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The 5 Best States In America For New Business

YoungUpstarts

Prospective business owners must make a myriad of choices before even opening up shop. One of the most important is where to locate the business. The United States is not uniform in its friendliness toward small businesses, and some states make operating a business easier than others. North Carolina.

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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. Depending on your state, you may need to pay: Sales tax. percent in North Carolina to 11.5 State taxes. percent in New Jersey.

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Community Relations And The Small Business

YoungUpstarts

If you own a small business, good public relations is essential to its success. You can offer a discount for anyone who donates a certain amount of money, pledge to donate a certain percentage of every sale or, in the case of food bank needs, ask customers to drop off non-perishable food items that you can collect and donate.

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How to Choose a Business Location

Up and Running

How much is income and sales tax? Common restrictions may include: limiting or prohibiting signage related to your business outside or on your home; making exterior changes to your home that relate to business activities; and traffic-related restrictions, as well as noise-related restrictions. How much are property taxes?

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Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost.

Growthink Blog

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill At the very heart of entrepreneurship, small business, and investing sits FAILURE. Yet Americans today are starting businesses at a greater rate than at any time in the last 15 years…3% of the U.S. So what gives?

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Is the Elephant in the Room a Blessing in Disguise?

Growthink Blog

The elephant in the room when it comes to entrepreneurship and small business is FAILURE. The statistics are only debated to their degree but not their overall thrust - a very small percentage of businesses ever become meaningfully profitable and a smaller percentage still are ever sold for a meaningful price.

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The "American Idol" Theory of Business is Just Plain Wrong

Growthink Blog

The elephant in the room when it comes to entrepreneurship and small business is FAILURE. The statistics are only debated to their degree but not their overall thrust – a very small percentage of businesses ever become meaningfully profitable and a smaller percentage still are ever sold for a meaningful price.