How I Started My Business

Consulting
Written By Rick Watson

It's crazy to think, I've been in business for two years for myself.

I plan to send a quick note to my email subscribers about what I've learned over that time. If you're interested in hearing more on eCommerce, marketplaces, and other topics from me, subscribe to my mailing list. I'll give you a bonus one here though, with links below.

What were literally the first 3 things I did to start my business?

  1. File articles of incorporation online (in my case, NYC). You can file it yourself - it's almost as easy as buying from Amazon.

  2. Obtain an Employer ID Number from the IRS.

  3. Open a business bank account (with the EIN you just received) and credit card.

That's it. The hardest thing is actually determining what you want to call the company.

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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