Today’s edition is our Halloween edition. Lots of Trick and Treaters tonight. There was no specific topic and I selected the best contributions for the week. Here they are in no particular order. Enjoy! If you’ve used Quickbooks on Windows (or Quicken like I do) and you decided to use a Mac (don’t you think [...]
Accounting for your Home Business – Home Business Carnival #7
by Pascal on October 24, 2006 in Business
Today’s topic is accounting. Hmmm, not a subject many people like to blog about, it seems. From some of the people I’ve talked to while putting this edition together, they either don’t like to talk about it, don’t have anything to say on the subject, or that’s the first thing they get someone else to [...]
Extraordinary Home Business Ideas – Home Business Carnival #6
by Pascal on October 16, 2006 in Business
Well, well, well. What a surprise! When I selected this week’s theme, Extraordinary Home Business Ideas, I expected to be flooded with ideas, some strange, some weird, some eccentric, but some truly original. I received a few outstanding submissions, and I may include them in a future edition, but then, nothing, nothing at all, nothing [...]
What’s the best company structure for your home business – Home Business Carnival #5
by Pascal on October 9, 2006 in Business
This is the fith edition of the Home Business Carnival, and the first weekly edition! As expected, I received less posts in a week than I did in the usual four weeks or so. Which means less posts to chose from so this edition will be shorter to keep the quality of the posts at [...]
Why a Sole Proprietorship is the best way to get your Side Business started
by Pascal on October 9, 2006 in Business
For the fledging home business or side business, the main business structures to consider are: Sole Proprietorship, LLC (Limited Liability Company), S Corp or C Corp. If you don’t have much business experience, the best thing to get started is the Sole Proprietorship. It is simple, has very little tax consequences, and is something easy [...]
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