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If you dream of starting a business, but fear that without an MBA you'll get lost in the maze of government red tape, here's the handbook you need. Step-by-step, The Small Business Start-Up Kit for California outlines how to set up your enterprise in the Golden State quickly and easily, pointing out the hurdles, fees and forms along the way. Clear and straight to the point, the book explains how to: choose the best business structure write an effective business plan file the right forms in the right place be prepared for, and file, the required taxes acquire good bookkeeping and accounting habits The 4th edition provides the latest rules and regulations, and comes with all the forms you need as tear-outs and on CD-ROM