25-point working checklist
A practical list you can mark up and assign.
CLAREMONT MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
Starting a Business in Texas? Put These 25 Decisions in Order Before You Start Selling
A practical starter guide for founders and small-business owners who want the basics organized before the first customer, first employee, or first compliance deadline.
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A practical checklist for the parts that are easy to miss
Forming the business is only one step. This guide brings together 25 decisions and recurring obligations that often sit between formation and actually being ready to operate.
- Entity and ownership setup
- Tax accounts and recurring deadlines
- Contracts and vendor relationships
- Hiring and worker classification
- Privacy and cybersecurity
- AI-use controls
- Marketing and recurring compliance
Reviewed for 2026 · Official Texas and federal sources included
What is inside
What you’ll get
Texas + federal sources
Official agency links for rules that need current verification.
Recurring compliance calendar
Monthly, quarterly, annual, and event-driven items in one place.
One-page final review
Turn unfinished items into one owner and one due date.
How to use it
Use the guide in three passes
- 01Identify
Mark the required or fact-dependent items that are still open.
- 02Assign
Give each open item one owner and one due date.
- 03Verify
Recheck current agency rules before filing, hiring, launching a campaign, or relying on a time-sensitive requirement.
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Prepared and published by Claremont Management Group, Inc.
Reviewed for 2026. Official agency and statutory sources are listed in the guide.
This resource is for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not legal, tax, accounting, financial, insurance, cybersecurity, human-resources, or other professional advice.
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