Today I met with the President of the Providence Chamber of Commerce Laurie White to ask her how to get RISD students to get started with an “ultra-light” creative business here in Providence, RI. Laurie said she could do it in 59 seconds, and although we went a little bit over you can see how simple it really is.

1. Register your biz at City Hall at www.providenceri.com.
2. Contact www.tax.ri.gov to get your State Tax application.
3. Get your federal tax ID number www.irs.gov.
4. Get some biz insurance at www.provchamber.com.

For general questions just contact “Kelly” at businessinfo **at** sec.state.ri.us for more complete info.

Thanks Laurie!