Business Startup Toolbox

Toolbox For Starting Your Own Business

• Develop a business plan
• MCSC’s 3 year linked MS Excel cash flow workbook
• Free, easy to use, downloadable business forms including Cash Flow Budget Worksheet!
• Apply for a MCSC Professional Technical Advisory Team – (available soon)
  • Accountant
  • Attorney
  • Banker
  • Insurance Agent/Broker
  • Human Resource Professional
  • Marketing Professional
• Decide on legal structure  (see CA Business Portal or Small Business Administration guides)
• Obtain necessary insurance coverage
• File a Fictitious Business Name Statement from the County Recorder – San Luis Obispo County Recorder
• Kern County Recorder
• Monterey County Recorder
• Obtain a business license
• Obtain other necessary permits and/or licenses
• Check the zoning laws and land use ordinances that might apply
• Apply for a Federal Identification Number
• Apply for a State Employer Tax Identification Number