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Starting a Business in Carroll County? Free Services To Help Get You Started.

Initial Consultation to Talk About Your Idea
Preparation of a Game Plan for Moving Forward
Preparation of Budget and Financial Projections
Advice on Entity Type and Tax Structure
Filing for Federal and State Tax ID Numbers
Basic Bookkeeping Advice and QuickBooks Setup
Preperation of a Financing Package for Loan Requests
General Advice
Free Services.
Start-Up Carroll provides a number of free services to help individuals evaluate their intial business concept, develop a game plan, and get off on the right foot.

Initial Consultation
Gaining experienced insight on a business idea can provide a very valuable start in terms of the viability and direction. We talk to you personally about the various aspects of your idea and considerations before getting started.

 

Preparing a Game Plan
The adage "Fail to Plan and you Plan to Fail" is no truer than in business. Start-Up Carroll helps you prepare a game plan so that you can intelligently move forward.

 

Prepare Initial Budget and Financial Projections
Projecting what your business, expenses, and profit might be is a valuable part of determining to what degree and how you move forward. We'll detail out projections so that you'll be able to view a financial snapshot of what your business finances may be.

 

Advice on Entity Type / Tax Structure
With a large number of possible business types to choose from, it can be confusing and intimidating to determine which might best suit your business plan and tax consequences. Our experience will help guide you in understanding entity options available and the tax consequences for each choice.

 

General Advice

Take advantage of our years of experience working with hundreds of various businesses across many industries. We'll provide valuable insight, guidance, and direction that can help make the difference between business failure and success.

 

Filing for Federal and State Tax ID Numbers

With no obligation for future services, we will help you file for needed Federal and State Tax ID Numbers in order to file necessary tax forms.

 


Basic Bookeeping Advice and QuickBooks Setup

Start-Up Carroll can walk you through the basics of bookkeeping, explain what you'll need for your business, and advise you on how to setup QuickBooks, the leading financial software for small business from Intuit, the makers of Quicken.

 

Preparation of a Financing Package
Looking for additional outside funding for your business? Start-Up Carroll can help you put together a financing package for loan requests and outside financing. We'll explain what lenders look for, what to include in a package, how best to present it, and the best types of financing for your business.

 

 

More Specific Business Advice

Working closely with our affiliates, we can provide specific advice in many aspects of business important to the success of your venture. These include insurance, computers, human resources, marketing, and accounting, among others. You can meet with experts in areas most applicable to your business and get free advice in that area.

 

Seminars

Start-Up Carroll will soon be offering a series of free educational seminars on the various steps to starting a successful business. Check back here for a complete schedule of upcoming seminars, designed for those starting businesses in Carroll County, Maryland and presented right here in Carroll County.