Start Your Online Store Business In Arizona – How To

It has been a year since I started the online store business with my partners. We have been through many learning steps. I think it will be helpful to write down the processes for starting an online retail business in Arizona. Who knows what will happen tomorrow. I can start a new business again.

These are the short steps.

  1. Look up the availability of the new business name with the Arizona corporation commission from the link below.
  2. Submit the required documents to register the company as an s-corporation. If you prefer to start as an LLC, you can do so by choosing a different corporation type and fee schedule.
  3. Download the submission forms from the following link
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    • Articles of Incorporation for National Corporations
    • Disclosure Certificate for Business Corporations
    • $95 check payable to the Arizona Corporation Commission
  4. If the document is filed with an expedited process ($60 + $35), it will take about a week to get the Article of Corporation document back ($5/each). Otherwise it will take about 55 days.
  5. Upon receipt of the article of corporation, post the article within 60 days. AZ capital time can complete the entire process for about $91, including mailing the published copy to the AZ corporate commission. Of course, there are many public newspapers that can do this for you. Find the best one for your need.
  6. Once the process is complete, call IRS.gov to get a new EIN (employee identification number)
  7. Download and file S corporation election form 2553 to form the S corporation
  8. Apply for an Arizona retail license online at AZTaxes.gov
  9. Apply for a new business checking account with the bank
  10. Apply for a new business credit card
  11. Find a good company to purchase the starter kit (including bylaws, minute book, etc.)
  12. Register your desired domain name at Godaddy.com, which contains a reasonable price.
  13. Find a good hosting company.
  14. Set up the open source shopping cart from Zen-Cart.com. It’s free!
  15. Customize the logo and design.
  16. Introduce the products
  17. Set up Paypal business account and link to shopping cart (Paypal IPN)
  18. Obtain an SSL certification either on your own or with your hosting company. Without SSL, PayPal will not accept your credit card processing request.

The time to complete the entire corporation filing is approximately one month. Now. It is up to you to manage the business. Some notes to remember.

AZ requires filing taxes monthly. Federal requires filing quarterly tax returns. Do some good research on your product supplier. Many drop shipping companies charge their additional amount if you want to cancel your relationship with them. Also note where the product was manufactured and shipped. If the product is made in China, you will most likely be able to find different carriers of the same product under a different brand name. You can negotiate the price.

To be successful as an online business, your customer services and the quality of your products are important. Ignoring your customer’s feed will cost you much more to recover the damage you did.

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