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Hi! So I am thinking of starting a small stand at a flee market or swap meet kind of thing and there are tons of people selling food but not alot almost none on drinks so I wanted to do like boba/coffee drinks nothing really to serious something I just wanna do on weekends. Anyways my main...

Hi everyone! I just launched my clothing brand, Twin x Flames, 2 days ago on Friday the 13th! I did a 2 week pre-launch and I've been working on it for about 5 months now in preparation for this weekend! Info for anyone wanting to look at it to get context: Website: www.twinxflames.com IG...

Hi – I’ve built an iOS app that helps people find and make new friends in their local area. I’m interested in taking it beyond a passion project to being a successful product, and I think I could use help from people who can bring other skills to the table. I cannot offer payment, just to be...

Hi, I own a small business and am hiring my first employee. I'm trying to set up payroll through Square and it's requiring me to include a department of labor and industries account ID, an employee security number and a participant activation code (in addition to my EIN and UBI, both of which I...

So I started a small marketing agency in June of this year. I’m the only employee and I’m not sure how taxes work. Forgive me for being naive, I’m 21 years old and followed my previous bosses advice to start freelance work under my own name and he specified S corp being what I wanted. I still...

About to open business checking bank accounts soon. Was initially thinking BoA(my personal bank accounts are with them), but they seems to be the worst when it comes to fee waiver requirements. It is not too bad, but compared to competition it certainly does not look attractive. Choices: BoA -...

I'm in the process of hiring someone to redesign our website and during the contract phase found a provision that they will include a link to their designers page saying "Designed by X". A quick check of 10 companies in our field shows that 9 don't have that and the 1 that does is the worst of...

I’ve already filed my taxes and they were accepted, but I was sent a letter saying I owe my state’s (Wisconsin) department $1300 for not filing a WT-7. Was I supposed to fill this out? I wasn’t prompted to when I filed my taxes? Edit: It’s legitimate because it’s on the official website, and I...

Hello world, We just launched the waitlist for Plant Me a Tree. The context : Plantmeatree is a simple way to help the planet through your creative work. As easy as "Buy Me a Coffee" for Creatives — An easy way to make a positive impact by Giving back — Your fans are going to love it. Your...

So I run a small pool business and this year I’m trying to blast social media with content! I talked to this one kid who goes to my school and he’s got a drone for videos and a camera. I ask him if could come out to my jobs and get me some content. He is down for it, but he wants $70 a project...

To Tip or Not to Tip! Last week we had our Level Up Masterminds meetup in Tacoma, for business owners. Someone asked when it’s appropriate to tip and how much? What are your standards and how much do you tip for which situation? After doing some research, here’s what I found: Restaurants...

Ill probably go local but if the margins are good then I won’t. Quality is very important to me I want all sorts of types. Sweat wicking type of shirts are really what I want to focus on.

Hi everyone, I am an Italian guy just graduated and in the next couple of months I am going to open a fintech startup in Italy, do you have any advice for me? Like about something to pay attention, how to start, mistakes not to make at the beginning etc... also I would be very curious and...

10 Hottest New Apps from November to Transform Your Life Welcome back to our monthly meetup, where we uncover the hidden gems and must-have apps that dazzled us in November. Dive into a world of productivity and efficiency as we present to you the 10 most upvoted apps, according to the...

Hi, my friend owns a store, and I occasionally help her make her business grow. I've taken the initiative to add her store to Google/Apple Maps, and I'm wondering how I can increase traffic and make the store more appealing. Our store changes its inventory on a weekly basis. I'm linking both...

I am working with some friends on starting a business that helps other small business owners figure out what of software (e.g. accounting, HR, data analytics) to buy and then helps them install it and operate it. Think Gartner but without all the fancy conferences and "white papers". It seems...

This stuff happens infrequently but drives me insane because I don’t know how to rebuttal. I’ve owned a service based business for 7 years now. The payment structure is based on hourly labor. I estimate a range of how long a job will take ex. 10-14 hours. After so many years of doing it I’m...

I will open an LLC for Home Healthcare Agency to provide shift nursing service. I am debating to have just me as the sole owner or list my dad as my partners. My dad can help me with administration work from time to time. I also heard that for a two person LLC is better than just a single...

I am looking to establish business credit and would like to know what companies report to Dun & Bradstreet. Do business credit cards ? or big box stores?

I ask because most of the posts I read here are from service providers. And while a decent amount of the info is relatable, I’d love to hear from people who sell physical products and have to deal with manufacturing, inventory, wholesale/retail/ecom sales, etc. As for my business, I own and...