THE TOOLKIT ↗BizBuilder
Like TurboTax®* for entrepreneurs and founders, BizBuilder guides you through the decisions involved in starting and growing a successful business. It asks the right questions, offers guidance tailored to your situation, and connects you with the resources to move forward—whether you’re opening your first shop or launching a high-tech venture.
A plan that works in practice
BizBuilder builds a master plan around your goals, experience and the kind of business you're creating. It brings the right work forward at the right time, with room to adjust as circumstances change.
BizBoard turns that plan into an interactive daily to-do list. See what needs attention, work through each task, and track completed work and milestones.
Before committing to a launch, learn what prospective customers need and whether they would pay for your solution.
Guidance where it counts
A task can include questions to work through, an explanation of your options, and the forms or official sites you need to proceed.
BizBuilder asks about ownership, liability, financing, and your longer-term plans. It then explains how different legal structures and tax elections could fit your situation.
The Toolkit points you to relevant state filing instructions and available formation forms, with links to official registration sites when online. Review the requirements or seek professional advice before filing.
When it’s time to obtain an Employer Identification Number, you get a short explanation of what it is and what information to have ready.
The Toolkit is designed to include IRS Form SS-4 and its instructions for offline use, plus a link to the official online application when connected.
Examples illustrate guided workflows. State filing forms, submission methods, and online registration vary by jurisdiction, and included documents must be checked for currency. Legal and tax information is educational, not individualized professional advice; verify current requirements with official agencies or a qualified adviser.
The thinking behind BizBuilder
BizBuilder draws on the work of Steve Blank, Eric Ries, Peter Drucker and Michael Gerber, along with published research and teaching from Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan and Stanford Graduate School of Business, and guidance from the SBA and IRS. Those ideas inform the questions, tasks and resources throughout the platform.
Lean Startup encourages testing assumptions with real customers before committing significant resources. Toyota-inspired continuous improvement adds another discipline: observe what works, make adjustments, and keep learning.
References to entrepreneurs, publications, government agencies, and business-school research do not imply endorsement, partnership, or affiliation. Reference coverage and offline availability vary by release. When online, users can access current official resources.
Why USB?
The USB keeps your workspace and locally available resources close at hand. Use BizBuilder on a compatible computer, continue essential work without an internet connection, and decide when to connect to cloud services.
Store your business files locally and choose when to connect to cloud services. Your primary workspace doesn't have to depend on someone else's servers.
Access locally available plans, documents, and tools without a connection. With a charged computer, essential offline work can continue even during an internet outage.
Local storage can reduce unnecessary cloud exposure and gives you direct control over where files are kept. Protecting them still requires sound passwords, device security, and reliable backups.
Work from a compatible home, office, or shared computer without carrying your own laptop. Access on shared machines depends on their security policies and supported software.
Access local files without relying on network speeds. Performance depends on the computer, USB port and drive.
For sensitive information, use a trusted computer. Public or shared computers may retain traces of activity or contain monitoring software. Keep an independent backup of important business data.
The BizBuilder Toolkit
Guided business decisions, a daily working plan and the resources to follow through—all in one portable workspace.
BizBuilder Version 5.0 is expected to ship in early December 2026. Join the waiting list for release updates.
*TurboTax® is a registered trademark of Intuit Inc. BizBuilder is an independent product and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Intuit Inc.