Starting a Business

[George Toft]

Ed Skinner wrote:
> =

>      I'm looking to start a business. My initial needs are incorporatio=
n, a
> company name and a nominal web presence. I'm in the thinking stage and
> working on cost estimates and a startup plan.
>      Is there anyone in this group who:
> 1) has done this recently and is willing to share their experience, or
> 2) does this professionally and is interested in assisting (professiona=
lly)?
> =

>      At this point I have a business name I like and the *.com domain i=
s
> available along with the domains of a couple of easy misspellings. But =
one of
> the common misspellings is already taken and, worse, it belongs to a co=
mpany
> in the greater Phoenix area. Is that a problem?
>      What sort of incorporation would be best? A "subchapter S" incorpo=
ration
> was suggested. The business will be consulting-oriented but there will =
be
> some "pack and ship" physical products as well.
>      Initially, the web presence will be no more than a dozen simple pa=
ges
> (which I will craft myself). This will probably be hosted very simply (=
such
> as at register.com for $14.95/month plus three email mailboxes). Eventu=
ally,
> however, it'll move to a more capable hosted site and include apache-ba=
sed
> custom interactive pages (again which I will either write or, more like=
ly,
> use an open source package).
>      Suggestions/comments are welcomed.
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> --
> Ed Skinner, ed@flat5.net, http://www.flat5.net/
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A friend is doing the same.  He got an incorporation kit and will form a
Delaware corp for about $400.

I recommend hostica.com for web hosting.  Do some traceroutes to it - it
is pretty fast.  I've been with them for over a year, and have had less
than an hour of downtime.  I have 30MB of storage and CGI-BIN.  My site
currently has somewhere around 500-600 pages, and I pay $5.00 per
month.  If you have a really simple site, it will cost $1.00 per month.

George
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