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Solopreneurship: the complete guide

Solopreneurship explained: choosing what to sell, pricing, legal setup, taxes, finding customers, tools and avoiding burnout.

Solopreneurship is the practice of building and running a business alone. This guide is a map of Solopreneur.co, and each step links to a deeper guide.

1. Choose what to sell

Start from a skill you have and a customer you can reach. Browse business ideas, then test the idea before investing.

2. Price it

Work backwards from the income you need with the rate calculator.

3. Set up legally

Sole proprietorship or LLC? and LLC costs by state.

4. Handle taxes

Solopreneur taxes.

5. Find customers

Marketing for solopreneurs.

6. Build your stack

The solo stack.

7. Stay sane

Communities, books, podcasts, and avoiding burnout.

Solopreneurship vs entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship usually means building an organisation; solopreneurship deliberately stays one person. Compare them.

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