Missouri Small Business Start-up Kit CD
Table of Contents

.Comprehensive Publications to Start and Manage a Business:

• Evaluating Your Business Idea (22 pages)
• Starting a New Business in Missouri (24 pages)
• How to Start and Manage a Home-Based Business (47 pages)
• Guide To Writing A Business Plan (11 pages)

Doing Business In Missouri ...

• The Basics (10 pages)
• The Business Plan (14 pages)
• Legal Formation (18 pages)
• Taxes (13 pages)
• Hiring Employees (18 pages)
• Financing Your Business (19 pages)

Financial Information:

• Loan Checklist (2 pages)
• Start-Up and Annual Expense Worksheets (9 pages)

Business Licensing and Registration:

• Licenses and Permits Checklist (3 pages)
• Contacts for Licenses and Permits (1 page)

Marketing Information:

• Do You Know If You're Charging the Right Price? (8 pages)
• Marketing (15 pages)

Service Centers/Directory For Business Assistance (4 pages)

Common Government Forms and Publications for Businesses

IRS Forms:

• Publication 334: Tax Guide for Small Business
• Publication 535: Business Expenses
• Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide
• Form SS-4: Application for Employer Identification Number (fill-in form)
• Instructions for Form SS-4
• Federal W-4 Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (with instructions)

Missouri Tax Registration Forms:

• MO Revenue Form 2643 (tax registration fill-in form)
• Corp. 56, MO Registration of Fictitious Name
• MO W-4 Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (fill-in form)

Immigration and Naturalization Service:

• I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

Miscellaneous:

• About the Kit/Acknowledgements (1 page)

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updated 4/1/07