Internet Sales Tax Rules For Small Business

In the United States, sellers are only required to collect sales tax from buyers in states where they have “sales tax nexus” or a significant presence in a state. You always have sales tax nexus in a state if it is your home state and/or if you have an office, store, warehouse, sales representative, or employee located in that state. The government also considers you have nexus if you sell products in a state’s trade show or craft show. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia require consumers to pay sales taxes on purchases; retailers must collect the sales tax and remit it to the state.

In the United States, sellers are only required to collect sales tax from buyers in states where they have “sales tax nexus” or a significant presence in a state. You always have sales tax nexus in a state if it is your home state and/or if you have an office, store, warehouse, sales representative, or employee located in that state. The government also considers you have nexus if you sell products in a state’s trade show or craft show. Continue reading “Internet Sales Tax Rules For Small Business”

How To Market Your Business When You’re Too Busy

Man, if I had a dollar for every time someone told me they didn’t have time to market. Listen, I get it. You have a job to do. On top of marketing for new business, you need to provide killer services to the clients you already have.

Man, if I had a dollar for every time someone told me they didn’t have time to market.

Listen, I get it. You have a job to do. Continue reading “How To Market Your Business When You’re Too Busy”

Small Business Retailers: Here’s How To Turn Your Retail Pain Point Into Retail Opportunities

AllBusiness. comStuck between a rock and a hard place! Have you ever heard that saying before? I think a lot of local business owners—especially retailers—must have that feeling right now. I say this because about 90% of all retail sales are still happening inside brick-and-mortar locations, yet the pressure of e-commerce is unrelenting. As you can see from the growth curve in the chart below, e-commerce sales are steadily increasing, and I don’t think there are any economic forces that will slow down that growth right now.

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Stuck between a rock and a hard place! Have you ever heard that saying before? I think a lot of local business owners—especially retailers—must have that feeling right now.

I say this because about 90% of all retail sales are still happening inside brick-and-mortar locations, yet the pressure of e-commerce is unrelenting. Continue reading “Small Business Retailers: Here’s How To Turn Your Retail Pain Point Into Retail Opportunities”

What Will This Year Bring Small Business Owners And Entrepreneurs?

AllBusiness. comWhat will 2018 bring to small business owners and entrepreneurs? If I had a crystal ball, I would definitely tell you. But since I don’t, I’ve collected predictions from a number of different sources to give you some hints about what’s in store for you this year.  But first, none of the following information will matter if your small business is not ready for growth.

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What will 2018 bring to small business owners and entrepreneurs? If I had a crystal ball, I would definitely tell you. But since I don’t, I’ve collected predictions from a number of different sources to give you some hints about what’s in store for you this year. Continue reading “What Will This Year Bring Small Business Owners And Entrepreneurs?”

How To Find Your First Work From Home Job On LinkedIn

January 24, 2018 2 Comments This post may contain paid and/or affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information. There’s no denying just how powerful LinkedIn is for professional networking. To date, there are more than 465 million LinkedIn users, and that number is expected to keep growing.

January 24, 2018 2 Comments This post may contain paid and/or affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information.

There’s no denying just how powerful LinkedIn is for professional networking. Continue reading “How To Find Your First Work From Home Job On LinkedIn”

Simple Ways To Save Money On Airfare Costs

AllBusiness. comAlthough reducing airfare costs is not always an easy task, there are things you can do to save yourself some money. Begin by searching for airfare pricing on airline websites such as American Airlines, Delta, and Southwest, as well as travel search engine sites such as Kayak, Expedia, Travelocity, Priceline, Orbitz, and CheapFlights. Never assume that these websites offer the same price on airfare, as they do not.

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Although reducing airfare costs is not always an easy task, there are things you can do to save yourself some money.

Begin by searching for airfare pricing on airline websites such as American Airlines, Delta, and Southwest, as well as travel search engine sites such as Kayak, Expedia, Travelocity, Priceline, Orbitz, and CheapFlights. Continue reading “Simple Ways To Save Money On Airfare Costs”

4 Alternative Ideas For Team Bonding

The team that plays together stays together — right? We’ve all been on our fair share of business bonding excursions, from brunch to bowling, from workshops to drinking. Spending time with your coworkers that isn’t work per se is super important, but it can be difficult to come up with creative, affordable activities all the time. There are only so many times you can play crazy golf, right? Here are four alternative ideas that are simple to pull off and easy on the budget for those times when you want to have fun together without breaking the bank. Gather your group together with a pile of notecards and pens, and invite everyone to take some time to write letters of thanks to people who have been kind, patient, or inspiring in the past few weeks or months.

The team that plays together stays together — right? We’ve all been on our fair share of business bonding excursions, from brunch to bowling, from workshops to drinking. Spending time with your coworkers that isn’t work per se is super important, but it can be difficult to come up with creative, affordable activities all the time. There are only so many times you can play crazy golf, right?

Here are four alternative ideas that are simple to pull off and easy on the budget for those times when you want to have fun together without breaking the bank. Continue reading “4 Alternative Ideas For Team Bonding”

Gender Pay Gap Is Shrinking Among Freelancers And Self-Employed Workers

New research by online services marketplace Bidvine. com has found that the gender pay gap is virtually non-existent among freelancers and the self-employed on its platform. The Bidvine. com website allows users to post jobs and search for local services, allowing local professionals to bid for the opportunities.

New research by online services marketplace Bidvine.com has found that the gender pay gap is virtually non-existent among freelancers and the self-employed on its platform. The Bidvine. Continue reading “Gender Pay Gap Is Shrinking Among Freelancers And Self-Employed Workers”

Top 10 Ways To Make Money From Your Beautiful Instagram Photos

Instagram has become one of the biggest social media networks around. What started as a little place to share your favorite photos has exploded into a place where individuals, brands, and businesses can create visually stunning accounts and snatch uploads of followers. Most of your favorite celebrities and brands have accounts on Instagram and share everything from daily happenings to their favorite products. Instagram isn’t only about the pictures anymore, though.

Instagram has become one of the biggest social media networks around.

What started as a little place to share your favorite photos has exploded into a place where individuals, brands, and businesses can create visually stunning accounts and snatch uploads of followers.

Most of your favorite celebrities and brands have accounts on Instagram and share everything from daily happenings to their favorite products. Continue reading “Top 10 Ways To Make Money From Your Beautiful Instagram Photos”

What Worries Small Business Owners The Most?

AllBusiness. comAs the first month of 2018 nears its close, how are America’s small business owners feeling about their prospects for the coming year? According to Capital One’s latest Small Business Growth Index, the answer is both good and bad. First, the good news: Overall, small business owners are feeling positive about their finances. Nearly half (47%) say their businesses’ sales increased in the past six months.

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As the first month of 2018 nears its close, how are America’s small business owners feeling about their prospects for the coming year? According to Capital One’s latest Small Business Growth Index, the answer is both good and bad.

First, the good news: Overall, small business owners are feeling positive about their finances. Continue reading “What Worries Small Business Owners The Most?”