Harry Hedaya
Free PDF · 28 pages

Most businesses don't fail on the idea.
They fail on the paperwork.

The Business Creation Checklist is the twelve things I do before opening the doors on any company, in the order that actually works, with the AI prompts that turn a month of setup into an afternoon. Compiled over twenty years and four industries.

  • 12 steps, in order
    Name, structure, EIN, domain, email, website, Google profile, social, reviews, bank, credit, plan. Each one feeds the next.
  • Do this / avoid this
    For every step: the moves that save months, and the mistakes I've watched founders make more than once.
  • 20+ AI prompts
    Paste-ready prompts for Claude or ChatGPT: naming, entity comparison, website copy, review requests, projections, a 90-day plan.
  • The security afternoon
    Password manager, two-factor, email authentication, backups, and the one rule that stops wire fraud. Free, mostly.
  • A printable one-pager
    Twelve boxes on one page. Print it, tape it to the wall, tick them off.
  • An offer
    If you have the idea and the business side is what's stopping you, there's a proposal on the last page.
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An offer

Have an idea you don't know how to start?

Most people with a good business idea never start it, and it's rarely the idea that stops them. It's everything in this checklist. So here's a straightforward proposal: you bring the idea, the domain expertise and the drive to execute. I bring the business side: structure, banking and credit, software, IT infrastructure, security, the communications and review systems, and twenty years of having made every mistake on the list. Instead of an invoice, I take an equity stake. My upside is your upside.

I take on a small number at a time, because doing it properly takes real hours. The form above has a box for your idea. Use it.

You bring
  • An idea with a real customer behind it, and proof you understand that customer.
  • The skill to deliver the product or service better than the people doing it now.
  • The willingness to execute. Reasons don't count.
I bring
  • Everything in the checklist, done with you rather than explained to you.
  • Software, IT and security infrastructure built and run by people who do it for a living.
  • Operating experience, a network in Tampa Bay and beyond, and a seat at the table for the hard decisions.

“There are reasons, and there are results. And reasons don't count.”

Questions first? Get in touch.