12 Legal Requirements to Start a Business in California | How to Legally Start a Small Business

Thinking of starting a new small business? Here are the 12 minimum legal requirements you need to address to start a business in California (or in any state in the United States). Yes, there are a few more issues you’ll need to address someday, but in this video I’m sharing the basic legal elements to get your business started asap.

00:00 Intro
00:19 1 - Name Search
01:09 2 - Legal Entity
01:44 3 - Trade Name / DBA
02:18 4 - Federal EIN
03:00 5 - State Tax ID Number
03:30 6 - Business License
03:55 7 - Special Permit/License for Industry
04:22 8 - Zoning Permit
05:03 9 - Sales Tax Number / Permit
05:49 10 - Bookkeeping & Bank Account
06:53 11 - Business Liability Insurance
07:33 12 - Privacy Policy on Website
08:22 There’s more …

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