The money setup is the part of starting a business that everyone puts off until it becomes a massive, stressful doom pile.
Let's skip that phase entirely. This checklist is your clean order of operations for setting up your financial foundation before you spend a dime on software. We cover the non-negotiable legal and banking steps, how to set up your tracking and receipt systems, and how to establish your income and profit baselines.
Do this right the first time, and you will never have to untangle a year-one mess.