How do you legally start an online business or service?

How do you legally start an online business or service?

Heron By The Sea asked:


I want to offer online classes in Religious Studies subjects after I graduate with my degree in Religious Studies. I would charge maybe $10 or $20 per person per class, and offer subjects such as: Introduction to World Religions, Learn to Read and Write Hebrew, Introduction to Judaism, Introduction to Ancient Religions, etc.

I myself took an online Taoism class like this, and really enjoyed it.

But how do you do this legally? Do you have to get a business license? How do you do taxes? What else do I need to know about starting an online business?

Thanks.

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This entry was posted on Friday, June 26th, 2009 at 6:40 am and is filed under Online Business. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Responses to “How do you legally start an online business or service?”

1. -gIn.Gin- Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 1:51 am

   make a book and sell it on ebay..

2. dianes98 Says:
   June 30th, 2009 at 4:41 am

   you might try to contact an established school and see if you can offer your course through them.
   Barnes and Noble has a line of online courses where this might fit.