The $500 Ladder

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The playbook · Edition 008 · China

The unlicensed half: tax agency needs your real name, bookkeeping needs an enterprise and three full-time staff

The step-by-step playbook behind China licenses bookkeeping at three full-time staff and leaves tax agency entirely unlicensed.

What is inside

  1. The one-page conclusion
  2. Phase A · Standing it up
  3. Phase B · The first paying client
  4. Phase C · The build period
  5. Fees and venues
  6. The rules that govern it
  7. Delivery, end to end
  8. Records and the diligence pack
  9. Counterparties and dependencies
  10. Who is responsible for what
  11. Risk, gates and the long watch
  12. The pre-assessment in full
  13. Cost, timeline and break-even
  14. Launch checklist and the 30 / 60 / 90
  15. Not yet verified
  16. Sources