Updates
Here are summaries of important legal or procedural changes that affect the latest edition of this product.
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What's New in the 5th Edition of The Small Business Start-Up Kit
Overview of What's New
- A new chapter focusing on marketing and promoting your business inexpensively.
- A new section that explains the basics of search engines in electronic commerce -- helping readers decide whether search engine optimization is important for their business and offering sensible strategies for improving search engine results.
- New material about hiring and managing employees, including discussing the importance of carefully defining positions and writing job descriptions before beginning the hiring process, and establishing periodic and regular review processes.
- The new edition is revised and updated to include the latest legal and financial information.
Who Needs the New Edition?
You Don't Need the New Edition If:
you’re looking for general business start-up information and you aren’t interested in the new information.
You Need the New Edition If:
you want the latest updated legal and financial information, or you want to know how to effectively market your business, draw more traffic to your website, or learn how to more effectively hire and manage employees.
Chapters Most Affected
Chapter 12 is a new chapter on marketing that includes discussions about defining a business market, conducting market research, and using cost-effective marketing tools such as networking and community relations.
Chapter 13 includes a new section about driving more traffic to your business's website by using search engine optimization (often called SEO), inbound links, keywords, and other methods.
Chapter 15 includes a new section about hiring and managing staff, and the importance of creating job descriptions, job reviews, and employee handbooks.
Appendix A -- a comprehensive list of resources and contact information for government and small business agencies -- has been thoroughly updated.
Forms That Have Changed
IRS Form SS-4
IRS Instructions for Form SS-4
IRS Form 8716
IRS Form SS-8
IRS Form 8832
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