This action is optional if you've got all your models, financials and bookkeeping ready for launch. You might have this completely outsourced to a 3rd Party or you might be doing it in-house with Quickbooks or a service like Bench.io.This stage might be a short check-in with your accountant to see if there is anything else they recommend. The goal here is to set your company up for success and not get surprised later on.If you have not hired a firm yet, you should make this a priority. Finish interviewing firms and find one that has expertise, interest and reasonable pricing.
You should complete the following tasks before proceeding to the current one.
Now that you've worked with an attorney and put more time into your business model, it's worth a second visit to your CPA. There may be questions from consult #1 that you need to follow-up on and the attorney may have given you homework to explore with your CPA.The goal here is to make sure your business is set up for successful operations so you can track revenue, costs and have no surprises from a tax perspective. If you made some initial business model projections, the CPA may be able help evaluate your model and assumptions. They might even recommend a part-time CFO (Chief Financial Officer) to further help with this process.
List of resources, subject matter experts, trusted partners, and tools that can be useful to complete the task.
Don't stop now! Just pick the very next stage-card that resonates with your business and continue working on the correspondent tasks.