Hi Maria and welcome to the forums
I think being overseas actually gives you a bit of an edge, whether you find local clients or not you can always market yourself to the States and Canada with the idea that you'll be working while the client is sleeping - essentially expanding their own working hours to 24 in a day.
I've been living abroad the past four years and have found my location to be a real asset to our business in that regard.

In any case - when I was getting set up and wanted to craft a business plan I just searched Google for some samples to help me get started.
A few links I found useful were: SCORE (offers free business advice to small-biz and those just getting started - an AMAZING wealth of information and completely free! They have the option of communicating online, so you don't need to be local to the States to benefit from their services.) and the Small Business Association website was a great resource as I was setting up as well.

There's also a title at Amazon : VA's Startup Manual that is pretty straight shooting and gives good basic info and direction (although like anything you will want to take the bits of information that resonate well with you and your own intentions).


Regarding logo design - what are you thinking here? Did you want to design it yourself or hire someone to develop a concept for you? I actually do web design, including logos - but am aware of a few do-it-yourself programs that are great for people who have a more limited budget and want to try their hand at easy logo design. Let me know and I can point you in the right direction.

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