So You Want to Start a Business?

We've partnered with the Small Business Development Center to bring you all the tools you need to start your own business (or expand). 

You will find the files you need below and you can print them out and keep them.  If you like, feel free to stop by our office and pick up a SBDC packet with all of these tools included:

• Start the process here: https://iowasbdc.ecenterdirect.com/signup
  
• Checklist - Start here, and it will guide you through what you need to do.
  
• Legal Entities - What kind of legal entity will you need to set yourself up as?
• Resource Page - links to the resources you will need to begin your business
• Additional Information - Taxes, employees, etc.
• Business Planning Guide - everyone needs a business plan.  This guide will walk you through the process of creating one.   We can also email this guide to you in a word document.  Just ask! 

Our local SBDC representative is Darcy Swon, and you can contact her at darcys@ncisbdc.org. She is a wealth of local knowledge and is here to help!