Own It!
The only program that brings your business from idea to ending with everything in between.
Our Programs
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FreeIntroduction to Own It
A short video explaining why we created Own It! and what Own It! is
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FreeIntroduction to Build It!
An introductory video that identifies the twelve topics in Build It! and provides some background.
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$2,500.00Build It!
Build It! introduces you to Cassie Carter, who wants to start a cupcake shop. It starts with Cassie's idea and all the tasks she undertakes to start her business the right way, through opening the business, and the early months of opening.
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$100.00Module 1: So You Think You Want to Start a Business
This Module is designed to help prospective business owner's figure out what they want to make. Our goal is for you to know what corporate forms are available to you and build around what works bests for your situation.
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$200.00Module 2: Mise en Place
The purpose of this Module is to assemble your "equipment" before you start cooking. In forming a business, the most important "equipment" are the people around you. Here, we identify the professionals every business should have to succeed.
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$245.00Module 3: Writing Your Recipe
This Module walks a Limited Liability Company owner through the steps on how to write their "recipe" to make sure that they're operating consistently and correctly. These include operating agreements, organizational consents, and other documents.
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$280.00Module 4: Affording Your Ingredients
Module 4 is designed to understand some business-related monetary concerns before the business actually starts - equivalent to making sure you can pay for your ingredients before you go to the store.
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$210.00
Module 5: The Ultimate Display Case
The Ultimate Display Case is designed to help you understand, find, and protect your perfect business location, whatever that means for you. It also considers protecting the space, licensing it, and putting it together.
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$40.00Keeping Your House Out of Your Business (I.1(A))
Learn what "liability" in a "limited liability company" is and how it differs across the different types of business. Understand how your risk level impacts the amount of liability you can handle.
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$40.00Paying Yourself vs. Paying the Man (I.1(B))
This submodule is meant to help explain the basic tax differences between different types of businesses. It considers both a tax treatment type and different tax considerations based on your type of business.
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$40.00What's In a Name? (I.1(C))
Cassie learns about the formalities that she will have to uphold to be treated like whatever entity she chooses. These formalities fall into the categories of governance, processes, and documentation.
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$40.00The IRS Knows You Better than You Know You (I.2(a))
An accountant is one of the most essential professionals a small business uses. This submodule helps explain the difference between a CPA, accountant, and bookkeeper before helping understand how to find the best match for your business.