. With banks, there are big national ones, and there are smaller regional ones. But, because of complicated banking regulations, even the big “national” banks don’t always… Read More »How to Pick the Best Small Business Bank Account
When you start a business, there are a million things you have to do before you can open your doors. Sometimes, you can do a few of these things simultaneously. Other times, you have to do them in a specific order. Opening a business bank account is one of those… Read More »How to Open a Business Bank Account
If you own a small business, sooner or later, you’ll need to talk to a lawyer. We’ve gone over how to find a business lawyer the old-fashioned way. We’ve also pointed out that, sometimes, you don’t need a lawyer to help you with, for example, starting your LLC or corporation.… Read More »How to Find a Business Lawyer Through Online Legal Services Providers
