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Licensing, inspections, training, insurance, taxes, and zoning — these are all things you need to be aware of when building your business. What challenges are you facing, and how do you manage costs while growing? Ask questions and help others with their business in this group.
Cristina's Bread House joined the group Business 6 years ago
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Cottage Oven started the topic Setting up a chart of accounts for bookkeeping in the forum Business 6 years, 3 months ago
After a little over two and a half years in a cottage-food business, I’m finally ready to get into more formal bookkeeping. Accountants and QuickBooks cost too much for me, so I am going to use the online-accounting site called “Wave.”
Right now, I’m try to determine how to set up my chart of accounts, but I have no idea how much I should break…[Read more]
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Cottage Oven joined the group Business 6 years, 3 months ago
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Debbie Utley-Gates replied to the topic Payment options in the forum Business 6 years, 8 months ago
I use PayPal Here or my road side produce stand since I already utilized the PayPal invoice service for my personal chef clients. So far, Ive been very happy with it.
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Lawrence b Stallings started the topic Buying a hydraulic lift table for my food production unit in the forum Business 6 years, 8 months ago
I run a food business. I deliver food to cottages. The business is actually pretty. I serve around 100 cottages from two production units. The business is actually going pretty good. I am actually planning to start a new production unit to serve more. I’ve found a place but it requires some work. Also, I want to buy some equipment.…[Read more]
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Lawrence b Stallings joined the group Business 6 years, 8 months ago
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Becky Schmidt joined the group Business 6 years, 8 months ago
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Susan Dejniak joined the group Business 6 years, 8 months ago
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Denise Anthony joined the group Business 7 years, 1 month ago
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Nick Johnson joined the group Business 7 years, 1 month ago
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Nick Johnson joined the group Business 7 years, 1 month ago
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Jessica Kuligowski joined the group Business 7 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill replied to the topic Sales tax/Business Personal property tax in the forum Business 7 years, 3 months ago
Often you are exempt from having to charge state sales tax, but you may need to charge local sales tax. It also depends on where you are selling (may have to charge it at a fair, for instance). http://forrager.com/faq/#sales-tax
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Dimonique joined the group Business 7 years, 6 months ago
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Courtney Burden posted an update in the group Business 7 years, 7 months ago
How do I get a legal business name?
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Courtney Burden joined the group Business 7 years, 7 months ago
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Tyler Roberts joined the group Business 7 years, 7 months ago
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Share Weber joined the group Business 7 years, 9 months ago
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David Crabill replied to the topic Pricing Products in the forum Business 7 years, 10 months ago
Here’s a blog post I wrote about pricing: http://forrager.com/2016/05/the-price-is-wrong/
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David Crabill replied to the topic Bartering within cottage food law limits in the forum Business 7 years, 10 months ago
I do not think that any cottage food law is sophisticated enough to specify bartering transactions as monetary transactions that count against your sales limit. If it were me, I’d only count monetary transactions against the sales limit, and I’d be highly surprised if ignoring bartering transactions were illegal.
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Most people apply for a business license as a sole proprietor and get a Fictitious Business Name, also known as a Doing Business As (DBA). You will need to contact your county offices to learn what’s required in your area.