starting own company

I need info on what I must do to start my own company ( I’m not sure what kind, I’m thinking maybe clothing). I put in GQ because I want to know about all the legal stuff like patents, distribution, and other stuff you can answer. It would help me a lot if you put what I need to do in list form starting with whats most important/ should do first.

A couple of links. Hope they’re of some help.
http://www.quickmba.com/law/intro.shtml
http://www.entrepreneurnet.org/start.htm

And the ever popular:

Go hook yourself up with a SCORE counselor. This thread could go as long as the “What if LotR was written by someone else?” thread and not cover everything you need to know.

Well, at that point, it probably would but, let’s face it, this thread ain’t getting that long.

Hate to be a downer, but if you don’t even know how to start a company how are you ever going to learn how to run one?

That logic is not sound.