Steps to start a business

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Every week, even almost every day, people come to us on our beautiful online community or in our private messages to ask us what are the "steps" to follow to open a business .

Honestly, I believe that ’there is no list on earth that can be made and perfect for you, without being personalized to your domain.

So today I'm going to give you a "roughly" list of what you need to do or what you need to have done to start a business. Of course , you will have to read all the "Ifs" ​​as you need to do on that everything fits well with you and your business.

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To do list

• Getting the idea
  
  
• Find the name
  
  
• Conduct market research
  
  
• Check with the city if a company can be established at our address, if necessary

• Loan request, if necessary
  
  
• Open a corporate bank account
  
  
• Find business insurance

• Register in the Quebec enterprise register if necessary
  
  
• Register with the Canadian Business Register if necessary
  
  
• Make the request to obtain a CA number if necessary
  
  
• Register for tax files if necessary or desired
  
  
• Notify our home insurance company if you practice at home
  
  
• Find suppliers
  
  
• Do it yourself or have the logo made
  
  
• Do it yourself or have fabric and cardboard labels made for the confections
  
  
• Begin production of samples for website photos
  
  
• Establish a selling price for each of the samples
  
  
• Establish a maintenance standard for each sample
  
  
• Writing a description for each of the samples
  
  
• Take photos of the samples
  
  
• Open a Facebook page
  
  
• Do it yourself or have the website made
  
  
• Promote the company
  
  
• Enter our expenses in a detailed file
  
  
• Enter our purchases in a detailed file
  
  
• Account for inventory as it is produced or purchased

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Is this list exhaustive? No!

Is it malleable? Yes!

Is it complete according to YOUR area of ​​expertise? Surely not!

The important thing is to follow these guidelines and go at your own pace There may also be a lot of things in there , don't be right for you or don't be necessary. Check with the various government departments to see what may or may not apply to you.

I am also making tools and specifications where you will find each of these steps detailed and explained. They are not yet available , but they will be little!

With that, good start! 🙌🏼