"How To Start Your Own Small Business, Keep Your Books, Pay Your Taxes, and Stay Out Of Trouble!" One of the most thorough guides to turning your fun hobby into your livelihood and business! We know that many of you out there in Microcosm-land are interested in "living the dream" and books like this make it that much more accessible. Do you want to turn that soap making venture into your lifestyle? This book is self published, which you know is very important to us and is one of the best references for all of those questions that inevitably pop into your head about these subjects: Getting all your permits & licenses, How to finance your business, Finding the right business location, Creating & using a business plan, Choosing & protecting your business name, Do you need to incorporate?, A complete yet simple bookkeeping system, Hiring employees, Federal, state & local taxes, Buying a business or a franchise, Dealing with--and avoiding!--the IRS, the Internet, Insurance, contracts, pricing, trademarks, patents, bank accounts, and much more!