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E-COMMERCE STARTUP CHECKLIST

E-COMMERCE STARTUP

• Have a Business Plan:

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• Define niche market

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• Write brief mission statement

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• Develop business identity

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• Have a reliable source for your product- manufacturers/suppliers

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• Have a reliable source to deliver your product- direct delivery or drop-shippers

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• Form a business/co orate entity:

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• Choice of Entity State Selection

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• Obtain a federa tax ID

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• Obtain state/local sales tax license, as necessary

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• Open a business checking account

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• Business Logistics:

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• Establish business address

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• Set up phone & fax service

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• Establish a merchant account (direct credit card processing)

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• Set up shipping provider accounts

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• Purchase shipping supplies

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• Shipping rates

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• Web logistics:

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• Choose a web hosting provider

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• Designing your e-commerce Site

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• Web-marketing/ SEO

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• Information Security

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• Legal Issues:

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• Terms & Conditions of Use

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• Disclaimers

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• Limitation of Liability

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• Liability for 3rd party content

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• Privacy Notices

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• Contracts with Vendors (web designers, graphic designers, etc.) & Suppliers

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• Use of copyrighted materials/trademarks

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