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Business Resources Center

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What are the steps to start a business?
Where do I find out about general business requirements in Florida?
What are the requirements and procedures required for doing business in Florida?
Is there anywhere that can help me sort through all of the red tape and regulations that I need to understand?
Where can I find information about getting or needing a license for a specific business or profession in Florida?
How do I become corporation?
Where do I go in the towns to get the city occupational license? (Lake County)
Where do I go in the towns to get the city occupational license? (Sumter County)
If I'm going to name my business something other than my name, what do I need to do?
Do I need to obtain an employer ID numbers (EIN)?
Where do I go to find out about hiring someone for my business?
How do I finance my business?
1. Small Business Administration loans
2. Business Resources Center financing options
3. Small Business Micro Loan Program
What types of fees do I have to pay to start a corporation in Florida?
Where can I find information about financial services that my business needs?
How can I possibly understand all of the tax regulations that I need to know?
What type of tax information do I need to know about my sole proprietorship?
What type of tax information do I need to know about my partnership?
What type of tax information do I need to know about my corporation?
Do I need to charge my customers sales tax on their purchases?
What is the tangible tax and do I have to file for it?
What is the Small Business Administration?
Is franchising for me?
Which franchises does the Small Business Administration acknowledge?
Where do I find information about basic business skills workshops for small business owners?
Where do I find information about computer skills workshops for small business owners?
Where do I find information about advanced topics workshops for small business owners?
Where do I find information regarding the demographics of Lake County?
Where do I find information regarding the demographics of Sumter County?
Where can I obtain language translation services?