This state-specific title in Entrepreneur's evergreen SmartStart series shows the reader how to start a business in Virginia. The staff of Entrepreneur Media presents essential guidance to aspiring business owners including state-specific rules, regulations, contacts, and statistics. Includes updated forms, worksheets, and tax information.

How to Start a Business in New York City is your roadmap to avoid planning, legal and financial pitfalls and direct you through the bureaucratic red tape that often entangles fledgling entrepreneurs. This all-in-one resource goes a step beyond other business how-to books to give you a jump-start on planning for your business and provides you with: Quick reference to the most current mailing and Internet addresses and telephone numbers for federal, state, local and private agencies that will help get your business up and running State population statistics, income and consumption rates, major industry trends and overall business incentives to give you a better picture of doing business in New York City Checklists, sample forms and a complete sample business plan to assist you with numerous startup details State-specific information on issues like choosing a legal form, selecting a business name, obtaining licenses and permits, registering to pay for taxes and knowing your employer responsibilities Federal and state options for financing your new venture

The SmartStart Your Business series is chockfull of valuable business start-up information. Whereas most start-up books give an overview of basic legal requirements, each SmartStart guide goes a step beyond and gives its readers the state-specific laws, regulations, and fees and tells how to get in touch with the federal, state, and local agencies that govern small business.The most complete and up-to-date sourcebook of its kind. SmartStart also gives pointers on writing a successful business plan and setting up a winning marketing strategy. Readers will learn the most current financing programs available in their state and understand how to obtain both short-term and long-term financing, and, once they're up and running, how to manage their business' finances properly. What's more, readers are given the latest on:

This series covers the federal, state, and local regulations imposed on small businesses, with concise, friendly and up-to-the-minute advice on each critical step of starting your own business.

The SmartStart Your Business series is chockfull of valuable business start-up information. Whereas most start-up books give an overview of basic legal requirements, each SmartStart guide goes a step beyond and gives its readers the state-specific laws, regulations, and fees and tells how to get in touch with the federal, state, and local agencies that govern small business.The most complete and up-to-date sourcebook of its kind. SmartStart also gives pointers on writing a successful business plan and setting up a winning marketing strategy. Readers will learn the most current financing programs available in their state and understand how to obtain both short-term and long-term financing, and, once they're up and running, how to manage their business' finances properly. What's more, readers are given the latest on:

A resource guide for starting your own business. Includes current state and federal start-up information, contacts, statistics, and legislation.