Getting Started...

(Let me start by saying Hello! to all of you here.

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My cousin and I have decided to start our own "business" (if you can call it that).

Photo Restoration
(and a few other things: image editing, greeting cards, flyers, etc...)

We will venture into this 50/50 and split the costs of the equiptment, ink, paper, envelopes and the workload.

We will be operating mainly from our homes (bedrooms to be exact :p).
We plan on advertising locally (as opposed to online) to get clientle from ours and surrounding communities.
Some photos will be recieved/returned by mail and others in person (depending on how far away the customer is)

My question is in regards to the legal side of this.

Do we have to "incorporate" ourselves?
We are not hiring employees nor are we claiming tax deductions (yet ;))

What steps need to be taken before we begin this venture, and where should we look/research to get a good idea of what to do?


Thanks

Here's a few links that may help...

http://www.alistapart.com/stories/business1/

http://www.alistapart.com/stories/business2/

http://www.alistapart.com/stories/business3/

There is also a ton of links to info here:

http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Small_Business/Start_Up/