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Set up a side business in the right order — the do-first sequence (separate money, basic terms, simple records) vs. the feels-official-but-waits list (logos, LLCs-by-default, office chairs), with the structure question framed honestly and routed properly. Use when asked I'm starting a side business what do I need, do I need an LLC, set up my side hustle properly, or what comes first legally and financially. Produces the ordered setup sequence, the structure-decision framing (jurisdiction-flagged, professional-routed), the money-hygiene rules, and the employer-conflict check most people skip.

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# Side Business Setup Skill

New side businesses fail setup in both directions: six weeks on a logo and an LLC for a business with zero customers, or a year of real revenue flowing through a personal checking account with no records, no terms, and a possibly-violated employment contract. The right order is boring and short: check the employer conflict *first*, separate the money *immediately*, get paid under simple written terms, keep records from dollar one — and let the structure question (sole proprietor vs. LLC vs. local equivalents) be decided when the facts justify it, with a professional, because it's jurisdiction- and situation-specific.

## What This Skill Produces

- **The ordered sequence** — what happens this week, this month, and at the first real milestone — with the wait-list labeled as such
- **The employer-conflict check** — the contract clauses to reread before anything else (IP assignment, moonlighting, non-compete)
- **The money-hygiene rules** — separation, records, and the tax-setaside habit, from the first dollar
- **The structure framing** — what the sole-prop-vs-entity choice actually trades, when it becomes worth deciding, and the route to local professional advice

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