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TriLibrium's second-printing of the 2009 Successful Business Kit is NOW available for $49.95! 

Our high-level guide to help start-up businesses contains useful information on:

  1. 1.   The choice of legal entity
  2. 2.   Registering with the tax authorities
  3. 3.   Accounting and bookkeeping considerations
  4. 4.   Payroll taxes and reports
  5. 5.   Fiscal year-end considerations
  6. 6.   Income tax considerations
  7. 7.   Cash planning and forecasting
  8. 8.   Credit and financing your business
  9. 9.   Insurance considerations
  10. 10. Leading towards sustainability
  11. 11. Your role in the voluntary carbon market
  12. 12. LEED
  13. 13 .Eco-balances
  14. 14. Selecting professional advisors

This book is somewhat tailored for Oregon businesses and is helpful for any start-up business.   


While this book is extremely useful, it is no substitute for professional advice. Our professionals can add significant value to your business success helping you with:

(1) Business Plan Review

(2) Choice of Entity

(3) Accounting system selection and set-up

 

To order a print copy, please contact us at info@TriLibrium.com

 

 

Complimentary Download of Triple-Bottom Line Briefing Document, as PDF, link:

TriLibrium_Brief on Triple-Bottom Line Accounting

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Bayon, Richardo with Amanda Hawn and Katherine Hamilton.  Voluntary Carbon Markets:  An International Business Guide to What They Are and How They Work.  Earthscan.  2007.

 

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