Melissa Murphy
@ruabrannw
active 5 years, 8 months ago
Claire Freeman posted an update in the group Business 2 years, 9 months ago
I am just beginning my “cookies and other assorted sweets” home-based business in SC and am a bit nervous about the sales tax idea. My understanding is that our county does not require me to have a business license but that I DO need to get a tax ID number. Any wisdom out there?
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CM Freeman joined the group Business 2 years, 9 months ago
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Maddy Morrissey joined the group Other Foods 2 years, 9 months ago
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Rachel West joined the group Business 2 years, 10 months ago
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Faith Myles joined the group Business 3 years, 4 months ago
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David Crabill replied to the topic How should one set shipping charges? in the forum Business 3 years, 5 months ago
I don’t know a ton about it, but from what I have gathered from talking to people:
- It’s not typically practical to offer free shipping
- It might be more lucrative to split it into two fees. For instance, a shipping fee and a separate handling fees. Experiments have showed that customers are willing to pay more when the fees are split.
- For many…
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wfuuopy joined the group Business 3 years, 5 months ago
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Jennifer replied to the topic How should one set shipping charges? in the forum Business 3 years, 5 months ago
Following!
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Cottage Oven started the topic How should one set shipping charges? in the forum Business 3 years, 5 months ago
Although most states’ cottage-food laws do not allow shipping, some do. In particular, the new changes in Florida do allow shipping.
That means I am now permitted to ship my products to customers without being restricted only to farmers markets, etc.
How does one determine how to set up the shipping charges on a website? Do any of you have…[Read more]
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David Crabill replied to the topic Dipped fruit in the forum Tennessee 3 years, 5 months ago
I’m not sure. I’d recommend contact the ag dept and see what they say. There’s a pretty good chance that they will allow them. If they don’t, remind them that there is also a law for domestic kitchens, which has a more rigorous application process, plus a home inspection. They might allow these items if you go through that process.
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Sari Kimbell started the topic Quickbooks Workshop in the forum Business 3 years, 6 months ago
Have you ever sat down to work on bookkeeping and your first though is “Oh no”?
Many of my clients Quickbooks are a MESS and there is no way for us to move forward until it gets cleaned up. Sometimes it never does. It is so daunting to go back and fix the past.
But what IF this didn’t have to be your story about your financial tracking? What…[Read more]
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Rachael joined the group Business 3 years, 6 months ago
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David Crabill replied to the topic Producing Granola from Domestic Home based kitchen to sell online in the forum Tennessee 3 years, 6 months ago
You can sell granola with a cottage food business or a domestic kitchen. The domestic kitchen is a bit harder to implement. I’d recommend you start with a cottage food business, which does not require you to get a permit from the health or ag dept. You might need to get a business license from your local area, but it should be very simple to…[Read more]
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Deanna joined the group Other Foods 3 years, 8 months ago
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Musee de Venoge joined the group Business 3 years, 8 months ago
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Musee de Venoge joined the group Other Foods 3 years, 8 months ago
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I’m not sure, but I will say that sales tax requirements are very dependent on the area that you live. Someone one county over might have different requirements. I’d recommend visiting a local farmers market and ask the vendors what they’ve learned about licensing and taxes. That would probably be faster than trying to find the right person in the…[Read more]