Category Archives: Small Business

Beginning direct sales in my new small business, need ideas?

melissa B asked: I make some really cool home decor products (sign boards with custom sayings, etched wine glasses & pitchers, personalized totes etc.) and I want to expand from craft shows to direct “home show” sales. What materials do … Continue reading

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How can you place on your job resume that you were self employed home business?

Celestial Garden asked: I am an ebay trading assistant (E-commerce Sales Manager) We have our home office and sell items on eBay for others…the whole process entails customer service, money transactions, eBay postings, shipping and handling, etc. I am not … Continue reading

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What is the process for starting a home business?

srilanka_everquest asked: I have started a business from home, that mostly gets business from my website. In this circumstance is it necessary to obtain a Home Business License, and get a sales tax number?Carolyn

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How do finances work with home sales parties?

doug02346 asked: I am going to sell personal protection products and I want to have people sell at home parties for me, like Mary Kay, the old Tupperware way, cooking products, etc. I need to know how the finances work. … Continue reading

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I am looking for information on the requirments to open an in-home day-care in Crawfordsville, Indiana?

crammy26 asked: there is a home-day-care for sale in my area, a friend and I are interested in buying it and starting our own small day-care. We have had a hard time finding out what the requirmnets are in our … Continue reading

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What software or website would you recommend to track commercial real estate sales and leases?

Justin L asked: I use Microsoft Money to keep track of my day-to-day business and personal transactions, but what should I do for my pending and closed transactions? I would like to create pending files and closed files… Microsoft Excel … Continue reading

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How does anyone work from their home office effectively?

msquire98 asked: When you’re in sales, and you’re working out of a home office, how the heck do you stay on top of your work? I can’t do it, no matter what I try.Home Sales

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