How to Use BizStart Kit

BizStart Kit is your step-by-step guide to starting, financing, protecting, growing, and selling a business. Here's how to get the most out of it.

1

Register for a free account

Create your free account so you can save your progress, check off completed steps, and submit product or tool suggestions. It only takes a minute.

Create your account
2

Go through the steps to start a business

Follow the roadmap across five stages — Start, Finance, Legal, Grow, and Sell. Each stage has a checklist of action steps that guide you from idea to launch and beyond.

Start the roadmap
Go to Fast Start

If you already have your business started and need to market it, use the Fast Start page.

3

Click the links listed in each step

Many steps include resource and tool links that help you complete that step. Click them to learn more, compare options, and take the next action.

Browse resources
4

Write down the details of each step you took

Use the Asset Tracker and the notes on each step to record your business name, bank name, software solutions, EIN, and anything else. That way you always know exactly where you stand.

Open the Asset Tracker
5

Track your priorities and next steps

Save any step as a priority so you remember to come back to it. The My Priorities/Steps page keeps your top tasks, due dates, and notes in one place — and you can move them from To Do to In Progress to Done as you make progress.

Open My Priorities
6

Use the AI Advisor questions

Ask the built-in AI Advisor anything about starting, financing, or growing your business. Note: I can see the questions you ask and offer additional personal tips.

Open the AI Advisor
7

Use our Glossary to learn business topics

Not sure what a term means? The Glossary explains common business topics in plain language so you can make confident decisions as you go.

Open the Glossary
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Explore our Tools

Browse the trusted tools we recommend to help you build and run your business, all in one place.

Open Tools
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Browse our Resources

Dig into curated resources organized by category and business stage to find exactly what you need next.

Open Resources
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See our other web sites and future sites

Explore our other tools and sites — plus what's coming soon — so you know everything we offer across the business lifecycle.

View Our Sites-Tools
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Work with one of our professional coaches

Coming Soon

Get personalized assistance with your business goals and success from one of our professional coaches.

Know a tool our members should hear about?

If you have a great product or tool to share — even your own as a partner or affiliate — submit it on the Suggest a product/tool page for our review.

Submit a Tool

You're ready to begin

Create your free account and start checking off steps today.

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