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    Has anyone used this company?

    www.primedloans.com We get an instagram ad for this company pretty often. It seems fine, and the paperwork is regular. But the website has spelling mistakes and other things that seemed odd to me so I haven't pressed "send" on the application. We are located in CANADA. We have a revenue of...
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    Retired on pension but starting as Sole trader question about N.I contributions

    I dissolved my Ltd company recently after 10yrs in business and now plan to work on a self employed basis with a view to 15-20k gross per annum. I know I have to register as a Sole Trader and I am already registered For self assessment. I have a couple of questions if anyone can help me. I...
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    How can I get people to understand that "Estimate" means, y'know, estimate?

    This isn't really a legal question - I have a contract and all that - it's a psychology question. I repair furniture. I provide estimates, but bill based on time and materials. I take a deposit up front of 50% of the estimate. And people just don't get it. I'm very careful to always use the...
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    Opening a brick n mortar

    Hey all! I had some questions about opening a store front. I own 2 small businesses, I run art shows for one and make art and jewelry for the other. There’s this amazing property for rent in my town and I’ve always dreamed of running it. The business went out years ago and just hit the market...
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    Had to close b&m due to Covid. Can’t seem to feel better

    I know this isn’t really the best subreddit for this, but my fucking god, if people haven’t had a business they do NOT get it. I feel like the light has left my life and I’m dead inside and I don’t know what to do next. We were open shy of a couple weeks of it being a full year. Coronavirus got...
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    Wholesale or bulk dishwashing soap - Canada

    Looking for leads on where to get dishwashing liquid in bulk at rates cheaper than retail. Best prices I have been able to find so far is: Classic-K from Costco Business Centre at $1.55/L - never tried this so don’t know is if good or bad Great value jug from Walmart at $2/L but have tried...
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    Part 2 of Stripe shutting me down and kicking me in the teeth

    My first post was here: Last night, we received notice that Stripe is holding onto all of my funds till Feb 2nd due to a large amount of chargebacks. This is an absolute lie. Our chargebacks for all time is at 0.08% (132 disputes out of 167k transactions. Last 3 months is 0.06% (51 disputes...
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    I quit my job to start my own business. And today was my first day as a full-time business owner. I am both excited and nervous. Any pointers?

    I shared my story about 2 weeks ago about how a client had tried to convince me to quit my job to work for him full time…you can see the story here December 30, 2021 was my last day on the job of over 8 years and today was the first day as a full time business owner. Any pointers as to what I...
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    How to Boost Efficiency with Your Daily Operations?

    How do you level up your productivity and efficiency with your daily operations? We all have been there, as a business owner, time is valuable, and efficiency is critical. Here are some guides that can help you run your business daily with ease, from time-saving keyboard shortcuts...
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    Thoughts on this compensation model for tradespeople?

    I'm looking to get out of my current business and get into a franchise for a service company. It's a fairly inelastic demand service, one of those 'you look us up when you need us' type services. Specialized work, yet something you can learn on the job. Some indoor mostly outdoor work, and...
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    After 2 Rounds of Applying for U.K. VAT Registration..

    Also posted this in e-commerce. We sell to the U.K. but in terms of international order volume, Canada makes up the majority of our international orders. That said, we tried to apply for our VAT number to comply with U.K. VAT laws and after two rounds of providing more and more documentation...
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    Only 10 sales in 9 months on e-commerce store. What am doing wrong?

    I was hoping to get sales from social media but I don’t get much traffic. If I boost a post I might get 10 people a day.
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    Help with Product Launch (X-posted to r/entrepreneur)

    Hi all, Long time lurker here, first time posting. I've created a new product aimed towards a quickly expanding demographic. I've gone thru 5 iterations and I'm at a place where I'd like to bring it to market. I plan to use 3D printing as the main method of fabrication and social media for...
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    #M&G#Likeandshareplz

    MG COLLECTION would love your feedback. Post a review to our profile. https://g.page/mg-collection-bihar/review?gm
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    My story…

    So I come from a very rural and poor area (avg. household income $41,000) with jobs that offer $10hr-$15hr. My half brother has been in drain cleaning for 7 years. He told me how he can’t move up. I told him to show me the equipment and I would buy it and setup the business. Fast forward 3...
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    Should I create a second X/Twitter account?

    My business is an online store selling biology equipment for a specific group of animals (think molluscs or microbes.) I have a Twitter account with my store's name that I post to once or twice a month with new products and other news. The majority of the posts are retweets of other people's...
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    Possibility of getting a loan for a E-Commerce business that’s been open for 6 months?

    We need around $8k-$10k to keep the ball rolling. Are there any banks out there or companies willing to loan that much to as relatively new E-Commerce business? We’re doing $5k in a sales a month and showing huge promise.
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    e-filing C Corporation Taxes (Form 1120)

    This may be a silly question, but it's not clear on the IRS website. Am I able to e-file my 1120 through the IRS website, or do I need to hire a 3rd party provider to submit it for me? The IRS website is atrocious. https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/form-1120-1120s-1120-f-e-file
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    Day 2- At what Age did you decide to Start with Business and what motivated you to do so?

    Firstly, thanks for all the responses y’all sent yesterday. I really appreciate it. So today, I spent over 40 mins coming up with these questions; feel free to base your responses on them. Onto the intro, We’ve all got that moment, that sparks that ignites the desire to be our own boss, to...
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    I want to convert a 6 garage stall into a small vintage shop, I’m located in Minneapolis MN, need advice please

    I don’t even know if it’s possible or legal to convert these garage stalls into a store front? It’s 6 separate garage units, please give me somewhere to start to find out how to bring this to fruition. I’m wondering if it’s legal / possible to run a business out of some random garages. Thank you
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