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What Small Businesses Need to Know About Nexus and Sales Tax Rules

Up and Running

For years, “tax-free” online shopping brought customers to the web in droves. But that changed on June 21, 2018, when the Supreme Court of the United States overruled the physical presence rule in its ruling on South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. Reassess nexus : Where are you and your current (and future) customers?

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 8: Key Resources, Activities and Expense Model

Steve Blank

Their initial customer segment were upwardly mobile professionals with $2-10K discretionary purchases/year (excluding travel,) and their revenue model was affiliate program fees. This week they broadened the discussion with interviews with the city planner in Mariposa, Texas and the city engineer from Rapid City, South Dakota.