Starting Your Own Business In Maryland -
 

Let the Gaithersburg Germantown Chamber of Commerce help you!
 

Congratulations on starting your own business. It takes a lot of hard work, energy, and courage and the Chamber would like to help you on your way.

• Small Business Administration - http://www.sba.gov/
• BusinessUSA -  http://business.usa.gov/
• Maryland Small Business Development Center - Capital Region - http://www.capitalregionsbdc.umd.edu
• Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development http://www.choosemaryland.org/startbusiness/Pages/default.aspx
• Montgomery County Department of Economic Development  http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dedtmpl.asp?url=/content/ded/index.asp
• City of Gaithersburg Economic Development http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/poi/default.asp?POI_ID=87&TOC=107;81;87;
• Rockville Women’s Business Center  (http://www.rockvillewbc.org/)

Starting Your Own Business Checklist:

• Join your Local Chamber of Commerce. Download the GG Chamber Application Today!
  
• Getting Started
  • SBA – Ten Steps to Starting a Business - http://www.sba.gov/content/follow-these-steps-starting-business
  • SBA - http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/starting-managing-business/starting-business/thinking-about-starting
  • Montgomery County Small Business Toolbox - http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dedtmpl.asp?url=/content/ded/sbs/toolbox.asp
  • Choose Maryland - http://www.choosemaryland.org/startbusiness/Pages/default.aspx
  • City of Gaithersburg Business Services - http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/poi/default.asp?POI_ID=161&TOC=107;81;87;161;
    
• Write your Business Plan
  • SBDC - http://www.capitalregionsbdc.umd.edu/resources.html
  • SBA - http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/starting-managing-business/starting-business/writing-business-plan
  • DBED - http://www.choosemaryland.org/startbusiness/Pages/writingabusinessplan.aspx
    
• Develop your Legal Entity
  • STATE CHECKLIST - http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/checklist.html
  • STATE FORMS - http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/sdatforms.html#entity
  • SBA CHECKLIST - http://www.sba.gov/content/5-steps-registering-your-business
  • IRS Employee Identification Number (EIN) - http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html?cm_sp=ExternalLink-_-Federal-_-Treasury
  • DBED - http://www.choosemaryland.org/startbusiness/Pages/createstructure.aspx
  • State Registration - http://www.choosemaryland.org/startbusiness/Pages/Registration.aspx
    
• Licensing and Permitting
  • STATE LICENSE - http://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/
  • SBA - http://www.sba.gov/content/search-business-licenses-and-permits
  • Home Based Business - http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dedtmpl.asp?url=/content/ded/sbs/home-based-businesses.asp
    
• Secure your Funding
  • SBA – Loans and Grants - http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/loans-grants
  • State DBED - http://www.choosemaryland.org/startbusiness/Pages/AccessToCapital.aspx
    
• Business Counseling
  • SBDC - http://www.capitalregionsbdc.umd.edu/counseling.html
  • SBA - http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/counseling-training
  • Montgomery County Mentorship http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dedtmpl.asp?url=/content/ded/sbsmentorship.asp
  • SCORE - http://www.scoredc.org/
  • DBED Counseling http://www.choosemaryland.org/startbusiness/Pages/DBEDBusinessServices.aspx

• Develop your Marketing Plan
  • SBA - http://www.sba.gov/content/developing-marketing-plan

• Attend Training on Business Development
  • http://www.va-interactive.com/sbdc/ot/modules.php?state_name=MD
  • http://www.capitalregionsbdc.umd.edu/training.html
  • City of Gaithersburg Toolbox Grant for Training - http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/documents/economic_develop_toolbox_app.pdf

• Determine How To Do Business with the Government
  • Montgomery County Local Small Business Reserve - http://montgomerycountymd.gov/content/DGS/Dir/OBRC/LSBRP/index.html
  • SBA - http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/contracting/working-with-government
  • Federal Business Opportunities - https://www.fbo.gov/
    
    
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