[WriterGirl_15]

I'm a teenager with extensive babysitting experience and good Internet skills. I want to start a business planning parties for kids. (Their parents would be the ones hiring me.) I'd be using a website as my 'main base' (in other words, I won't have an office address or phone). My only mode of promotion/advertising will be word-of-mouth. I know of several teenagers who have started babysitting businesses this way without problems.

I won't have any co-workers or employees; it's just me and the clients. The website I want to make will be run through a free website service.

Should I look into a certain permit or license before starting my party-planning business, or can I just launch the website and start spreading the word?

Also, should I be concerned with taxes? I mean, kids who mow people's lawns in their neighborhood or babysit don't pay taxes, and this won't be much different than that.

[Fr_Chuck]

Depends on where you live, in most of the US you would need a business license. Also your parents need perhaps liability insurance in case a child gets hurt at a party you plan.

[WriterGirl_15]

Thanks!