Next you will need to go online and check your local secretary of state to see if your particular name already exsist. if your name is taken go with your next best choice. While you are at the Secretary of State site you will also download the forms for filing your business. It is important to decide what business structure you want to utilize. The most popular that I've run across is the Limited Liabiity Company. Filing the paperwork will vary by state to state but usually is no more than $150-200.

Now once you have obtained your status as a business you will want to go to your County Recoders office and obtain a Reseller's Tax Exempt license. This License allows you to by materials for your business at specialty wholesale prices and you do not pay sales tax on those items. In having this licensing you want to make sure that when you start to make sale, that you charge and collect the sales tax from your clients and pass that money on to the state. It usually cost between $25-50 for this license.

Obtain a reliable cellular phone with good reception so that your customers will be able to communicate with you. There are several relaiable and good companies on the internet such as Virgin Mobile. Virgin Mobile offers both communication in the form of minutes and an unlimted monthly plan. Phones at Virgin Mobile range from free to $130 with the plans starting off at 24.99.

We all know image is everything and a business is no different. Gone are the years of business cards that were done at home and you could tell it. now there are several different companies such as Vista Print that will make up some business cards in full color. Sign up for their email and they will send you weekly "free" offers of there products an services. Business cards range from free to 19.99 and up.

Now once you have obtained your status as a business you will want to go to your County Recoders office and obtain a Reseller's Tax Exempt license. This License allows you to by materials for your business at specialty wholesale prices and you do not pay sales tax on those items. In having this licensing you want to make sure that when you start to make sale, that you charge and collect the sales tax from your clients and pass that money on to the state.

In our mobile world, as a new business owner you need to be able to be as mobile as possible. So the next thing you will need of course would be a dedicated laptop. One of my favorites is Dell Studio 15, It does graphics and everything else in betwee, and they start off at arund $499

Now that you have gotten the basics for you mobile office it is time for you obtain either samples of what ever you decided to promote as a business. Money may be tight but that is when the tough get going and push through the tough times. One caveat though is please have realistic view of how much you can make and how fast you can make it in. Business may start out slow but hang in there. Supplement your exsisting income or rely soley on what you have.