Alright!! Never thought that this would be something I would do, but here I am I decided to do this because I could no longer work for the company I was with and because I am working on a project I am secure enough right now to do this while I work out my long term plan. But this is supposed to be all about this project not the next one!

The first thing I did was think about a name and looked to see if it was taken. It wasn’t and neither was the domain so I decided that was it. I then looked into what it would take to start an LLC. I found several sites that would do it for you and the fees were all about the same, around $500 – $600. Those websites offered all kinds of services, but I didn’t feel comfortable with just going forward with that. I decided I would be better off starting with an accountant, not a bookkeeper a proper CPA.

To find my accountant I decided to be super simple, I googled accountants and looked for one close to my house. It tuns out that I really lucked out because he happened to be one that I had used several years ago, before I did my own taxes and he was actually supposed to be on vacation and just happened to stop by the office. I mean, things just fell into place with this and to be honest I am super happy with my choice. He was able to see me that day so I went over and we started the process.

He did all the paperwork for me to start the company and BEFORE we did that we talked about what I was expecting to bring into the business, what equipment I had to move to the business and all kinds of helpful stuff. Once he heard everything he explained the benefits to becoming an S Corp so that was what we did.

Once we were done I cane home and started to gather my items that were basically for business. These are things like my Macbook, printer, and all those things you would expect. I did this as homework while I have been waiting for my EIN number so that I can go get a business bank account. Now, I am lucky enough to have resources, my brother and dad, to fund my little startup. This is something I am also very grateful for. Neither even hesitate to help me out with a good chunk of money to keep me afloat until I could produce my first invoice.

So that is where I am, I am waiting to get my bank account and a debit or credit card for it. I really hope it comes tomorrow because I leave on Sunday for good chunks of time where I won’t be able to move forward very easily.

Hopefully I will be posting again tomorrow when I can get a bank account