Entries Tagged 'Business' ↓

Lauren B asked:


I am a business owner in the united states. A dear friend of mine, whom I feel would be a great asset (in the arts) to my business is a Mexican citizen. I know that businesses can often “sponsor” temporary or permanent immigration. After researching online I see that it is a very complicated process. How much does this usually cost and how do I go about starting? Or is it even possible? Thanks in advance!

Johanna

Chuck M asked:


I have two businesses that are working well.

I would like to start a third business that is in competition with some clients from both of those businesses. I would like to be able to create this corporation with very arm’s length links (I don’t want anyone to be able to “lookup” the owners). I need to be able to open a bank account, receive cheques, etc…

I want it to be completly legal, my worry is that if a client finds out, both businesses are shot. So lots riding on it. Any suggestions?

Doug

Lennin V asked:


Say this person has no experience at all with the business side only technical. Never went pass high school. His boss is retiring and want him to buy the company. What steps can he take to avoid the pitfalls common to a small business?

Only serious answers please………. This is important and I want to know what I might be getting myself into.
Thank you

Craig

thebuffettour asked:


I want to start a business and I know most lose money in the beginning so I was wondering how the taxes work between filing business tax returns and personal tax returns. I wasn’t planning on doing a DBA so there would be two returns but do I claim business loss of revenue AND personal loss of investment?

Brenda

limster asked:


A friend of mine needs a job. He has been a business owner all his life, but due to the economy being so bad, he sold his business. Now he wants to work for someone, but doesn’t know how to write a resume as a business owner. Is it the same as writing a resume if you worked for a companies?
Would it be negative for the employer to know that you owned a business (for many years)? Would they think he is over-qualified?

Stephanie

Michael C asked:


Hi, I am presently an undergraduate college student planning to graduate with a degree in Finance & Investments and a minor in Mathematics. After graduation, I plan on becoming an Investment Banker on Wall Street/ Real-Estate Entrepreneur. I am currently in the process of creating business cards and I was wondering what would be a good business credo to add onto my card. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

Heather

Seniorita234 asked:


I am a single mom to a seven month old. I have been staying home with him but now find that I need to start generating my own money.

I have a degree in Graphic Design just acquired in February last year and am a mural artist as well. I have been toying with the idea of starting a design business and/or mural painting business. I don’t have any money to really do any kind of major startup, besides registering the business, but these seem like ideas that wouldn’t take any major investment.

I have a website for my portfolio which needs some polish, but it’s a start. I still am not sure if I should do the graphic design, mural painting, both, maybe just create a website to maintain that I can somehow get traffic to. I don’t know what would be most lucrative and most efficient in time managment. Any suggestions on how to decide, or getting started are appreciated.

Steve

Alaskan M asked:


I have owned a small construction business for the past decade and now have decided to start an online merchandise business ( skateboards and accessories, snow boards and accessories, outdoor recreation merchandise and apparel ). How do I get in contact with the manufacturers of the products and get their products onto my website to sell to my customers ? I don’t want to store merchandise in a warehouse. I want to do my business ( taking orders, interacting with the manufacturers, shipping ect. ) over the internet. Anyone know how to do this ?

Stephanie

Jack asked:


I’m thinking about turning my online selling into a business, and I’m trying to get a feel for the tax-related pros and cons of making it official.

Here are 2 questions:
(1) I understand that I can write off business expenses on my tax returns. That includes computer equipment, trips overseas to purchase merchandise, etc. But I’ve never itemized my tax return before. Would I get more money back if I start a business, and then itemize my deductions rather than just taking the default deduction like I always do?

(2) If I make my online selling into an official business, will I have to pay extra business-related taxes?

Doug

AC/DC asked:


Hi,

I want to start a online business for advertising ads on it and some people said to me that the only legal procedure I need to take is to create a PayPal Business Account? If so, is it true? Where can I enroll that Business Account stuff and is it expensive?

Thanks for your help.
I live in Alberta, Canada, btw.

Jill