How to Start Your Own Business (and make it LEGAL)

If you're starting a business, you'll need to know what step to take to make your business legal. In this video, I am going to cover how you can easily make your business legal in the U.S. and it's actually quite simple! Keep watching to learn how to legally start your business in the U.S.!

0:00 Intro
2:08 Step #1
2:57 Step #2
5:46 Step #3
7:18 Step #4
8:12 Step #5
11:16 Step #6
14:37 Step #7

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[GettingNegative]

I’ve watched a handful of “starting a small business” videos lately. This one is the best for many reasons. You’re personable, you move from topic to topic well, and you cover the amount of information I needed in one place. Thank you, and excellent work!

[SamVanderWielen]

I'm happy to help anyone who has legal questions for their online business! :)

[freespirit]

Thank you Gillian. This was the video I was waiting for.... the order in which legal stuff needed to be done. You are awesome. Blessings to you and yours. 😊

[lianalonge]

Great video. I would add only one more thing. Be sure to draft & finalize your business’ Articles of Organization if you have an LLC or Articles of Incorporation if you’ve formed a corporation (S or C). Both types of articles are a legal structure that will provide you with benefits, including debt & liability protection. Some banks like Chase may ask for it before approving you for a business credit card.

[sheronclarke]

Thank you so much Gillian. This information was so needed.

[stevenklug]

Thank you for the explanation and the checklist.

[adesign]

You are so informative! To the point and I love that!

[mr.phillips]

This was an excellent video and probably the most comprehensive that I've seen. Thank you for the information!

[Tubeytime]

Good, dense, information. One of the best how-to-start guides I've found. Thanks.

[justinmosley]

Amazing breakdown! Thank you for your service, Ma'am!

[kirklugg]

Great video, and thanks for pointing out these important steps for opening up a business, thanks a million

[fairyy]

Truly thank you for this, much appreciated it made it easier for me.

[sanaejaz]

I love your hair! Thank you, this is super helpful

[staycurious]

Thank you! This video is very helpful! :)

[She.is.queendoline]

The goal is to help many and am lucky to be among... Thanks Gillian

[josephhester]

Good job on the video. Very well done.

[grandpadavehansen]

THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. I'M A FAN.

[charlesschenk]

Hi Gillian,

Twenty-five states in the USA now require everyone who sells anything to people who reside in each of those states to collect sales tax, and file a sales tax form for each of those states. The U.S. Supreme Court declared this legal in 2018.

It’s an impossible task for small business owners.

And it gets crazier. In many states various counties can each set a different sales tax rate than that of the state.

Question: 1. How do you handle those sales tax issues in your business for each state when you sell to customers?

Question: 2. In your courses, how are you advising your students to handle this issue when they sell to customers in various states.

Thank you.

[bellab]

Say you register your business, get an EIN, but life happens and you can’t work on your business by the time taxes roll around. If you made little to no profit, is it going to impact anything? (Like you’ll still owe additional personal income tax, state taxes or property tax? And will it negatively affect your credit score? Assuming you didn’t borrow any money for startup costs.)

[shaynah_fitness]

I’m 17 minutes in and I just wanted you to know this video is very impactful thank you
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