One Wausau woman is transforming herself from an out work single mom into a thriving new business owner.

After receiving a layoff notice in March, Shannon Thomas says she already has a handful of customers for her wedding planning business, 'One Girl Creative'.

Thomas says before starting her company, she needed to start a Limited Liability Corporation.

She says it will cost you around $130.00 Dollars and you can apply online.

Thomas says it's also important to have a website. She suggest building your own and hosting it yourself to save money. There are dozens of company's like Google and Yahoo who will do it for free or for a nominal service charge.

To find out how you can start your own LLC without paying someone else to do it for you, click on the link below.

Starting a LLC