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LLC Costs and Fees You Need to Know as a Small Business Owner

Up and Running

A limited liability company (LLC) is a popular business structure for small businesses thanks to its ease of operations, tax advantages, and liability protection for its owners. percent in New Jersey. But forming and maintaining an LLC comes with costs. Publication fees. In Texas, it’s the franchise tax.

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Out of the Crisis #3, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung on creating the U.S. Digital Response

Startup Lessons Learned

14:06) Jen gives a New Jersey local government example of how the USDR works and how the organization is working at "The speed of need." (16:54) It just gives you a sense of it, we're working with a team in New Jersey. There was a guy in New Jersey government named Ross Dakin. 9:30) USDR origin story. (9:56)

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From The Flea Market To The Stock Market

YoungUpstarts

My entrepreneurial ways can be traced to when I was 17 and decided to go into business with a friend, operating a table at a flea market. But when my friend dropped out of our partnership, I didn’t need to look far to find a new partner. I was a small business owner who had a great idea that I brought to life.

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Turning the Unemployed Into Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

Virgin Islands,” five states - Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon - already have active SEA programs. Big Government - or Small Business? Additional research looked at SEA programs established in the late 1990s in Maine, New Jersey and New York. new jobs. There’s more.

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How You Define Competition Determines Your Level Of Success

The Startup Magazine

For example, it’s not hard to see that a used car dealership in New Jersey isn’t in competition with a used car dealer in California. Small businesses have an advantage over national competitors, and that advantage has a lot to do with their local target market. The other half is your target market.

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What eCommerce Startups Need to Know About Online Sales Tax

Up and Running

Understanding your tax responsibilities can free you up to focus on all the other pieces of running your business, so avoid getting bogged down with stress and unnecessary headaches about taxes. Types of taxes for online businesses. When you start an ecommerce business , you must follow the same rules as any new small business owner.

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Am I Properly Insured as a Business Owner?

Up and Running

Running your small business without the proper insurance is a little like skydiving without a parachute. Many variables determine what sort of business insurance you should carry, including the size of your business, whether or not you have employees, and what sort of work you do.