How can I get free online music distribution contract? -

Nothing is free, you will certainly have to pay for it.

Got a small business question here, can anyone help? -

Me and my dad are starting an internet business selling used horse tack. We were wanting to make this into a small business. We live in the state of Missouri and I was wanting to know what we had to do to make it to where we were considered a small business and could write off cell phones for calls and to check internet on our phones. Thanks for all the help.

you can operate as a sole proprietorship and try to keep track of when you used your cell phone for work and when for personal, but what i would suggest is incorporating, to do that, what you need to do is consult with an accountant to determine what type of corporation you should form (my guess is it will be an S corp), then you will have to have a lawyer draw up all the paperwork. You will easily spend $750 just for these consultations. Despite that, you really should incorporate, it can provide excellent tax breaks that will not only benefit your business but your personal finances, it also makes things cleaner and if you were ever audited by the IRS, it s easier to prove what is what. on top of that, if your business starts generating serious revenue, you ll just about have to incorporate anyways.good luck with your business, internet businesses are incredibly comptetitive,

This is from a non-tax-professional.The easiest way to make this work the way you want is to simplify everything. What I mean is, combine as much as you can into a single bill. Run this by an accountant just be be sure:My local cable company offers both internet service AND phone service. I use both for home and business, so I can t write them off. However, if I had a regular land-line and only used the internet for business, it would be an easy one-bill write off for business expenses. As for cell phones, just be sure they aren t being used for personal use - or at least that you re not incurring any extra expenses because of personal use.Hopefully that gets you on the right track.

What is the actual title of this CTC textbook? -

I m taking Business Management at Central Texas College, and the textbook they want me to buy is called Small Business Management Custom Ed. by Longenecker, but it s too expensive on their site. I ve found a couple sites that have his books for way cheaper, but none have that name.

You asking what the title of the book is, then you go on, and write the title of the book?You can get a close copy, as the essence will be close to the same, less updates. On a class curve, this may cost you at the GPA level.Why don t you try to get a book from someone who drops the class, ask to share a book with someone from class for 1-2 weeks until the drops start. Get some phone numbers from people saying they are not sure they will stay in the class.Education costs a lot. There is no cheap way out, and books are so much money, try getting a used book, at a off campus store. THis way you can see the condition.GET THE RIGHT BOOK AND SELL IT BACK AT THE END OF CLASS. This offsets the cost. The other book you found at other sites, are they going to buy the book back when the class is over?CHANGE YOUR PERCEPTION (You must be a new student.)Have you considered this whole thing through..you sell the book back at the E-N-D -O-F- T-H-E- C-L-A-S-S.. You will recoop your cost, I would get the exact book for the class...spend the money...your time looking around is worth something, is it not.Good Luck.

If I want to write to someone in the United States and want to pay for their reply how can I do that? I am UK? -

put a stamped addressed envelope in with the letter DOH!simples

How do you charge peoples credit cards when you start a business? -

I am soon starting a business. Does anyone know how the whole credit card thing works?I will be taking payment inside peoples homes. Do I call in a nimber or something?? Thanks!

I lost my job 5 months ago, but I ve finally found something I can do in my free time to make some exta money to help make ends meet. By no means am I making as much as my previous job, but every dollar helps. Try it yourself. http://www.goodonlinedeals.com/Work-At-H��

You have to open an account with the credit card companies. They will check your credit rating. Once approved, they will install a card machine for you so that you can accept credit card payments.If you want to accept VISA, MasterCard and American Express, you would have to set up an account with each one of them, but you only need one machine.

There are three ways that I can think of.1) Use Paypal. You cannot process someone elses credit card, but you can send them an invoice and they can pay it online with a credit card.2) Similar to the above, 2checkout.com or similar service. They deal with all the backend stuff and you just sell.3) You need to use a credit card processing company or a bank.There s always pros and cons. Using option 3, the processing fees are usually less but there s a monthly statement charge, but you may have to pay for your internet gateway too. With options 1 and 2, there s slightly more cost but you have lower monthly fees.Good luck on your new buiness.

There are two options that im aware of, you can apply for a mobile merchant facility through any bank, they can sometimes be hard to qualify for so make sure you have everything in order the 1st time as you can usually only re-apply after 6months. The other really easy option is utilizing something like pay pal or money bookers. Through them you can set up an online shop and charge people through.

Go through your bank and ask them about credit card transaction processing.Or check with your local chamber of commerce as there are independent companies that offer this service as well.If you are using online credit card transaction processing there are many services you can use, including PayPal.

How to start a import / export bussiness? -

of fruit and veg.

not so simplethere are many laws and issues to overcome if it is fresh foodunless you have a lot of money you have a lot of problems to overcomeif you are here on yahoo answers trying to find a solution you are not going to succeed unless you are acting as a deal maker or a broker with someone else s money

You need to have your company profile listed onlinehere is a list of b2b list sites that you can put your profile online and find other companies for import and export.http://www.b2blistonline.com

Whats the difference in hardware needs between big business and small businesses? -

hardware like computers, telephones, fax machines...

a big business might have their own servers to run their websites on, big presentation screens, tons of networked computers, photocopiers, quality printers, etc etc

If your smart and your an online business, not much. They have huge servers, you can outsource servers for under $100 a month. You need professional telephone services get www.onebox.com. You need a professional address see www.HQ.com. You need a million dollar place to meet use www.HQ.com. If at home with the business write what you can off. Go to www.irs.com and ask an agent to send you in the mail ir direct yourself to the website to download what you can and cannot wrote off. You can 1099 your agents . Large corporations fill very large orders. So can you. Get a LOI (letter of intent) with full banking take it to and the bank that you have been using already that can be used (along with your satisfactory or great credit) as collateral. They will loan you the money for 30, 60, 90, or 120 days as long as you also have a one page business plan summary that explains in detail how your going to fill this order. Need live chat 24hrs online customer service use www.24-7intouch.com. Want expensive 4 color brochures and business stationary use www.stocklayouts.com. Need high end or semi high end things like office equiptment join a freecycle in your area. Otherwise use your credit (make sure it good) and fill out a Dell Premiere application and see how much credit you will get immediately. Also watch TV Shopping shows where they give you 3-6 payments to make on that item. Need a professional look shop at the local distressed assets company in your town. Marshals, Century21, Daffys, Filenes Basement, Burlington Coat Factory, etc etc. Even Walmart and Target. Need a great watch but a RENATO Beast from www.shopnbc.com or a RENATO Beauty for women. Very weighty substantial watches that wont break easily, look expensive, quality work, and will last a lifetime. Now often the only thing that stands apart are services. Outsource your services. You know a lawyer, guess what you now do legal consultations and have a Legal Dept . (Have a way for people to make appointments online and sync your lawyers schedule with the online one). You know a person that speaks 3 languages you now offer translation services and your business is Trilingual . (They scan and email the doc, you forward it to your friend, they type a translation, you accept payment, and they get emailed their doc translated). Etc etc etc. This isnt false advertising you have Outsourcing Services that work with companies in many industries . You think the BIG companies do everything ? NOT!Small business is responsible for 85% of USA income. Small business isnt small at all. The mom and pop stores, men in their garages and women at the kitchen table. Noone knows how big or small you are. All clients and customers care about is deliver on time what you promise in the most efficient, professional, and timely way with a smile. Period. Whats the difference? I dont know from where Im standing...

About as big as you can think of. A small business might ONLY need a cell phone to operate. Big businesses need entire infrastructures of IT and communication equipment worth MILLIONS.

How do you make a business plan projection for next year after such a bad year compared to 20 good years? -

I am trying to make sales projections for a business loan to expand and can not figure how to base my numbers...on a good year, average year or this years actually sales?

Try making a few projections, a pessimistic (match this year or even reduce sales 5%, a Realistic - what you really think it will do, and a optimistic perhaps your realistic projection plus another 12 percent or so. Look at the various scenarios and be sure you can service your debt.

The most rational way to do this, Kathleen, is to create a 3-tiered business plan that projects several different scenarios: slow, medium and great. As you craft these plans, you will end up with a strong idea of places where your business can be flexible depending on how the year actually goes.Your bankers for the expansion loan will almost surely require you to use this year s actual sales, but I suggest adding another sheet with three or five years of data. Since 2008 and earlier will be better than this year, those numbers can help you snare the loan. Most bankers require multiple years of financial information anyway.

Cash Crate, Scam or Safe? -

Some people tell that its scam, some say it pays $$$$$$$ to them.Whats it?

scam

Deal-Bar.com. I have read they are a scam.....but they accept paypal? -

If you make a fraudulent purchase through this company can t paypal retrieve your money?

Yes paypal can retrieve your money. Just follow the steps below:1. File a dispute saying you didn t receive your item2. Dispute is when you and the seller communicate on paypal so paypal has a record of it.3. You can file the dispute up to a claim. Claim is when paypal decides the outcome.4. Paypal will require the seller to show proof they sent it out to you and somehow got to your resident.5. If the seller doest have proof then paypal will very likely win in your favor. Especially if they are scammers

Look closer. They DON T accept Paypal. They just have a Paypal logo at the bottom of their front page. If you click on Payment you ll find that the only things they accept are Western Union and Moneygrams. There s your warning flag right there.This site is less than a month old and is based in China. Those are two more HUGE red flags that they re nothing but a scam. Don t give them any of your money.

I need help finding a great, witty name for our new scrap business? -

Contest - FREE to enter - no purchase necessary We are just a regular couple who are starting a side scrap metal business. We have the equipment we need and the passion to make it great ! We just need the name and I m stumped. Prize - Public praise and tons of appreciation and the honor of naming our company (and maybe royalties on the name once we re rich and famous lol !!!!!)Description:free pick up of any scrap steel, vehicles, appliances etc.. Can anyone help ?

How about Vagabond Steel? Have steel? Will travel...because we just love heavy metal! hahaand then dress up like a couple of Steampunks.

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