| Starting Business Secrets will help you
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| | For corporations, you'll also need a
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| to start your own business successfully.
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| | corporate resolution approving of the
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| | opening of your business account.
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| The American Dream is, and always will
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| be, to come up with an idea, start a
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| | There are different policies exercised in
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| business and become rich from your own
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| | just about every state regarding
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| efforts. Based upon this motivation,
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| | installation/hook-up charges by the
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| thousands of businesses fail each year,
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| | telephone and utility companies. Some
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| due primarily to not being familiar with
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| | require a deposit, and some don't.
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| the basics involved in running a
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| business.
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| | You'll find that a great number of city
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| | business license departments are there
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| This report will enlighten you, and give
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| | solely for the purpose of collecting
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| you a number of suggestions you can use
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| | another tax. Depending on the type of
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| to better guarantee your chances for
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| | business you're asking a license for, the
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| success. This report is written with the
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| | building and zoning people may inspect
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| warning that any and every business
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| | your premises for soundness of structure
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| venture contains certain inherent risks,
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| | and safety. Generally, you won't
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| and any number of alternatives. We do not
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| | encounter any difficulties - you simply
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| espouse that any one way is the right way
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| | pay your fee to operate your business in
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| or that our suggestions are the only way.
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| | that city, and the clerk types your name
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| On the contrary, we advise that before
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| | onto a city license certificate.
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| investing any money in a business
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| venture, you seek counselling and help
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| | Relative to sales tax permits and
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| from a qualified accountant and/or
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| | licenses, each state's rules and
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| attorney.
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| | regulations very widely. The best thing
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| | to do is call your state offices and ask
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| Just about the first thing you should
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| | for information concerning registry and
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| consider before deciding to start or
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| | collection procedures. Many states
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| purchase a business is the legal form
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| | require an advance deposit or bond, and
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| you'll be operating under. There are
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| | you'll find that some wholesalers or
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| basically four choices: sole
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| | manufacturers will not sell to you at
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| proprietorship, partnership, limited
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| | wholesale prices until you can show them
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| partnership, and/or corporation.
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| | your sales tax permit or number.
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| Each has a number of advantages and
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| | Should your business entail selling your
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| disadvantages. We'll try to enumerate
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| | products or services across state lines,
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| some of them for you.
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| | in another state, you're not required to
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| | collect taxes except in those where you
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| As much as anything else, for many people
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| | have offices or stores.
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| starting a business is a form of
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| ego-gratification, and they form a
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| | You may find also that your particular
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| corporation for some sort of prestige
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| | business requires the collection of
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| gain - just to say, "I own a
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| | Federal Excise Taxes. For information
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| corporation."
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| | along these lines, check in with your
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| | local office of the Internal Revenue
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| With just a little bit of observation,
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| | Service.
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| you'll find that one of the major causes
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| of business failures is due to the
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| | Some states also require certain
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| founder wasting start-up capital on
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| | businesses to hold state licenses, such
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| frills, such as an impressive store-
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| | as those required in many states for TV
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| front office, expensive furnishings, and
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| | Repairmen.
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| corporate legal costs.
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| | These are known as "occupational permits"
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| One of the basic traits you must develop
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| | and are most often required of barbers,
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| it you're going to be successful in
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| | hair stylists, real estate people and a
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| business, is a tight hold on your
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| | number of other consumer oriented
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| expenditures. In fact, a good rule of
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| | businesses. If you have any doubts, check
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| thumb is that anything that does not make
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| | with your state offices for a list of
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| money for yo or protect your investment,
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| | those occupations that require licensing.
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| should not be purchased at this time.
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| Very definitely, this applies to the
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| expense of setting up your own
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| | Any business doing business in any type
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| corporation.
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| | of interstate commerce is subject to
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| | federal regulations, usually through the
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| Unless you have a partnership and start
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| | Federal Trade Commission. This means that
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| your business as such, the only real
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| | any business that shops, sells or
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| advantage to forming a corporation would
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| | advertises in more than one state is
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| appear to be that a corporate structure
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| | subject to such regulation, and this
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| will semi-protect the property you
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| | includes even the smallest of mail order
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| personally own.
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| | operations.
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| As an example, you own a home and car.
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| | Normally, very few business people ever
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| You form a corporation to protect these
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| | have and contact with the federal
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| possessions from business losses. Yet, if
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| | regulatory agencies. The only exceptions
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| you can be found guilty of misusing
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| | being when there is a question of your
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| corporate funds, your business creditors
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| | operating your business unethically or
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| can pierce the corporate shield and come
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| | illegally.
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| after your possessions.
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| | Any business that sells or distributes
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| Basically, if you invest everything you
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| | food in any manner almost always requires
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| have in your business, as most newcomers
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| | a county health department permit. If
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| do, you don't usually need a corporation
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| | your business falls into this category,
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| because you have nothing to protect. Your
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| | simply call the county health department
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| household possessions, personal
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| | and invite them out to your place of
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| belongings, generally your car, and even
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| | business for an inspection. The fees
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| a portion of the equity in your home is
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| | generally range from about $25, depending
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| protected by the homestead provision of
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| | on the size of your business when they
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| the Federal Bankruptcy Act, and cannot be
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| | first inspect it for permit approval.
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| taken away from you.
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| | There are also a number of businesses
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| As a sole proprietor or partner of a
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| | that require inspection by a fire
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| business you'll be paying taxes on your
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| | marshall, and fire department approval.
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| overall earnings, much the same as if you
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| | Generally, these are those that handle
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| were holding down a salaried or hourly
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| | flammable materials or attract large
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| paid job. Whether you do or don't take
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| | numbers of people, such as a theater.
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| out money as a salary will have no
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| | Overall, the local fire department has to
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| bearing on the earnings of your business
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| | be allowed to inspect your premises
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| and tax return.
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| | whenever they desire to do so.
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| The often advertised advantage of
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| | You may also run into a requirement for
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| incorporating, that you can manipulate
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| | an air and/or water pollution control
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| your salary in order to save on tax
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| | permit. These specifically apply to any
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| dollars, is real because of corporation
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| | business that burns anything, discharges
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| laws. However, the IRS frowns on this
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| | anything into the sewers or waterways, or
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| practice. When your business is
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| | use any gas-producing product, such as a
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| successful and making a lot of money,
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| | paint sprayer.
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| definitely check with your accountant on
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| the advantages of incorporating.
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| | Without a doubt, you'll need to check on
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| | local regulations relating to advertising
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| As a corporation, you'll be subject to a
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| | display signs. Each city or township
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| number of other drawbacks as well:
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| | makes its own rules and then enforces
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| generally higher state taxes, stricter
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| | those rules according to its own thinking
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| laws concerning the operation of your
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| | -check before you contract to have a sign
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| business, more elaborate accounting
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| | made for your business.
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| procedures, and legal papers that are
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| required just about every time you make a
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| | The design and placement of your sign is
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| major move or sign almost any contract.
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| | very important to your business -
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| Thus, your legal and accounting fees will
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| | specifically to retail establishments -
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| be much higher as a corporation than will
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| | but let me remind you that your business
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| those required for a sole proprietorship
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| | sign is usually the first thing a
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| type of business.
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| | potential customer sees and as such, it
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| | should catch his eye and leave an
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| As a sole proprietor or partnership,
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| | impression that lasts. It would be a good
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| you'll find many areas require the
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| | idea to ride around your town and take a
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| registration of your business name. The
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| | look at the signs that catch your eye,
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| cost however, is minimal, ranging from $5
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| | and try to determine the impression of
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| to $100. About the best way to find out
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| | the business that sign leaves on you.
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| what laws apply in your area, is to call
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| | This is a basic learning formula for
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| your bank and ask if they need a
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| | determining the design, size and
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| fictitious name registration card or
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| | placement of your business sign.
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| certificate in order for you to open a
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| business account.
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| | Some of the other things to consider
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| | before opening for business - If you
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| Selecting a name for your business is
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| | intend to employ one or more employees,
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| quite important to you and particularly
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| | you'll be required to deduct Federal
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| relative to advertising. Your business
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| | Income Taxes, and Social Security
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| name should describe the product or
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| | payments from their checks. This will
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| services you offer. Fancy names such as,
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| | involve your filing for a Federal Tax
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| Linda's Clipping Service will lose
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| | Number and necessitates contact with your
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| potential "walk-in and passing" customers
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| | local IRS Office.
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| to the beauty shop across the street that
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| calls itself, Patti's Beauty Salon or
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| | Most states have "unemployment taxes"
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| Jane's Hair Styling Shop.
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| | which will have to be deducted from the
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| | paychecks of any employees you hire. And
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| The advantage of using your full name in
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| | there are a number of states that have
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| the title of your business, such as
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| | income taxes - disability insurance - and
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| Johnny Jones' Meat Lockers, has the
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| | any number of other taxes. Again, the
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| advantage of making credit somewhat
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| | best thing to do is check with your local
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| easier to come by - provided you pay your
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| | office of the IRS. And above all else,
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| bills on time - but it also includes the
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| | don't forget to ask for the rules of the
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| disadvantage of confining your services
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| | minimum wage law, and comply.
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| to a local or at most, a regional area.
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| | When your business grows to the point of
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| Should you buy, lease, or rent a space
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| | needing additional help, don't be afraid
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| for your business? think twice before you
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| | to look for and hire the help you need.
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| make any decision along these lines. Most
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| | when you're ready to hire someone, simply
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| businesses tend to grow quickly or they
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| | run an ad in your local paper and/or
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| never get off the ground.
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| | register your needs with the local office
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| | of your state's employment service.
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| There are a few exceptions, but only a
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| | Businesses either grow or die, and those
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| very few, that tend to grow at a modified
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| | that grow eventually need more people in
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| rate.
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| | order to continue growing.
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| So, buying a piece of property and
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| | When that time comes, hire the additional
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| setting up your business on or within
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| | people you need, and your business will
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| that property, obligates you to ownership
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| | continue growing. If you don't, for
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| regardless of what happens to your
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| | whatever reason, you'll find yourself
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| business.
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| | married to your business and your
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| | business growth stymied.
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| Leases are almost always very strong
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| contracts written by attorneys to the
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| | Regardless of how small your business is
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| advantage of the property-owner. When you
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| | when you begin, never walk in with the
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| sign an agreement to pay someone for the
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| | thought in mind that it's something to
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| use of their space over any length of
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| | keep you busy. Anyone with an attitude of
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| time, you're "nailed in" to paying for
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| | that kind is a fool. You begin and make a
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| that space regardless of what happens to
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| | business successful in order to realize
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| your business.
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| | financial freedom. Establish your
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| | business. Put it on its feet, and then
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| In the beginning, it's wise to either get
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| | hire other people to do the work for you.
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| the shortest-term lease possible, or
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| | And those businesses that require an
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| arrange to rent with an option to lease
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| | operations manager, or someone to run a
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| at a later date. This does not apply to a
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| | phase of the business you're too busy to
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| retail business, unless your particular
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| | handle, hire the person needed or the
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| business happens to be an untried one.
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| | business will surely suffer.
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| Definitely, you should open a business
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| | To protect the investment of your
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| bank account. In selecting a bank for
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| | business, you need business insurance. If
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| your business, scout around and look for
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| | you've never had any experience with
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| one that can, and will help you.
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| | business insurance, simply look under the
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| Determine what your banking needs will
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| | heading of "business insurance" in your
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| be, and then via telephone, interview the
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| | phone directory. Ask for bids from
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| managers of the banks in your area. The
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| | several different companies or
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| important convenient bank to your
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| | agents...Primarily, you should have a
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| business location.
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| | policy that gives you general liability,
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| | fire, workmen's compensation, business
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| A point to remember: the closer you can
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| | interruption, and vehicle coverage. You
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| make the relationship between you and the
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| | amy also want coverage against possible
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| bank manager, the better your chances are
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| | losses related to burglary, robbery, Life
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| going to be for approval on loans and/or
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| | & Accident, Key Man, and Fidelity Bonds.
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| special favors you may need at a later
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| date.
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| | As the sole proprietor of a business, you
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| | won't be paid as an employee, so there
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| Try to become acquainted with as many of
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| | will be no income tax deducted from
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| the bank employees as possible. The
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| | whatever you withdraw from the company's
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| better you know them, the more courtesies
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| | earnings. What you'll have to do is a
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| they'll be extending especially to you in
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| | gain check with the IRS Office for a Tax
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| the course of your association.
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| | Guide For Small Businesses Handbook, and
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| | probably end up filing an estimated tax
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| Just as a doctor is a specialist in his
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| | return on a quarterly basis.
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| field, and you go to him for medical
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| problems, your banker is a specialist in
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| | The minute you open your doors for
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| his field and you should go to him for
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| | business, you'll have to spend some time
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| your money problems. In business, you'll
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| | engaged in the work of bookkeeping.
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| have to learn that everyone is an expert
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| | Exactly how, and using what forms, you
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| in his own line of work, and in your
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| | keep books, should be on the
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| associations with other business people,
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| | recommendations of a good tax
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| refrain from acting like a "sharpie" and
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| | counselor...The same holds true for your
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| or pretending that you know exactly how
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| | overall business and/or payroll
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| everything works in someone else's
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| | accounting system. Look for an
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| specialty.
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| | experienced CPA that knows the accounting
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| | problems to your particular kind of
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| You'll find that very often, different
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| | business, and solicit his advise
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| banks specialize in different types of
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| | counseling.
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| businesses. As an example, you're sure to
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| find banks that specialize in real estate
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| | If your business is going to involve the
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| transactions, export- import businesses,
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| | possible purchase or lease of operating
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| and even manufacturing operations only.
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| | equipment, again seek the help of your
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| | tax counselor for the most advantageous
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| What I'm saying here is that if you're
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| | method of obtaining the needed equipment.
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| planning to sella fairly expensive item,
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| your customers will probably need and/or
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| want financing. It will behoove you to
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| | Basically, arranging for your suppliers
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| select a bank familiar with your type of
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| | to give you materials on credit will
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| product that will afford your customers,
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| | depend upon your honesty and personal
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| through you, contract financing.
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| | financial statement. The best way is
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| | usually a personal visit to the person
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| Some of the questions you should ask of
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| | with the power to approve or disapprove
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| your banker include the following:
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| | of credit at the company where you want
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| | to set up a credit account. Show him your
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| Is it necessary to maintain a certain
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| | financial statement, and explain your
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| balance in your account before the bank
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| | prospects for success. Then assure him
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| will approve a loan for you? What
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| | that you've always honored all of your
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| qualifications must you have in order to
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| | obligations, and that if ever there's a
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| obtain a line of credit with the bank?
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| | question or problem, you'd like for him
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| | to call you at home. And of course, give
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| Does the bank limit the number of loans,
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| | him your home phone number.
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| or types of loans it will approve for
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| small businesses?
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| | We won't go into the exigencies of
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| | advertising your products, services or
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| What is the bank's policy regarding the
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| | business here, but there is something
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| size of a check you might deposit that
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| | along these lines you should always keep
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| requires holding for collection?
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| | in mind. The best kind of advertising
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| | your business can receive is that you
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| And what about checks less than that
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| | don't really pay for - publicity.
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| amount - will they be immediately
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| credited to your account?
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| | When something unusual happens to you,
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| | your business, or your employees - that's
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| In almost all types of businesses, it
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| | news, so be sure to tell the news media
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| will be to your benefit to set up with
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| | in your area about it.
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| your bank, a method of handling VISA,
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| Master Charge, and regional credit cards.
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| | The most important ingredient of your
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| The important thing here is to ultimately
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| | eventual success will be the soundness
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| set up your account in the bank that will
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| | of the planning you did before you
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| service all of these credit transactions
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| | started your business. Any number of bad
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| for you - one stop for all your banking
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| | things can really throw your business
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| needs. In most instances, you'll find
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| | into a tailspin, but it you've done your
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| that having the capability to fill orders
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| | homework well - really set up a detailed
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| make sales via credit card transactions,
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| | business plan before starting - your
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| will increase your volume of sales
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| | losses or setbacks will be minimal.
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| appreciatively.
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| | Success takes planning, and within this
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| | report, you've got a basic
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| Once you've made the decision as to which
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| | checklist...The rest is up to you...Good
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| bank is going to handle your account,
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| | luck, and may your life overflow with
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| you'll need your Social Security Number
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| | success in all that you undertake from
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| or your Federal Employer's Identification
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| | this moment forward.
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| Number, your driver's license, the
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| fictitious name certificate, and if
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