Started My Business on Halloween!
Happy Halloween 👻!!!
This Halloween is a special one for me. I filled the paperwork, and it was accepted, to officially create my Game Studio!
Escape Element is now a legal operating business! So says the Secretary of State.
To be honest, I wasn't planning on worrying about this for some time, but you can't get a steam developer account without things like a tax ID.
AND I want to get the steam pages created ASAP even if it's not live. At least then there will be a time stamped piece of evidence that I am using the game name. Hopefully that will buy me a little time before I have to worry about things like trademarks. Those can be expensive.
... and I want to get at least some measure of protection so that I can start sharing the game’s name!
In my state it’s about $100 bucks to setup a business.
It’s another $300 to get a TaxID for that business.
And to get a steam page created is another $100.
That’s not nothin’
I don’t like dropping $500, but at least the majority of it is a one-time cost. And it’s worth it since my game studio’s birthday is Halloween. I think that’s pretty cool. Also cool... I can now say things like “My Game Studio”!
I look forward to sharing more as things unfold.