Side Business Setup

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Side Business Setup skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Side Business Setup is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: ide-editor · Last updated: 2026-07-23

Set up a side business in the right order — the do-first sequence (separate money, basic terms, simple records) vs. the feels-official-but-waits list (logos, LLCs-by-default, office chairs), with the structure question framed honestly and routed properly. Use when asked I'm starting a side business what do I need, do I need an LLC, set up my side hustle properly, or what comes first legally and financially. Produces the ordered setup sequence, the structure-decision framing (jurisdiction-flagged, professional-routed), the money-hygiene rules, and the employer-conflict check most people skip.

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From the source SKILL.md

New side businesses fail setup in both directions: six weeks on a logo and an LLC for a business with zero customers, or a year of real revenue flowing through a personal checking account with no records, no terms, and a possibly-violated employment contract. The right order is boring and short: check the employer conflict first, separate the money immediately, get paid under simple written terms, keep records from dollar one — and let the structure question (sole proprietor vs. LLC vs. local equivalents) be decided when the facts justify it, with a professional, because it's jurisdiction-…

What this skill does

Side Business Setup is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the ide-editor sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/side-business-setup/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when asked I'm starting a side business what do I need, do I need an LLC, set up my side hustle properly, or what comes first legally and financially. Produces the ordered setup sequence, the structure-decision framing (jurisdiction-flagged, professional-routed), the money-hygiene rules, and the employer-conflict check most people skip.

Who uses this skill

The Side Business Setup Claude Code skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 158,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/side-business-setup
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/side-business-setup/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/side-business-setup/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/side-business-setup/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/side-business-setup/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\side-business-setup\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Side Business Setup Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/side-business-setup/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Side Business Setup skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Side Business Setup skill?

Use Side Business Setup when your Claude Code task falls under the Dev Tools category — specifically in the ide editor area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Side Business Setup" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/tools/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Side Business Setup skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Side Business Setup is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/blob/HEAD/exports/openclaw/side-business-setup/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: mohitagw15856
Website: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/

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APA

mohitagw15856. (2026). Side Business Setup [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/side-business-setup/

BibTeX

@misc{side-business-setup-2026,
  author    = {mohitagw15856},
  title     = {Side Business Setup [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/side-business-setup/}
}

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