For many it is a dream. Wake up in the morning walk into your home office and begin your work day. No long commute, parking problems and wasted time. Rather than pay rent for an office put that money back into your own home. But than the question… can you work from home and run a professional business and not look like a fly by night company?

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Before You Start Your Business...
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Before you open your business, determine which of the numerous local, state and federal regulations apply to you. Avoid the temptation to ignore regulatory details. Doing so may save time in the short term, but could become an obstacle as your business grows.

Below is a list of the most common requirements that affect small businesses. The list is by no means exhaustive, however, as regulations vary by industry. For example, if you are in the food service business, you must comply with health department regulations.  If you use chemical solvents, you must meet environmental standards.  Consult the list below for a solid start to meeting your regulatory requirements, and then carefully investigate the additional regulations that affect your industry.

Business Licenses
There are many types of licenses, and you will need one to operate legally. If your business is located within the city limits, you must obtain a license from the city. If you are outside the city limits, you must obtain a license from the county. Investigate whether you need a business license through your state government web site.

Business Location
The three most important things in real estate are: location, location, and location. Location is important in business too.

Certificate of Occupancy
If you are planning on occupying a new or used building for a new business, you may have to apply for a Certificate of Occupancy from a city or county zoning department. For more information contact the county or city office in your area.

Business Organization
There are many forms of legal structure you may choose for your business. The most common structures are Sole Proprietorships, General and Limited Partnerships, C and S Corporations, and Limited Liability Companies. Each legal structure offers organizational options, which are appropriate for different personal situations, and which affect tax and liability issues. We suggest you research each legal structure thoroughly, and consult a tax accountant and/or attorney prior to making your decision.

Fictitious Business Name
Businesses that use a name other than the owner's must register the fictitious name with the county as required by the Trade Name Registration Act. Check for the appropriate name of the Trade Name Registration Act in your area. This does not apply to corporations doing business under their corporate name or to those practicing any profession under a partnership name.

Protecting Your Idea
If applicable to your business, you may want to apply for trademarks, patents and your copyrights. Information regarding these applications is listed below.

Trademarks
Trademarks are names or symbols used in any commerce that is subject to regulation by state government or the U.S. Congress.

State Registration of a Trademark
Trademarks and service marks may be registered in a state for a term of ten years. For more information about Applications for Registration of Trademark or Service Mark in your state, contact your state government .

Federal Registration of Trademark and Patent
To register a trademark contact:
U.S. Department of Commerce
Trademark Office
2021 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202
(703) 305 8341 or (800) 786 9199

To register a patent, contact:
Asst. Commissioner for Trademarks, Patent Applications
Washington, D.C. 20231
(800) 786 9199

Also, visit the web site of the Patent and Trademark Office.

Caution: Federally registered trademarks may conflict with and supersede state registered business and product names. Businesses are encouraged to check for conflicts with federal trademarks.

Patents
Superintendent of Documents
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15250 7954
(412) 512 1800

New and useful inventions can be protected by a U.S. patent. Professional assistance from a patent attorney is strongly urged because patent procedures are detailed and technical. A patent search is performed to see if a patent currently exists on the same or nearly the same device and, if not, to make proper application with the Patent Office.

Note: Only attorneys and agents registered with the U.S. Patent Office may represent inventors in related matters. The office has geographical and alphabetical listings of the more than 11,000 registered agents. Only these agents may perform patent searches in the patent office. Inventors or their attorneys can make arrangements with one of those agents. U.S. patents are issued by the Assistant Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C.

Additional information is provided in the publication, General Information Concerning Patents.  This and other publications are distributed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Copyrights
U.S. Library of Congress
James Madison Memorial Building
Washington, D.C. 20559
(202) 707 9100 Order Line
(202) 707 3000 Information Line

Copyrights protect the thoughts and ideas of authors, composers and artists. A copyright prevents illegal copying of written matter, works of art or computer programs. In order to ensure copyright protection, the copyright owner should always include notices on all copies of the work.

Business Insurance
Like home insurance, business insurance protects the contents of your business against fire, theft and other losses. Many small businesses must protect themselves from lawsuits and other situations for which they might be deemed liable. All businesses should research the advisability of appropriate liability insurance. Contact your insurance agent or broker.

Sales Tax Number
In each state, there is a specified percent sales and use tax which applies to the retail purchase, retail site, rental, storage, use or consumption of tangible personal property and certain services. In other words, sales tax must be collected on just about every tangible item sold.

A sales tax number is required for each business before opening. The number, plus instructions for collection, reporting and remitting the money to the state on a monthly basis, can be obtained through your state government.

Other Considerations

All businesses with employees are required to comply with state and federal regulations regarding the protection of employees. For information on state labor laws, work force availability, prevailing wages, unemployment insurance, unionization, benefits packages and employment services, contact your state government.

Federal information may be obtained by contacting the Department of Labor.

Unemployment Insurance Tax
Businesses are required by the state to pay unemployment insurance tax if the company has one or more employees for 20 weeks in a calendar year, or it has paid gross wages of $1,500 or more in a calendar year. The taxes are payable at a rate of 2.7 percent on the first $8,500 in annual wages of an employee. Unemployment insurance must be reported and returns made to the state. To learn more, visit your state government

Immigration Act
The Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires all employers to verify the employment eligibility of new employees. The Immigration and Naturalization Service makes available a Handbook for Employers which provides step-by-step instructions on how to complete the "Employer Eligibility Verification" Form I-9, which is required by law when hiring a new employee. To obtain a copy of the handbook and the form, and for additional information, contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Health and Safety
The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) outlines specific health and safety standards employers must meet for the protection of employees. Many states have similar standards. For information, contact OSHA.

Workers' Compensation
If a business employs three or more people, workers' compensation insurance must be carried to provide protection to those injured in on-the-job accidents. The State Board of Workers' Compensation aids people who need claim assistance.

Minimum Wage
Virtually all business entities are subject to the federal minimum wage, overtime and child labor laws. Information on these laws and other federal laws may be obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division .

Bar Coding
The Uniform Code Council, Inc. (not a government agency) assigns a manufacturer's ID code for the purposes of bar coding. Many stores require bar coding on the packaged products they sell. For additional information, contact the Uniform Code Council, Inc.

How to Look Like a Large Company
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Your small business may have the best products, lowest prices and smartest people – but it all goes for naught if potential customers don’t believe your company has the market heft to put it all together.

Perception can be everything. The truth is that in today’s sink-or-swim business environment, small companies must be aggressive in raising the profile of their brand, establishing their credentials and making their presence felt in their market sector.

While small companies can choose to pour precious dollars into these endeavors, there are a lot of quick, inexpensive and effective ways to achieve the same results with affordable new technologies – and a good dose of common sense.


No-Cost Measures

First, there are some things that your small business can do that cost little or nothing, but pay big dividends.

Harness existing outlets to reinforce messages. Every time your company reaches out to its customers, it has an opportunity to reinforce your message. By using vehicles it already has in place – such as monthly statements, reminder calls and customer service contacts -- it can increase its outreach and get more business from existing customers. All of those contact points provide opportunities to share company news and provide information about new products and services. Your firm needs to make sure customers know your business is active and growing.

Provide the best customer service. You want to retain the customers you have and lock in new ones. The quality of your customer service will be largely responsible for whether your past customers return to their peer purchasing communities as critics of -- or advocates for – your company. Don’t underestimate the influence of word of mouth. If your customer service is slipping, fix it.

Share marketing expenses. By partnering with other businesses in your marketing efforts, your company can expand its circle of influence, reduce its budget, open the door to collaboration in other areas – and most importantly, help your company expand its customer base.


Make the Most of the Web

Online technology can play a huge role in helping today’s small businesses convey market heft. Here are a couple of key moves every small company can make to seem larger and more substantial.

Dress up your online resources. A good web site has become one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to reach potential customers. Make it interesting. Tell your story effectively, with current bios, service descriptions and contact information. And don’t let information get stale: Outdated information makes your company look second-rate. New technology lets you update sites faster and more easily than ever – an important consideration, because fresh content keeps customers coming back. It also is essential to invest in a good domain name to make it easier for customers to remember you and return to your site.

Use technology to leverage customers. Electronic tools – your website, databases and email -- can help you collect and manage customer data that allows you to personalize and expand your marketing efforts. Potential customers react better to personalized communications, whether it comes from custom web sites or e-mail messages. The main thing is that you demonstrate that you know what your clients need.


Turn your telephone into a real business tool

For a small company, a telephone is more than a phone – it is the front door of your business. How a phone is answered -- and how a call is processed -- is an instant measure of a firm’s efficiency and tone. With the right combination of new call-handling tools, even a garage-based start-up can project professionalism and competence right from the get-go. In fact, today’s intelligent phone systems are able to incorporate, accommodate and augment such a wide range of key business processes that interactive voice (IVR) technology is having a leveling effect similar to that of the web. By using pay-as-you-go phone tools offered by application service providers (ASP), even the smallest business can appear bigger, more substantial and more professional.

Companies can use ASP-provided IVR to tap into a few features and functions, or a lot of them, depending on specific needs – without a capital investment in an on-site IVR system. Here a few of the most significant applications:

Virtual Receptionists. Lifelike-sounding receptionists with voices keyed to various types of businesses can provide voice-activated transfers to the proper employees and departments, furnish voicemail notification to employees; and provide after-hours services.

Customer Service. These applications free companies from the intensive human resource requirements or repetitive functions such as routing callers to the right person, delivering answers to frequently asked questions, and providing the status of a customer orders. More time-critical requests can be routed directly to the appropriate person.

Marketing & Advertising. Using toll-free numbers, companies can bolster ad and marketing efforts by offering prospective buyers additional information; identifying and qualifying callers as sales leads; and using inbound calls to build detailed reports on ad respondents.

Commerce Applications. IVR services can do a lot of the dollars-and-cents work by taking detailed orders, soliciting and recording credit card information and processing transactions.

Information Portal. A phone system can serve as a portal to “heads-up” services from which clients can retrieve tips and breaking information, as in an investor hotline.

Strategic Branding – Selecting the personality of a virtual receptionist, a company can help establish and extend the desired tone of its business. And, as a company grows and expands the functionality, usage and reach of its IVR system, it can use phone-driven branding to continue to develop the company’s public “face.”

Because ASPs offer web-integrated IVR, these systems are easily configured and managed. And because the service is relatively inexpensive, a five- to 10-person company can conduct a broad range of business processes without having to hire additional staff – while freeing up existing employees.

You’re on your way

It can be done. By making some no-cost changes, keeping your web presence sharp and current, and integrating some low-cost interactive voice response solutions into your phone system, your company not only will look bigger and better, but it actually will become more competitive as it begins to match the efficiency and sophistication of larger companies.

Michael Zirngibl is President and Co-Founder of Angel.com based in McLean, Virginia.

Angel.com leverages the web to allow corporations to quickly and cost-efficiently develop and launch high quality speech-enabled telephony applications. Sophisticated and customizable, Angel.com's patented Voice Sites connect businesses with customers in an intuitive and natural manner. Sold directly online at www.angel.com and through a qualified network of telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers, Angel.com's hosted service enables companies to implement business-grade communications solutions for a fraction of the cost of unwieldy, proprietary interactive voice response systems. Angel.com gives companies the ability to build a virtually limitless number of speech-enabled applications, bounded only by human creativity.

 

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