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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

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In Rhode Island and South Carolina , if you have four (4) or more employees you must carry workers’ compensation insurance. These include Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah.

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Insuring The Success Of Your Small Business

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As a small business owner, you are very much aware of some of the expenses facing you in the first couple of years. What follows is a little information that will help you cut through the noise: Two Categories of Business Insurance. One of the expenses you may not have considered is insurance. Hint: it most likely is not.

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How to Choose a Business Location

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Ultimately, they decided on a location in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, located right off the 95 and on every major bus route. Other useful resources: Find a local Small Business Development Center. Do you have experience choosing a business location? Minimum wage rates. Government-provided demographic data.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. Harvard professor Noam Wasserman and WSJ small-business editor Vanessa OConnell took reader questions about avoiding start-up pitfalls on Sept. Small Business » Subscriber Content Read Preview. Rhode Island.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: YANA

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The first is the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. Just about every state has a similar organization and I would encourage all small business start-ups and owners to seek them out. There are so many resources out there that are fantastic, but I have to name two.

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Am I Properly Insured as a Business Owner?

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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. Outside the U.S.

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How to Get a Quality Logo Without Spending Big Bucks

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” There are freelance sites that connect small businesses with designers. Some schools, like the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design , allow businesses to post design jobs online. . “Working with freelancer tends to be less expensive than working with a full-service agency,” she says.