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So you Want to Start a Business in the Town of Pulaski?
Some basic questions that you need to ask:
What's your business plan?
Your business will need a place from which to operate: in your home, in leased space, or in commercial property you own.
What qualities do you have and experiences and training have you acquired which can further your business success?
You will need to assess your own skills for success.
Is there a market for your business? What evidence and information do you have of market demand?
You may need more training, particularly if you have never started or operated a small business.
What kind of training do you need and what's available?
How are you going to use the Internet and World Wide Web in your new venture?
Are you going to need employees?
There are often additional incentives for job creation.
When do you plan to start?
Getting organized, making a list of things to be done, key people to talk with, items to be checked off a list will be critical in getting started.
A successful business requires a positive relationship between the product(s) and services you are offering and the market of prospective customers. A business plan will give a good estimate of the costs involved in promoting the business to prospective customers during the critical marketing stage.How will you organize it? What types of business organizations exist and what's best for you?
There are three legal forms: "sole proprietorship" (the most common), partnership, and corporation.
http://www.small-business-plans.com
How are you going to get money you need?
What are your sources of capital?
There are three ways to finance start-up costs: use your own money, obtain a loan, and find investors. One major factor in small business failure is under-capitalization. The second is having more debt than can be repaid.
What private sources for investment are available to you? Do you have adequate personal assets to invest in a business? Do you have equity that might be leveraged for a loan from a bank or savings institution?
How might the Town of Pulaski's UDAG funds assist you?
Contact the Economic Development Department at the Town of Pulaski for further information at 540-994-8631.
How do you connect with Local, County and State Governments?
There are specific regulations dealing with certain types of business. These regulations often deal with zoning patterns, the need for certain types of businesses to have professional certification, and regulations about businesses that may have an environmental impact.
You'll need proper certifications from building and fire inspectors in order to get a "certificate of occupancy"
Key officials for Zoning, Inspection, and Licensing in the Town of Pulaski
Zoning Issues: Town Engineer, 994-8616, bpedigo@pulaskitown.org
Certificate of Occupancy, building inspections, plan reviews: Town Building Inspector, 994-8610, tcompton@pulaskitown.org
Fire inspection: Town Fire Marshall, 994-8664, chutchinson@pulaskitown.org
Water and sewer inspection and connection: Public Works Department, 9948651, kcaudill@pulaskitown.org
For Electric Power issues: American Electric Power, 1-800-956-4237
For Natural Gas: Atmos Energy, 1-888-824-3434
Commonwealth of Virginia Health Department 994-5030
Verizon Telephone Service 954-6888
Comcast Cable 800-835-4949
New River Valley Satellite 800-649-7350
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