How to start your own business in 2021?

Miguel Reynoso
4 min readApr 15, 2021

A GUIDE TO STARTING A BUSINESS

How to start your own business in 2021?
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There’s nothing denying that if you want to start a business in the year 2021 you have lots of opportunities. But starting a business requires a decent amount of work, both to prepare and legally create and operate it. If you’re wondering how to start a business, these six steps can walk you through the process. Let’s get started.

1)Decide what kind of business you want to start
Normally, the first step for starting a business would be coming up with a business idea, but if you’re ready to start, you already have that step completed. What you do need to decide is what type of business you want to be in. Do you want to open an industry, startup or some online delivery stuff? Maybe you want to do it all. You need to decide the aspect to get a new start.

Many of the other steps for starting a business will be fairly basic, but remember that for some businesses laws from state to state can change and you need to be very sure of them before start working. You want to spend a lot of time doing your research so you completely understand the rules around where and how you can sell your products/services. Talking to people who have started a similar type of businesses is also a good place to start.

2)Write your business plan
For a good business start, you need a business plan before you can start doing anything else. When starting a business, your plan will need to be a bit more detailed.

First of all, make sure you’re following every law/rule in your state. Your business plan will likely continue to change as the laws do, but it’s key to have it in place when you’re first starting a business. When you create your first business plan make sure it includes:

i. Business costs, and when you plan to turn a profit

ii. How you plan to attract customers

iii. What will set your business apart from others like it, and who your competitors are

iv. Where you’ll run your business from

v. Who your suppliers will be

3)Register your business name and entity
After recognition or even at the start you have to register your business according to the rules/regulations of your state.

Your business will likely be local and on a smaller scale, but you still need to choose a business entity that’s right for you. The business entity you choose will affect the taxes you pay and the level of risk you’re exposed to. You might be leaning toward opening your business as a limited liability company, also called an LLC, or maybe a corporation. Both entities can shield owners from personal liability but there are some key differences when it comes to LLC vs. corporation.

You also will need to choose a name for your business. The process for choosing a business name will be specific, but generally, you will need to conduct a search to ensure the name you want is available, and then there will be a small fee associated with reserving your name for a set amount of time.

5) Register to pay taxes
As with all of the other steps in our how to start a business guide, this will be different depending on the state in which you’re starting your business. However, no matter where you’re starting, you should apply for an Employer Identification Number, which is sometimes also called a business tax ID number.

6) Get funding for your business
Every new entrepreneur has to face the reality of business startup costs. Those starting, though, might have more expenses than a typical business. And if you find that you can’t cover all these initial expenses yourself, you may look for funding to start your business. This is another reason why you want to create a thorough business plan — any investor or lender you go to looking for money will want to see it to know whether your business is well thought out and that you have a plan to turn a profit. And when you do start thinking about funding

In the end, just keep in mind these few steps that might help you to grow efficiently.

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Miguel Reynoso

NowRise offers Business Coaching, consultation, marketing, HR & Finance, brand awareness & development services.