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How to Start a Business in Wisconsin is your road map to avoiding operational, legal and financial pitfalls and breaking through the bureaucratic red tape that often entangles new entrepreneurs. This all-in-one resource goes a step beyond other business how-to books to give you a jump-start on planning for your business. It provides you with:

• Valuable state-specific sample forms and letters on CD-ROM
• Mailing addresses, telephone numbers and websites for the federal, state, local and private agencies that will help get your business up and running
• State population statistics, income and consumption rates, major industry trends and overall business incentives to give you a better picture of doing business in Wisconsin
• Checklists, sample forms and a complete sample business plan to assist you with numerous startup details
• State-specific information on issues like choosing a legal form, selecting a business name, obtaining licenses and permits, registering to pay taxes and knowing your employer responsibilities
• Federal and state options for financing your new venture

Resources, cost information, statistics and regulations have all been updated. That, plus a new easier-to-use layout putting all the state-specific information in one block of chapters, make this your must-have guide to getting your business off the ground.