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ⓧ Log In Home Survey My Profile Contact Plan Get an Idea Supportive Resources Business Plan Financial Plan Funding Types & Incentives Business License Determine Property Type Launch Zoning Check Site Selection Negotiate Your Lease Register Your Business Apply for a Business License Site Plan Check Permits Inspections Renew Your License Grow Hire Employees Business Taxes Obtain Funding Marketing Work with the City Networking Welcome! Starting a business is both exciting and challenging. We are here to help you navigate the process. PLAN Getting your strategy together Get an Idea Understand why Long Beach would be the right place Supportive Resources Get to know them Business Plan Roadmap to profitability Financial Plan Forecast cost & revenue Funding Types & Incentives Access to capital and incentives Business License Determine if you need one Determine Property Type Home-Based? Co-working? Mobile? Business Property? LAUNCH Property type selection impacts number of steps below Home-based Business Property Zoning Check Is your business type allowed at that site? Site Selection Don’t sign a lease before checking zoning Negotiate Your Lease Check zoning before you sign Register Your Business with the State of California Apply for a Business License with the City Site Plan Check Review with City Permits Get approved by the City Inspections Ensure you are being safe Renew Your License Receive,renew, edit, or close GROW Opening your doors to the public Hire Employees Expand your workforce Business Taxes Paying them Obtain Funding Access resources to grow Marketing Getting customers Work with the City Become a vendor Networking Expand your contacts Track your progress Create an account Survey: Tell us about your experience getting a business up and running Designed and Built by Code for America and Long Beach i-team Icons by TheNounProject.com Open Source code on Github × Glossary Filter glossary...