​Illinois workNet began its' Small Business Series with a session discussing how to go about establishing your business as an entity. It is a bit more complicated than just starting to do what you want to do. This webinar covered all of the government agencies with which you would need to be in contact.

There is an opportunity to go through each of these steps in a DIY manner, but the webinar cautions that you may want to consult with your accountant, CPA, attorney, or a business advisor to make sure that you are covering all of your bases and in the correct order.

Watch the recording on our YouTube channel so that you can find out what you may have missed when our discussion with Laura Wilcox of Corporate Minutes, LLC covered:

• Which entity to pick,
• What it means to be Doing Business As,
• What to register with:
  
• Secretary of State office
• Illinois Department of Revenue
• Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES)
  
• Local Government
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and
• How to check for trademark and servicemarks.

You can download the hand-out here: Licensing and Registration PowerPoint (PDF).

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