INTERNATIONAL HOME BUSINESS PLANNING KIT
Markets: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, France, Australia, Ireland.
Prepared 8 October 2026. Free to adapt; keep completed copies private.

1. LOCATION AND MARKET
Where you live and perform the work
Your notes: __________________________

Where customers are located
Your notes: __________________________

Local founding or remote cross-border service
Your notes: __________________________

State/province/territory/nation/commune/council
Your notes: __________________________

Language, timezone and currency
Your notes: __________________________

2. IDEA AND COSTS
Customer situation and current alternative
Your notes: __________________________

Defined deliverable
Your notes: __________________________

Setup, monthly and per-order costs
Your notes: __________________________

Hours including administration
Your notes: __________________________

Currency and fee assumptions
Your notes: __________________________

Pilot budget and stop condition
Your notes: __________________________

3. OFFICIAL VERIFICATION
Structure and registration authority
Your notes: __________________________

Tax registration questions
Your notes: __________________________

Home-use and premises questions
Your notes: __________________________

Activity-specific licences/qualifications
Your notes: __________________________

Personal work/residency eligibility questions if relevant
Your notes: __________________________

Official source, date and written response
Your notes: __________________________

Unresolved questions before trading
Your notes: __________________________

4. MARKET EVIDENCE
Statistical authority and dataset URL
Your notes: __________________________

Reference year and publication date
Your notes: __________________________

Geography, unit and coverage
Your notes: __________________________

Observed value
Your notes: __________________________

Calculation and rounding
Your notes: __________________________

Revisions, missing values and limitations
Your notes: __________________________

Customer evidence needed next
Your notes: __________________________

OFFICIAL COUNTRY STARTING POINTS
United States
Setup: https://www.sba.gov/counseling/launch-your-business/
Population: https://www.census.gov/data/data-tools/cbb.html
Canada
Setup: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/business/start.html
Population: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/98-401-X2021001
United Kingdom
Setup: https://www.gov.uk/set-up-business
Population: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates
New Zealand
Setup: https://www.business.govt.nz/business-stage-or-type/sole-traders/becoming-a-sole-trader
Population: https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/2023-census-population-counts-by-ethnic-group-age-and-maori-descent-and-dwelling-counts/
France
Setup: https://entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr/vosdroits/F36763
Population: https://statistiques-locales.insee.fr/index.php
Australia
Setup: https://business.gov.au/guide/starting
Population: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data
Ireland
Setup: https://www.revenue.ie/en/starting-a-business/starting-a-business/index.aspx
Population: https://www.cso.ie/en/census/census2022/census2022smallareapopulationstatistics/

HISTORICAL EXAMPLE
New Zealand census usually resident population: 2018 = 4,699,755; 2023 = 4,993,923. Difference 294,168 (6.3% rounded). Historical observations, not current population or customer demand.
Source: https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/2023-census-population-counts-by-ethnic-group-age-and-maori-descent-and-dwelling-counts/