Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wednesday, May 30

I have not worked on my business.  I have had Andrew visit from San Francisco.  He helped Larry bring our boat (27 ' Choate) to San Diego.  They put up the mast on Sunday.  Sunday night I worked the Alison Krauss concert. On Monday we took a two hour sale.  On Tuesday I worked at the church 4 hours updating their database with the pictures taken for the directory.  I am trying to update the emails and phone numbers for church members.  Today I brought the car in for maintenance and then worked at the church for two hours to complete the database updates.  Tonight I worked the Gillian Welch concert.  I met people who drove two hours to see her.  I enjoyed the concert but it was quite cold.  I was stopped by the police on the way home.  At the dealer they moved the light setting to just the fog lights.  I usually leave it on auto.  There was enough light in the car I never noticed the main lights weren't on.  At least they did not give me a ticket.  I think I will walk to my future concerts.  It is only 1 mile from my house.  Tomorrow I will work on my business.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Day 3 - I contacted Nanci Engle about her company Banyan Tree Educational Services.  I was given her name from John and Susan Laun on Opening Day at the Yacht Club.  I hope to meet with her next week.  I reorganized my library and tried to put my children's books at a lower shelf.  It still looks too messy for me. This is just one section of my books before I reorganized.  I will try to visit the public library tomorrow.  The one year old I work with, Hector, loves books and points or grunts to have them read to him.  His favorite is red firetrucks. Of course I make sound effects when I read.  Diego can read some books to himself.  He is 3 1/2 and has had a year of preschool. So far I don't feel I am making much progress.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Day 2 - Where does the time go?  I did work on the church database in the morning.  I was notified that I will be a volunteer for the ISTE conference so that is exciting.  I printed out the 10 Key steps to Starting a business by the city of San Diego and read them through.  It suggests I go to the main library to research trademark, patent and copyright issues.  I plan to go their over the weekend.  I also plant to attend some SCORE meetings.  The second step is to create a business plan. The third step is to determine a business name.  The fourth step is to determine the Legal structures of the business.  I think I will be a sole proprietorship.  The fifth step is to determine the Business Activity Type.  I believe I am in Educational Services 61.  This will determine if I can do business out of my home.  The sixth step is to select a site and determine Zoning and Site permit requirements.  Hopefully this won't be a problem but I do need to check on obtaining a Neighborhood Use permit.  The seventh step is to obtain any special licenses and Permits.  The eighth step is to get Tax Information.  That is the fun part.  The ninth step is employer responsibilities.  I don't plan to have any employees but if my business grows I will go into that area. I will have to get an EIN, or Federal Tax Identification Number.  The final or tenth step is to apply for a Business Tax Certificate.  I wonder how long all these steps will take?

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Day 1:  I signed up as a volunteer for the ISTE 2012 conference in San Diego.  I rejoined CUE and also became a member of the Autism Society.  They are having a conference in San Diego in July so I might try to attend that as well.  I need to keep a file for my expense as an Education Consultant.  I decided not to consider myself a tutor because I want to do more.  One of my names for my business was "Do You Want 2 Learn More?  I would like to help people with their computer in their own home or in mine.  People of all ages.  I also want to work as a homework helper for busy parents.  I also would like to work with students who appear to be on the spectrum to help them succeed in school.  I am just missing the table in my library but I am looking for one.