Small Businesses: Can I start a garage sale and sell homemade jewelry?
I'm not a lawyer, tax accountant or IRS official, however the most probable legal answer is NO you cannot.In a garage sale you're most likely selling used items that have little or any residual value.Your jewelry business assuming it is not a hobby is generating income, hence you need a license to operate and pay taxes. At least that's how I understand the definition of a business in terms of the IRS.Can you get away with it? probably yes, but not worth the risk. Otherwise all stores would do the same, use the garage sale concept as a front to sell their products ;)
I want to start a business waxing skis in my garage. Would you trust me with your skis? If not, how could I build that trust?
I’d trust you to wax my skis just so I wouldn’t have to do it myself. But I’m terrible about waxing my skis, and don’t really care when my skis aren’t waxed well, because I’m not a racer or anything.However, if you want to build credibility with people who are picky about their wax job, offer to wax some skis for friends or people at your local mountain in exchange for testimonials (obviously, do a good job).It’ll take some time, but building a reputation through word of mouth is probably the best way to do it. If you get enough business, a good way to go from working for testimonials to working for cash is to tell new customers that you simply are too booked to wax for free, but would be willing to get their skis on the bench for however much you feel like charging.Another option that might work well is to get in early on this: DPS Phantom is a permanent, one-time application base-coating that forever eliminates the need for waxing skis and snowboards.It’s a very new product, and if it works as well as DPS skis says it does, I’m willing to bet that there aren’t a lot of people offering to apply this treatment for people, so there would be fairly low competition.It could be a decent business opportunity.
Do I need a permit to have my business in my garage?
You will need a business permit regardless. If there is vehicle traffic that is unusually high for a residential area and you don't have a permit you can be fined. Generally the permits a very low cost. And you can get them online with makes it convenient. If this is a real business you'll need one for healthcare clients and insurance companies anyway. Go and get one when you're ready to start operations. Good Luck
What do I need to start an auto detailing business in Germany? Can I start in my own garage? Do I need any permits?
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Ideas for small business under $100 start up?
The internet is a great place to advertise and market a service or product. But, what if we wanted to consider reaching those without internet - there are still a few. I was hoping to hear success stories about the person that did not have to rely on this market so much. I did not want to get invited to mass marketing sales, I could do that just about anywhere online. Any other ideas.
What do I need to start a computer repair business?
Hi, my friend and I, want to start a computer repair "business" out of my garage for extra money. We have done these types of repairs before and our confident we would get everything done right. Is it illegal to run a business out of my garage, is there any contracts or laws we need to sign to make this a true service?