When starting most home businesses, especially where you’ll have walk-in customers, hire employees or require numerous deliveries, make sure you’re checking out the local ordinances of your town or city. There’s not one standard for the entire country in the US. This probably holds true for most countries. So you’ll need to see what […]
Depending on the type, a home business can be very simple to operate, such as an outgrowth from a crafting hobby. However, some businesses operated in the home or from the home encounter numerous regulations…ones that are necessary simply because of the nature of the business.
Recently a friend was hired to work at a children’s […]
Currently there’s considerable discussion of legislation being introduced in Congress to increase the minimum wage. How will this affect the home business owner?
There are two areas to consider.
*If you have employees (and some home businesses do), you likely would have to pay out more in wages, social security, unemployment tax, and related payroll expenses. […]
In a previous post, I discussed the fact that changes, often beyond your control, can affect your home business, even putting you out of business in extreme cases. At least, the changes (in regulations, materials, location, taxes, zoning, your health, etc.) may cause you to rethink how you’re producing and conducting business.
That other post […]
Changes in regulations governing our home businesses can change the nature of our businesses…and even put us out of business. This may involve the materials we use, the way we sell, the place where we conduct business, the taxes we pay, etc.
Take the new regulation in New York City whereby the Board of Health […]
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