Starting a Small Business

Sticking with the list theme, here's a pretty handy checklist for starting a small business for all of you would-be entrepreneurs in our midst.

You can follow this carefully researched, well-thought-out list, or you can employ the strategy that we used four years ago -- save up just enough money to survive the first month (barely), quit your jobs and hope for the best.

Let's call our plan "Option B." Try the checklist first.