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Small Business
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HOW TO
CORRECTLY START A BUSINESS IN MURRAY COUNTY |
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BEFORE OPENING FOR BUSINESS, CHECK
FIRST WITH
Need Professional License?
Georgia Exam Board 912-207-1416
OK Process/Sell Food?
County Health Department 706-695-4585
Building Fire Safe? County
Fire Chief 706-695-2088
***Get FREE fire safety inspection
of building***
If 3+ Employees, Need Worker's
Compensation Insurance
State of GA WC Board 800-533-0682
Know OSHA (Occupational Safety &
Health Act) Requirements
OSHA Info Line 202-523-9667 |
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YOU CAN BE FINED IF YOU OPERATE
WITHOUT A LICENSE
Unincorporated Murray County
Business License-NONE REQUIRED
City of Chatsworth Business
License 706-695-2834
City of Eton Business License
706-695-2652
Register DBA Name Clerk of
Court 706-695-2932 |
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IRS WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR
EXISTENCE AS A BUSINESS
Employer Identification Number
(EIN)
Get Form SS-4 from IRS
800-829-3676 or
www.irs.gov
Fill out Form SS-4 and call info
to 866-816-2065
Social Security/Medicare Taxes
(FICA) Employer pays 50% of tax, tax is 15.3% of gross wages
Withheld Income Taxes + FICA
Taxes $ deposited with 941 coupon in bank by 15th following
month
Unemployment Taxes (FUTA)
0.8% first $7,000 in wages per employee/paid quarterly/940
coupon
Independent Contractor Must
have business license, file 1099, and withhold 20% gross for IRS
taxes |
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STATE OF GA WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT
YOUR BUSINESS
Employer Tax ID Number GA
Department of Revenue
File Form CER2 770-732-5812
Withhold Income Taxes $
mailed with G6 coupon on 15th of month to GA Department of
Revenue
Sales Tax Collection Number
GA Department of Revenue 404-651-8651
File report by 20th of month
New Hire Reporting Child
Support Enforcement 888-541-0469
Report new hire within 10 days
GA Unemployment Tax Account #
GA Department Labor 404-656-3069
Employee paid $1,500+
GA Unemployment Taxes 2.7%
of first $8,500 per employee
Paid quarterly Form DOL4 |
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MISCELLANEOUS TAX NOTES
County Ad Velorum Fixed Asset
Taxes List in 1st quarter and pay August/Tax Assessor
706-695-2521
Sole Owner/Partnership/Sub S
Corp Pay taxes on estimated quarterly profits + 15.3% self
employ tax |
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HOW TO BECOME A GEORGIA
CORPORATION
Reserve Name of Corporation & Corp
Logo Secretary of State
www.gacorporations.org
or 404-656-2817
Submit Articles of Corp + proof
$500 assets + publish "intent notice" in Chatsworth Times
706-695-4646
File yearly "corporate minutes" to
Secretary of State + pay yearly "net worth tax" when file GA
taxes |
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WHERE TO GET ADDITIONAL HELP IN
GROWING YOUR BUSINESS
Dalton State College, Small
Business Development Center 706-272-2707
State of GA Website
www.sos.state.ga.us/firststop/
Rural GA Small Business CoOp
Fax 770-436-9990 or E-mail
rgsbc@usa.com
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Corrections,
Additions, Questions? Contact
rgsbc@usa.com or Fax
770-436-9990 |
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HEALTH PERMITS
If your business is to involve
food processing, handling, storage, or distribution, then you
must obtain permits form the County Health Department, which
handles the permits for the entire county and both cities. If
you are unsure if your business needs a permit contact the
Health Department. |
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Murray County Health Department
709 Old Dalton-Ellijay Road
Chatsworth GA 30705 |
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RESOURCE
DIRECTORY
Business Planning Resources
Appalachian Technical College
Business Link-Entrepreneur and
Small Business Program
706-632-1838
bizlink@appalachiantech.edu
www.appalachiantech.edu
First Stop Business Information
Center
Georgia Secretary of State
404-656-7061 or 800-656-4558
www.sos.state.ga.us/firststop |
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BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
Chatsworth/Murray County Chamber
of Commerce
126 North Third Avenue
Chatsworth, Ga. 30705
706-695-6060
www.murraycountychamber.org
Georgia Department of Economic
Development
Dawn Townsend
Senior Regional Project Manager
706-624-1495
dtownsend@georgia.org
www.georgia.org |
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LINKS TO
ADDITIONAL SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES
www.georgia.org/Business/SmallBusiness/small_business_resources.htm
This includes
the following: State Resources, Agriculture, Consultation
Education, Environmental Assistance, Exporting, Federal
Resources, Funding, Healthcare Insurance, Historic Preservation,
Leadership Programs, Local & Regional Resources, Procurement,
Technology & Incubators, Teen Small Business Web Guide, Tourism,
Women & Minorities |
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SBA SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
PUBLICATIONS
www.sba.gov/library/pubs.html
Goodwill Industries of North
Georgia
Business Development Office
770-874-0262
www.ging.org |
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BUSINESS MARKETING RESOURCES
Georgia 2000 Information System
http://ga2000.itos.uga.edu
Features reports of demographic,
socio-economic, manufacturing, labor and education data
Georgia Information Source
http://georgiaallies.com
Includes Georgia industry
profiles, community fact sheets, manufacturing data
Georgia County Guide
http://www.agecon.uga.edu/~countyguide/
Comprehensive demographic resource
available on Georgia counties, and will customize the
statistics, maps and graphs that you want from the latest data
resources |
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GEORGIA LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
http://explorer.dol.state.ga.us/
Includes labor market analysis,
economic indicators, demographics, income and wage information,
industry data, employer search, area comparison, industry
comparison |
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OTHER
WEB-BASED RESOURCES FOR ENTREPRENEURS
CCH-Business Owner’s Toolkit
website
www.toolkit.cch.com
Kauffman Foundation’s Resources
for Entrepreneurs
www.eventurning.org
Price WaterHouseCooper-Vision to
Reality
www.pwcglobal.com
The Wall Street Journal for
Entrepreneurs
www.startupjournal.com
SCORE
www.score.org
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