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There is no harm in using we if your plans are to hire others. Even if you have "partners" - suppliers, vendors, lawyers, accountants, etc I would still use we.

I have kinda used both.

Christina and John,

The fact that you have 9 clients already suggests that you're not starving for clients.

For the first 60-90 days, I would focus on servicing those 9 clients (You don't want...

Hello Raco13,

I'm not sure who your "customers" are but you really should try and focus on who they are and what services you are offering.

In my opinion, most people over think their business...

Answers to #3 needs more work.

You really need to understand the market for that service (growing/ shrinking), who else offers it and what price, how will you be different, does the "lifestyle of...

Hello Danny,

You're kinda going about it backwards. You really should be focusing on your customer first, find their needs and find a solution that they want. You want to create a business not...

Hi Benjamin,

Small Business Ideas should really be built on 3 things - passion, expertise and the business opportunity.

I would suggest you going through all 4 of those and rate each one on the...

I use hostgator and actually did a comparison between them and godaddy and went with hostgator.

Hello tdavid88,

You return policy should be clear as to what you don't allow to return. (i.e. don't like the color), but I like your options you suggest.

You should be asking and documenting...

No problem at all.

I was actually thinking of creating such a course. What sort of things would you want in it? How much would you be willing to spend?

Can you email me at...

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Hello Huggytree,

You could:

1) place ad in local newspaper job section
2) Go to local employment office and post the position
3) In Canada, we have job sites like monster, workopolis, indeed,...

Some info your should be prepared to discuss with your accountant.

1) Approx $Sales you think your business will bring in annually OR how much money you want to earn AFTER TAX (i.e.) $20,000
2)...

You're close. Just use the $640 fuel & maintenance / 200 hours = $3.20 per hour. Forget about the costs of the mower to determine GP.

In the end, you want to price your services that make you...

At 15% "fees", you now make 50% less money per $3,000 tank (If I read your numbers correctly). Profits should be focus. $500 is better than $0 but depends on how much work is involved and the...

You own the mower, computer, truck no matter what. If you mow 1 lawn or 30 lawns, your costs do not go up based on your sales. Direct costs go up with sales - gas, maintenance, labour, discounts,...

Easy formula you may alreay know:

Sales - Var Costs = Gross Profit - Fixed & Indirect Costs = Operating Profit - Incomes Taxes = Net Income

Your example:

$58.59 - ($7.06 +$20.00 + $12.00) =...

Hello NCaquatech,

If your goal is to increase sales, not sure "payments" is what you want to do. Now you have collections to worry about. Late payments. Defaults. It may lower your sales.

There...

Who is your target? Ask them.

The danger of research is to ensure you are asking the right question to the right group. I am a guy so probably not. Ladies might. But not all and only some.

Not...

Hello todd66,

Your numbers are correct from my math but really not sure what is included in all your "costs". Gas, insurance, car repairs, food, etc. I see equipment being a fixed cost. Fine to...

Hello Euphoria,

Make sure "having a business" is what you want vs a job! You'll be doing way more than what you listed if you want to run your own business. Sales, finances, marketing, hr, IT. You...

Looking forward to seeing where I can help and answer questions small business owners may have about sales, marketing or business in general.

Cheers,