Starting a Small Business in Florida?

I'm in the process of starting up my own clothing company in Florida. I will purchase blank apparel, print my designs on them, and resell them to stores or boutiques. What do I need to do to register my business, apply for taxes, and get everything legal before I launch? I also plan to eventually sell my clothing online at my own website. Do I need to fill out seperate paperwork?

Starting a Small Business in Florida?
From the government websites of Florida, here are some resources on how to start a business in FL





Starting a Business in Florida - includes links to business registration, tax registration, links to forming your corporation and business resources


http://www.dos.state.fl.us/startbus/inde...





Business Registration page http://www.dos.state.fl.us/startbus/regi...





Starting a Business in Florida - includes links to permits and licenses, online business filings, etc. http://www.stateofflorida.com/portal/des...





If you need help in starting your business, you can contact the Small Business Development Center. This is the contact person and information for Florida





Florida SBDC


Mr. Jerry Cartwright, State Director


UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA


401 East Chase Street, Suite 100


Pensacola, FL 32502


Phone: 850-473-7800


Fax: 850-473-7813


E-Mail: jcartwri@uwf.edu


Website: http://www.floridasbdc.com





If you are planning to sell your products in your website, you don't need separate paperwork to do it. It will all be the business activities of the business you will register.





Given that you are starting a clothing line, remember that you can have a different company name (say STACY CLOTHING BUSINESS) and different brand names for your clothing line (e.g. STACY LUXE WEAR). You will register your company name with your county, but you will need to check the brand names you are planning to use with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). You don't want to be sued for using a brand name that another company is already using. You can do your own search using the USPTO Trademark Electronic Search System(Tess) http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=te... or you can hire a lawyer to help you do the search. Lawyers will typically cost $850 upwards to do trademark searches plus filing fees -- and can be more depending on where you live. If you do this yourself (and you can do it yourself), the fees range from $325 to $375 depending on whether you will submit a paper application or electronic application http://www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/noti...





I suggest you read the following books to help you learn more about the business:





- The Official Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line by Jay Arrington, Marc D. Baldwin


- The Business of Fashion: Designing, Manufacturing, and Marketing by Leslie Davis Burns


- Apparel Product Development (2nd Edition) by Maurice J. Johnson


- The Fashion Designer Survival Guide: An Insider's Look at Starting and Running Your Own Fashion Business by Mary Gehlhar


- Fashion for Profit (Revised Edition with Retail Chapter) by Frances Harder


- Fashion: From Concept to Consumer (8th Edition) by Gini Stephens Frings
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Best Wishes %26amp;%26amp; Good Luck!
Reply:The clothing industry, as you can well imagine, is a very competitive one. To succeed takes knowledge, patience, talent and a bit of luck. As far as the knowledge bit goes, I found some sources that will assist you further.





Associations may be a good avenue to explore as well. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have about the clothing industry as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links.





There's nothing quite like research – the more you know about the clothing industry, the better. There are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.





Also, here are some book titles that may interest you:





* The Official Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line by Jay Arrington,


* The Business of Fashion: Designing, Manufacturing, and Marketing by Leslie Davis Burns


* Fashion for Profit (Revised Edition with Retail Chapter) by Frances Harder


* The Fashion Designer Survival Guide: An Insider's Look at Starting and Running Your Own Fashion Business by Mary Gehlhar





FL Specific:


* How to Start a Business in Florida by Entrepreneur Press


* How to Start a Business in Florida, 7E by Mark Warda





Hope that helps! I wish you much success %26amp; happiness in all your ventures!
Reply:the small business administration can answer all of your questions