Entering your entrepreneur era

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🗓️ 14 March 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Want to be your own boss? In this episode, host Yanely Espinal talks to attorney-turned-entrepreneur Sam Vander Wielen about the basics of setting up a new business and what you need to know to protect yourself as a business owner. She shares some useful resources that can help you along the way. We also hear from 21-year-old Leslie Zuñiga about what she learned from starting her own nail art business.

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into how to start a business:

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 10 steps for starting your own business
Small business resources from the U.S. Department of Commerce
Internal Revenue Service checklist for starting a business

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0:00.0	Hey parents and teens.
0:02.6	Financially inclined is presented in partnership with Greenlight, the debit card and money
0:07.0	app for teens.
0:08.4	In today's episode, we're getting down to business.
0:11.7	That is, what it takes to start a business.
0:14.5	There might be a lot to consider, but nailing down the details will help set up a new
0:18.7	entrepreneur for success.
0:22.6	Greenlight's features can help you stay organized, secure, and financially savvy while you build your business. Check it out and get $10
0:28.6	at greenlight.com slash inclined. What's up everybody? I'm Janelli Espinal and this is financially inclined for Marketplace.
0:40.3	We're sharing money lessons for living life your own way.
0:43.3	Today we're diving into how to start your own business.
0:57.2	Now, there's a lot of great things about being an entrepreneur.
1:00.0	Like, I get to set my own schedule, so last year I took off a whole month for my birthday.
1:04.8	And I also get to focus on projects that I'm actually passionate about
1:08.4	instead of just doing tasks that my boss told me to do.
1:12.2	But what do you actually need to do to get your business up and running?
1:16.9	Today, I'm talking with attorney turned entrepreneur Sam Vanderweilin about the steps that you
1:22.3	need to take to set up a legit business and protect yourself as a business owner.
1:27.3	Sam uses her law experience to help
1:29.4	online entrepreneurs open and grow their businesses, and she's gone through the process herself
1:34.9	with her own business. She even wrote a book about this experience. When I start my business,
1:40.5	I'll be happy, a practical guide to successful online entrepreneurship. So you know
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