Frequently Asked Questions

All of the items listed above under the headings Get Legal, Get Visible, and Get a Plan are included. All of the paperwork, tools, and strategy to launch your business, be in compliance, and be positioned for profitability.

Setting up a business entity is properly forming the company as a Limited Liability Company (LLC), a Corporation (S-Corp or C-Corp), a Non-Profit Organization (501c3), and all applicable legal entities. This also includes assisting in obtaining City, County, and/or State licenses.  *Fees payable to Federal, State, County and/or City ordinances are additional and not included in the costs.

Properly having your Federal EIN and State Sales and Use Tax numbers (if applicable) are pivotal to your business’ tax filings.  Our qualified team of accountants will ensure that these identifiers are setup correctly.

Generating revenue, paying staff or contractors, and accumulating expenses can be overwhelming without having a concrete Accounting system and platform in place.  Our team will consult with you, based on your business and budget, to determine the best Accounting structure for the business.  This will overlap with ensuring that the business is ready and compliant for the upcoming tax season.  Tax preparation also includes reporting wages paid to employees and contractors. 

Every business requires a different setup and may require Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, Operating Agreements, and Partnership Agreements to name a few.  Our team will develop these necessary documents based on your business.

Visibility is how others are going to see your business.  This consists of how your brand is recognized in the public, your online presence, your audience’s interaction with you and how they will find your product and service.  Visibility prepares you for success and profitability. Our team will help you cultivate that visibility.

The web development services that will be provided in the Start! plan will give you the visibility that creates a call to action by your viewing audience.  It will include several features that are based on your particular business. Every business is different, therefore, there isn’t a cookie-cutter approach.  You will be very involved in the development of your website.  Details of what features are included are strictly based on your business.

Social Media setup will vary for each client.  Every business isn’t for every social media platform, thus the setup and strategies will be based on those factors.  Our social media experts will help you to properly set up your business's social media account, automation, and structuring out the best posts, videos, memes, and other approaches to engage your audience.  This includes overhauling existing social media accounts that you may have created.

Every business needs a recognizable brand. Our graphics team will develop a logo and color palette built around your brand that will represent your business. You are part of the process!!! 

Building a sales funnel consists of data capture, email marketing, CRM (customer relationship management) Systems, and processes that help to bring your audience closer to a sale.  Our team will help you embrace automation to increase your earning potential. *Fees payable to service providers are not included in the cost of Start!

Having a well-formed business with increased visibility means nothing if you do not have a plan. A 90-day strategic plan will help you execute correctly.  Weekly meetings with our team will provide you a road map to prepare the business for launch and revenue creation. 

The Strategic Marketing canvas will give you a clear view of the target market that you are serving, your target market segmentation, and your social media platforms with a combination of your projected ad spend, along with your marketing channels.  This canvas will be your quick go-to marketing assistant. 

Target Market Segmentation is pivotal to accurately defining whom you serve. It's more than determining the age, gender, ethnicity, and spending habits of your customer.  We will break down all four areas of the segmentation to find your target. 

SWOT (Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats) Analysis is the most revealing and honest approach to standing up against your competitors.  The best laid strategies only work when you know how to compete in your market. We will help develop your SWOT analysis and show you how to update it every six months.

Start! isn’t a 30-day program, it is a 90-day program; it only takes the business 90 days to be positioned to generate revenue.  Each Start! customer will receive scheduled one-on-one strategy calls, access to the group strategy calls (when available), a private communications channel for all team members (business partners are welcome), and a copy of “The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Becoming a B.O.S.S.: Business Owner Striving for Success”.