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Local and statewide business, jobs and money: how regulations, taxes and the regional economy work.
Starting a business in California means choosing a structure, filing with the Secretary of State, paying franchise tax and meeting local requirements. Here is a step-by-step checklist, with notes on where rules change.
The City of San Diego issues a business tax certificate instead of a business license. Here is who must register, how fees are set, how zoning checks fit in and what home-based owners should know.
The 7(a) program is the Small Business Administration's best-known loan guarantee. A plain explanation of how it works, who lends, what it can fund and what owners should weigh, in general terms and without individual advice.
A seller's permit, a base statewide rate, local district taxes and filing schedules all shape how California sales tax works. Here is the framework, with notes on remote and online sellers.
Research institutes, a major public university, startups and large drugmakers sit within a few miles of each other on and around Torrey Pines Mesa. Here is how the cluster formed, how it works and what pressures it faces.
