HOW TO START YOU OWN BUSINESS AND BECOME A MICROSOFT PARTNER By Nikkia T. Carter CEO/Owner Carter-McGowan Services, LLC
WSPDC March 2014: How to Start Your own Business & Become a Microsoft Partner by Nikkia Carter
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HOW TO START YOU OWN BUSINESS AND BECOME A MICROSOFT
PARTNERBy Nikkia T. Carter
CEO/Owner
Carter-McGowan Services, LLC
ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME – THE ACCIDENTAL MICROSOFT PARTNER
Nikkia T. Carter (Twitter: @CarterMcGServ) CEO/Owner of Carter-McGowan Services, LLC 12+ years Industry Experience Microsoft Partner, Microsoft Cloud Partner, Microsoft Authorized Reseller,
Microsoft VAR, and Microsoft Certified Professional Specialize in SharePoint and InfoPath consulting, development, training and
training material, and Office 365 product, training, and setup Past: Application, Intranet / Recent: SharePoint, InfoPath Past Clients: DoD (Navy, Army, AF), NSF / Recent Clients: Mostly small
organizations and entrepreneurs (nonprofits, bail bondsman, insurance agent, tech consultant, horse rancher, real estate management, small seminary school, facilities management company, etc.).
ABOUT ME – SO HOW DID THE ACCIDENT OCCUR?
Thinking about starting a business How do I start?
Which way do I go George???
Which way do I go???
ABOUT ME – SO HOW DID THE ACCIDENT OCCUR?
Looked for getting my own SharePoint Enterprise site
WTF?!?!
ABOUT ME – SO HOW DID THE ACCIDENT OCCUR?
Office 365 to the rescue
ABOUT ME – SO HOW DID THE ACCIDENT OCCUR?
Tripped into becoming a partner
Become a Microsoft Partner
Oooo, what does that link do?
Become a Microsoft Partner
ABOUT ME – SO HOW DID THE ACCIDENT OCCUR?
Follow the yellow brick (Microsoft) road (Fill out ALL of the paperwork online)
STARTING A BUSINESSMore Details… In General
SBA – A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION
Go to sba.gov and discover the goodness
SBA – A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION
Check it out!
Loans and Grants
Contracting
Starting & Managing
SBA – A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION
Check it out!
Learning Center
SBA – A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION
Check it out!
Local Assistance
SBA – A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION
Check it out!
Local Assistance
SBA – STARTING A BUSINESSClick on Starting & Managing and then on Thinking About Starting under Starting a Business
Click on 10 Steps to Starting a Business
SBA – STARTING A BUSINESSComplete each step. Each step is a link with more instructions on how to complete the step.
SBA – STARTING A BUSINESS
Steps 6-10.
SBA – STARTING A BUSINESSNote the articles and blogs listed on the right side
And bottom of the page.
ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR VA – BUSINESS ONE STOP
This page gives you steps on launching a VA business:
http://www.bos.virginia.gov/starting.shtml
ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR VA – BUSINESS ONE STOP
This page has linking to more business topics:
http://www.virginia.gov/business/business-one-stop
OTHER RESOURCES
For MD:
http://www.choosemaryland.org/startbusiness/Pages/default.aspx
OTHER RESOURCES
For DC:
http://brc.dc.gov/planning/planning.asp
STARTING MY BUSINESSMy Steps (as best as I can recall)
HOW I STARTEDFound an SBA online training called Essential Guide to
Starting Your Own Business. Register here- http://
web.sba.gov/sbtn/registration/index.cfm?CourseId=82 (walks you through the steps based on your state)
HOW I STARTED
NOTE: Newer course called Young Entrepreneurs An Essential guide to Starting Your Own Business. Here -
http://www.sba.gov/tools/sba-learning-center/training/young-entrepreneurs-essential-guide-starting-your-own-business
HOW I STARTEDBack to my steps (as best as I can remember):Choose my business structure – Initially I
choose Sole Proprietorship
See definitions here - http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/starting-managing-business/starting-business/choose-your-business-stru
HOW I STARTEDBack to my steps (as best as I can remember):
Applied for my FEIN number - https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/modiein/individual/index.jsp
More details here - http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Apply-for-an-Employer-Identification-Number-(EIN)-Online
Checked to see my business name was taken or not: https://sccefile.scc.virginia.gov/NameAvailability
Registered for a VA Tax Account (need your FEIN) - https://www.ireg.tax.virginia.gov/VTOL/iRegSignUp.seam?conversationId=7417&conversationIsLongRunning=true
Went to my PO Office and got a PO Box
HOW I STARTEDBack to my steps (as best as I can remember):
Went to my county Registrar and Commissioner of Revenue (Need FEIN and state tax id)
Registered business name (factitious name)Got a business permitGot a zoning permit
Tried to find a SharePoint environment and tripped into becoming a Microsoft Partner (discussed in next section)
Got website domain and built website AND …
HOW I STARTEDBack to my steps (as best as I can remember):
NETWORKED LIKE CRAZY
How you doing?
How you doing?
AND …
HOW I STARTEDBack to my steps (as best as I can remember):
Study/Learn… Learn from Others... Work… Repeat
HOW I STARTEDBack to my steps (as best as I can remember):
The very next year I registered as a LLCVA SCC - https://
sccefile.scc.virginia.gov/File/ArticlesOfOrganization?entityName
BECOMING A PARTNERTrippin…
OOOPPS! NOW I’M A MICROSOFT PARTNER
Did I do that???
BECOMING A PARTNER
Tripped into becoming a partner
Become a Microsoft Partner
Oooo, what does that link do?
Become a Microsoft Partner
BECOMING A PARTNER
https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/index.aspx
What the Partner page looks like as of March 2014.
BECOMING A PARTNER
I started as a Community Partner (yes, because it was free )then later became an Action Pack Partner.
BECOMING A PARTNERI also joined this program.
BECOMING A PARTNER: CLOUD PARTNER
More details here: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/Solutions/access-cloud-partner-program-benefits.aspx
BECOMING A PARTNER: BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS
More details here: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/pages/membership/core-benefits.aspx
BECOMING A PARTNER: BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS
BECOMING A PARTNER: BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER
Since I am already a partner, I can’t see these but...
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNERThis screen basically shows what needs
to be filled out for profile (#2),*May need to be signed in as a partner to see this exact screen.
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMMUNITY PARTNER
And this screen basically shows what needs to be filled out (#3).*May need to be signed in as a partner to see this exact screen.
BECOMING A PARTNER: ACTION PACK PARTNERMore details here: https://
mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/Membership/action-pack.aspx
BECOMING A PARTNER: ACTION PACK PARTNER
BECOMING A PARTNER: COMPETENCY PARTNERhttps://
mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/Membership/competencies.aspx
BECOMING A PARTNER:COMPETENCY PARTNER
Here is the competency for SharePoint.
https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/Membership/collaboration-and-content-competency.aspx
BECOMING A PARTNER:COMPETENCY PARTNER
Silver Competency
BECOMING A PARTNER:COMPETENCY PARTNER
Gold Competency
ONCE YOU ARE A PARTNER: INCENTIVES
More details here: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/pages/Membership/Premium/partner-incentives.aspx#_
*Must be signed in as a partner*
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QUESTIONS?
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CONTACT INFORMATIONNikkia T. Carter, CEO/OwnerCarter-McGowan Services, LLCToll-free/fax: (866) 721-6085 Local: (540) 693-0578Email: [email protected]: www.cartermcgowanservices.com Twitter: @CarterMcGServFaceBook: CarterMcGowanGoogle+: Carter-McGowan Services
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