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    How/when to know to drop a project? Rude, disrespectful client - but only client

    My business has a large project from a client, essentially, providing staff augmentation services. The client seemed like nice people, but the project has just kicked off, and they are really worrying me. They are saying they don't know if we are serious about the project, making false...
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    How can I stop my failing small biz from making me depressed all the time?

    Okay I think the 2 things that are really getting to me lately is that 1. I have been running 50% off sales and I feel like if I can’t make sales during this time of the year, then I truly am a failure. 2. I have a 0%apr credit card that goes back to having interest in January and I still have...
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    Which of your problems can be solved with software, right now?

    I am aggressively broke and need money. As such, I'm going to earn $10K in 2 weeks. This is how I'm going to do it: I am going to build you a (simple) software app that solves any problems you have, or helps validate an idea. You're going to tell me literally any itch you want scratched, that...
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    Do I have a $1 Million business plan?

    Is my idea a $1M business or BS? Give it to me straight. Almost finished reading Alex Hermozi’s $100 Million offers and im feeling pumped af. To summarize in one sentence for those that haven’t read it, he basically says to “give them an offer they can’t refuse”. That can include giving some...
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    How is Yelp still in business

    It blows my mind. My family business is a very large, reputable and well known construction company by pretty much everyone that lives in our city. Excellent word to mouth, over 35k customers, have won multiple small business of the year awards.. We have 530 google reviews at a 4.6 rating. A+...
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    Alibaba almost sent me to jail. Determined to start again and never let this happen. How do I proceed?

    I can’t believe this happened to me. It was one of the most stressful situations in my life but hopefully, my experience will help someone. I sell imported “Korean” beauty products. I imported Korean face masks from this vendor in China on Alibaba multiple times. 18 months passed and I got a...
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    People with 20K plus in website traffic, what’s responsible for most of your conversions?

    What part of your funnel is responsible for creating the most leads? Trying to figure out how SignalZen stacks up. Sidebar on Blog posts? Lead magnet (including free-trials) on the homepage? Exit popup? Add to cart? Website chat widget like SignalZen or others? Other?
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    Using a Retail Store in a Strip Mall as Warehouse Space - Is this Permitted?

    In my area, small warehouse space is very difficult to find. There's almost nothing under 5-10,000 s/f. I'm currently in a subdivided warehouse, it's extremely expensive ($4.50/sf/month), and I'm outgrowing the space. What I've noticed is that there are a lot of retail strip malls with vacancy...
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    How often do you use Emails? What would you like to automate?

    I am doing a market research about the use of the e-mail among us. I would appreciate a lot if you can answer those 3 questions: What is the approximate proportion of using the e-mail in your case? X% Private / Y% Business? What kind of automation would you like to have integrated on your...
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    What benefits do you offer your employees? What do you want to offer?

    TL;DR what benefits do you offer and how do they compare to other business? Hey all, As the title states, I am curious what benefits people are offering their employees? I regularly try and check what other companies are offering as I want to make sure we’re competitive. I know what...
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    New LLC. Am I S corp or C corp?

    Hey I just started a business. I’m still setting up accounts and formalizing paperwork. I don’t have clients yet or any income. I just had a meeting with the bank to set up the bank account. They needed to know if my business is a c or s corp. I didn’t know where to find that information, so I...
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    How important is getting a D-U-N-S number?

    As a single member LLC I'm curious it is overkill to get this? Other than small business loans are there more reasons to get it?
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    How to grow voiceover

    I have no idea on how to get more business to my voiceover services. I sent my demo reel to agents and I have uploaded my demo reel to social media sites but I don’t get that much work. Feel free to tell me what I should do to get more work.
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    What are the top 10 most demanded content for the Real Estate market?

    As per my research following are the 10 most demanded pieces of content for the Real Estate market. I am interested in validating my research with the community Property Listings: Detailed and accurate descriptions of properties for sale or rent, including essential information such as...
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    personal guarantee commercial lease requirement?

    I have a small business in the United States, east coast. We have been using executive offices for the past seven years and now will be renting a 3000 SF commercial flex space, which is a must have to grow. The landlord requires that I sign a personal guarantee, or provide a 6-month security...
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    Proving invoices were sent and getting timely payment?

    A lot of my customers pay late. I’ve setup automated reminders through my business software, and I get bounce notifications if emails bounce so I know they didn’t bounce. I also have a copy bcc’d to an address at my domain, so I know that my software is sending them and the mail server is...
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    Should we just shut down?

    It’s been almost 5 years. We were first in Embedded development & for the time of 2.5 years I was only able to make 1 lakh rupees in total & then it all just disappeared. After struggling for next 6 months I started with software and it gave me hope at start using (Upwork) then after 3-4 months...
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    When does it make financial sense for you to file taxes as an S corporation? Here's the math. (super long post)

    Please note that I am not a tax professional or accountant, some of this information could be wrong, and you should always consult a qualified professional about your unique circumstances. If you're based in the US, you might have heard about "filing taxes as an S corporation" and been told...
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    Customer says I broke their pool pump but I don’t think I did. What the F do I do?

    So... customer says I broke their pool pump. I had to run hoses on their pool deck and my hoses got tangled on their pool vacuum thing so I just unattached the pool vacuum and reattached it when I was done. Now they are saying their pool pump is broken and they want me to replace it. I have done...
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    How to evaluate if a weekly laundry service for families would be a good business?

    As a family of four, laundry takes up hours and hours every week in our household -- and most of it falls on the lady of the house. For example, we'd be totally willing to outsource this for $200-400/mo. Based on personal experience, I wonder if a weekly service that picks up and drops off...
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