Does anyone own/run a courier/delivery service? I'm looking for a spreadsheet to calculate driver costs. small business |
- Does anyone own/run a courier/delivery service? I'm looking for a spreadsheet to calculate driver costs.
- How to handle job abandonment after employee left for hurricane relief?
- Anyone own a Commercial Cleaning/janitorial/building maintenance business?
- Should I create an LLC for my web design side gig?
- Just started a business offering a service, what are some tips fellow business owners could offer insight on?
- Lawn Service Companies
- Part-time Employee VS. Contractor
- What exactly are collection agencies allowed to do? (California)
- [Ethics Question] Finders Fee or Commission for New Business via Agency
- What is the best way to test a business idea?
- What problems do you have?
- In Need of Guidance for Starting a Cleaning Business.
- How to get out of your comfort zone and develop a killer personality and a leader mentality to help you network!
- Normal to require tenant to repair/replace major systems?
- My company has been incorrectly classifying retirement contributions on employee W2s. What should I do?
- Looking for small business owners to take a short survey to help me determine my business idea?
- Non-Medical Home Care?
- Small scale bread operation
- Yelp data mining through bogus quote requests?
- Trying to start a concrete cutting and boring service in south Florida, have a few questions regarding legality.
- How to contact estate agents for feedback on idea
- Looking for someone(s) who are in the b2b space, that are looking to get more clients, that we can do a podcast with/on. (xpost /e/entrepreneur)
- What are common ways that businesses lose money?
- Pricing an intermediate product for sale [xpost]
| Posted: 06 Nov 2018 06:04 PM PST I'm working on a project and badly need a spreadsheet to help me understand the monthly costs attributed to operating a delivery service. Any help would be great. The Google only shows mileage reimbursement slips. [link] [comments]  |
| How to handle job abandonment after employee left for hurricane relief? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 09:35 AM PST I have an employee that works for me part-time/casual who was deployed (non-military, medical support) for hurricane relief (I do not have proof of this). I had been in contact with them earlier that morning, and received a message from a relative that they were deployed for two weeks. I requested to be kept in the loop as far as a expected return date that I have yet to receive. Since then, I have attempted to call the employee twice, sent an email, as well as a text and have not received any response. It has been 2 weeks since the potential return date and still have not received any contact. I doubt being deployed would hinder this person from having cell phone contact, and I've noticed they've changed their profile picture on Facebook since then and have made some posts (public). So I have the feeling I am being ghosted. This is my first time handling job abandonment in where an employee does not return after a set date rather than when one no call/no showed. I am developing a job abandonment policy now, but my concern is that since this is related to hurricane relief/FEMA what steps should I take? Send a letter requesting them to state their intention? I'll need to recover uniforms and supplies as well. [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone own a Commercial Cleaning/janitorial/building maintenance business? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 11:04 PM PST I've been having a tough time getting/finding new commercial cleaning jobs/contracts. Got two big ones via my google business listing but its been a while since. What has worked best for those of you who operate commercial/office cleaning and or janitorial business? [link] [comments]  |
| Should I create an LLC for my web design side gig? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 09:47 AM PST So I am currently employed full time at another job, but I have been making websites on the side for like 15 years. It has mainly been for friends, family, and referrals. I charge $1000 to $2500 for a typical business website. I usually make less than 5 websites a year. For some reason, I've had more projects this year and will probably end the year with about $10,000 earned by doing this. From a tax standpoint, would it be more advantageous to establish an LLC to operate under, or does this low of an amount not really matter to the IRS? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2018 11:47 AM PST I just started a business offering house washing and pressure washing. I'll also be detailing cars, trucks, SUVs, big rigs and even some boats. I have appropriate and industry standard pricing in mind and would like to stick to it, would it hurt to offer a "deal" or "promotional rate" to get the income, reviews, and recommendations going? I'd like to run ads on Facebook and have the correct contacts for that in place as well. But I desperately need before and after pictures of my work so people can see the finished product and what they'd be paying for. I also learned that the process of "pressure washing" a home is totally wrong and there is a plethora of people that offer this but do not do it the way the industry considers the "right way". I plan to use that as a marketing advantage and inform people the methods I will be using will not damage the home in anyway. I plan on growing this business up from residential work into hopefully commercial contracts with the proper insurance, etc. I'm in Houston and the market is competitive here. But I'm hungry for success and to build my name and business up. I will not have any employees for the foreseeable future but I plan to employ people if necessary if things take off. What are some things people can offer for insight to give me that competitive edge that I hope for? Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated before I start getting into things. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2018 05:33 PM PST I spent some time working for a large lawn service company, eventually managing the branch for a while. I left the job because I personally dont like working for large corporations for a number of reasons. I went back into my former line of work, but had multiple customers express interest in continuing service with me personally. I currently have a few accounts I take care of. I've kept up to date with all of my certifications, I have acquired some new clients and my no compete clause with my former employer has ended. However if I pursue these past accounts I'll have to upgrade some equipment and invest a substantial amount of time. A lot of lawn service companies come and go, if anyone here has experience with doing this on a smaller scale I'd appreciate any input. To be specific: Why did your business fail? Competition? Chemical cost? Or if successful I'd appreciate any insight. [link] [comments]  |
| Part-time Employee VS. Contractor Posted: 06 Nov 2018 09:18 AM PST I am a designer and have a freelance client I routinely do about 20-25 hours a month of work for as a contractor. He recently spoke to his accountant and asked me if I'd be interested in moving over to a part-time employee with the same amount of hours. I have a separate full-time job with full benefits that I of course will be keeping. Are there any pros or cons to switching over as far as tax breaks or certain protections? Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| What exactly are collection agencies allowed to do? (California) Posted: 06 Nov 2018 03:13 PM PST I am certain I am in the wrong place. If so, please direct me to where I should be asking. So we contacted a collection agency regarding an unpaid invoice. Customer has pretty much ghosted it before we sent it to collections. We have gone to the location of their secondary location and see they are still open, just not talking to us. The collection agency said they are not going to send an investigator to the location since they have not confirmed via phone or mail that the location is still open and that it is actually them. The agency we contacted is out HQ'd out of state, but say they have an office in the Los Angeles area. Is that fairly standard? I just feel like sending someone to the location would be normal, but we have not used a collections company before. Seems like all they are doing is calling a phone number and calling it a day. Should I look into a local agency? Where should I begin looking as Google and Yelp don't seem to offer much assistance? What things should I look for in a collections agency? [link] [comments]  |
| [Ethics Question] Finders Fee or Commission for New Business via Agency Posted: 06 Nov 2018 08:41 AM PST I have a contact a local digital agency who spoke to me about some clients of his who might want to hire my services. Wondering if it's ethical for me to offer him a person commission or finders fee to sweeten the deal since he works for a wider agency. What's the right protocol here? I'd like to know at which point this treads into uncool territory or straight up bribery. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| What is the best way to test a business idea? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 11:12 AM PST I've got a business idea focusing on small businesses and would like to survey and or interview small business owners. What is the best subreddit to post this request? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2018 04:43 PM PST I'd love to hear about your challenges, pain-points and frustrations in your business. I'm a software entrepreneur looking for a new problem to solve.
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| In Need of Guidance for Starting a Cleaning Business. Posted: 06 Nov 2018 04:28 PM PST Hi All, I'm at a point in my life where I want to start a cleaning business with just myself and my wife. I'm currently employed (9yrs) as a Supervisor at a call center and would like to step down from that role to focus on the cleaning business while taking on a senior floor representative role, which is certainly less demanding . This can help me sustain our current expenses and supplement the business. I do have a background (5+yrs) in residential & commercial cleaning as well and carpet cleaning. This goes back to the mid 2000s when I lived back home in New Jersey. I now reside in Texas and have been here since 2009. I take a lot of pride in cleaning and is something that fulfills me. This is something I should have done a long time ago but feel it's better late than never. I would appreciate it tremendously if I can get a check list of things to do from those out there who have knowledge/experience or both as a starting point for me and my family. Your time and feedback is much appreciated Thanks, [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 Nov 2018 01:11 AM PST The way you're going to do this is by stepping out of your comfort zone. It is a long process and it won't happen overnight. The key is to completely let go of any guilt or over thinking that you have when it comes to your social development. [link] [comments]  |
| Normal to require tenant to repair/replace major systems? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 04:24 PM PST Just received a lease offer from a potential landlord which includes language that the tenant is responsible for a percentage (unspecified) of the repair/replacement. Clearly we need to ask what the percentage is, but is this typical? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2018 08:50 AM PST Hi, long story short - Our retirement plan has been incorrectly classified as a 401(k) plan with our payroll provider (ADP), where it is actually a simple IRA 408(p) plan . I just realized today that there is a slight difference as to how this should be reported on an employees W2. A 401k contribution will be shown in box "12D" and a simple IRA contribution should be shown in box "12S". I believe this has been set up this way for at least the past 5 years. From what I can tell, it makes absolutely no difference in the employee or employers tax obligation, it is just a classification error. Is this anything I should be concerned about? I'm hoping I don't have to amend any W2s. Can I just correct the error for 2018 and move on or is there more I need to do to resolve this? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for small business owners to take a short survey to help me determine my business idea? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 06:51 PM PST As the title says I'm looking for small business owners to take a quick survey to tell me if my business idea would help solve their issues. Here is the link for either your use or if you could send it on to others you know that might be interested. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2018 03:01 PM PST I know this business is very booming as of now and I want to know from people who already own a Non-Medical Homecare business, how much do you earn a year? Not just salary but all your earnings? And also how much revenue do you make and how much of it do you take home? I researched all the legalities and client care part, but I also want to know how financially benificial this business is for the owner. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2018 02:53 PM PST So, I work at a restaurant that buys it's own bread but used to make it from scratch. I heard down the grapevine that we stopped making it by hand because nobody wanted to do it. It just so happens that I want to bake bread for a living and have suggested to the head chef that I would be open to doing it for the restaurant, on bakers hours as well (2 am hell yea!) My questions are; In what ways can I really pitch my idea to convince the chef and management that it will benefit us all? How much money is saved through in house bread baking? What potential problems could arise out of this? I have experience making breads from scratch and studied it a lot in my culinary classes. I know the recipes and have studied bakers schedules, bakers percent, and even the amounts our place goes through on a weekly basis. This could be a perfect first step for my ideal career and life, I just need to make it to that first step. Any input is welcome and I thank you all in advance for taking the time to read this! Also if this post doesn't belong here then I won't be mad over removal! [link] [comments]  |
| Yelp data mining through bogus quote requests? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 02:48 PM PST Is anyone else getting a ton of fishy requests for quotes from Yelp? Over the past 4 weeks I've received at least 8 quote requests from Yelp. Now, I'm not one to complain about new leads BUT there are a few suspicious things about this. One is that I don't pay Yelp for advertising. Never have, never will. In fact, I've asked them to never call me again. (I won't get into all that here but I definitely have NOT been cordial to their sales department because they harass me.) Two is that many of the quotes are requesting "mobile service". Other businesses like mine definitely offer mobile services but we do not. It clearly states on our Yelp profile that we're brick and mortar and we don't operate out of a vehicle. Three is that not a single one of these leads has ever actually come in. (There were more prior to October but it became a lot more prevalent recently.) In fact, most of them don't even reply when I ask for more information. Now I know some of you will say "that's probably because your prices are too high!" but I would tend to think that the same percentage of new leads would feel our pricing is fair no matter how the lead was generated. I think what Yelp is doing here is using bots to generate rough price structures for various services. They're data mining us by asking me for a quote every 3-4 days. Has this been happening to anyone else? Are you responding to each request? Have you actually seen any of these people in person? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2018 02:31 PM PST As the title says, my father and I are in the process of starting a concrete cutting and boring service in Palm Beach County Florida, we both have sufficient experience cutting and demoing concrete surfaces as he was a career electrician and I am currently a plumber. Financials, applicable skills, marketing, equipment, invoice software, transportation and tax forms are in order, our only concern is attaining and retaining legality with clients, contractors and the state. Primarily we want to understand what is required to gain demolition licensure with the state and if even our business would fall under the umbrella of demolition. We don't want to be a "fake it till you make it" company by trying to sneak around without a license or permits, so we've decided to stop and take a breather to figure it out. Any suggestions or relevant links would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| How to contact estate agents for feedback on idea Posted: 06 Nov 2018 02:21 PM PST I'm in the process of building an MVP of a saas product for estate agents, for anyone here in the business, what would be the best way of getting in contact with managers of agency branches etc? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2018 01:56 PM PST Skip to bottom for tldr I do b2b lead generation for companies. I primarily use email marketing as my tool of choice. And I'm to the point where things are going really well for me and clients, and I have (finally) a bit of free time to be creative and spend some time developing projects. I've recently gotten more into creatively writing about my knowledge, strategies, experience, and tools. This has opened up a lot of great conversations within different business communities, BUT one issue I'm seeing is that 80% of peoples questions to me are the exact same issues! To address this, I'd like to do a podcast, as I think it's both more creative and engaging for me and the listener/reader. Even if it is trash, I'll have fun doing it. Since I don't want to just re-regurgitate the same information over and basically read my articles out loud to myself, I thought of a format that should be pretty interesting & work as a credibility builder for my company WIN WIN. I'm looking to do a series of podcasts, where each episode is a 2 part take; Intro: we break down the business that you are in, your target audience, the problems you solve for them, ideal clients, etc.... we do this over the cast, and I discuss a solution that we implement. Followup: We revisit 6 weeks later and discuss the campaign status. (obviously you and I will be in touch before then during the campaign, but the podcast will be for filling in listeners). We will discuss issues we encountered, how we fixed them, the leads generated and how they compared to other leads from other sources or past campaigns, etc.. The goal is to serve as an information ride along of sorts on different campaigns from different companies in different industries. What works for one niche might not work for another niche, but that is where we can figure it all out! So, if you are in the b2b space and could use more leads, and don't mind talking briefly on air about what you do, and going through this process, I'd love to get in touch and see if we can make something happen. Any industry really, assuming you are b2b and your average customer value is > $700. As far as costs associated with the campaign, I'm looking to cover the majority of them myself out of pocket, outside of a small flat fee to assist in the hard costs of configuring a new campaign. If you have any feedback/input on things you would like to see, questions you have, or even why this may be a huge waste of my time.. please do reach out and let me know in the comments. If you are interested in doing a campaign for the show, PM me! TLDR: Podcast that walks setting up cold email lead gen campaigns with b2b companies. Need a few of you in the b2b space to get this started on. Thanks, look forward to a good discussion! [link] [comments]  |
| What are common ways that businesses lose money? Posted: 06 Nov 2018 01:46 PM PST |
| Pricing an intermediate product for sale [xpost] Posted: 06 Nov 2018 01:42 PM PST Hi, I posted this same question to r/Entrepreneur but thought this would be a good place also: Ok so I have a pricing dilemma that I'd like to see if anyone else has encountered. My company sells a end-product that requires us to create some intermediary (let's call it INT) thing. We do not sell this intermediate but it has potentially a lot of value to the customer who buys the final product. It costs us nothing to include this INT product other than opportunity cost because it is digital and has to be created anyway. It can be used by the customer for other things than what we produce with it. How would you go about pricing it? I was thinking about pricing it based on what it would take to create the INT product alone, with some discount. Thoughts? [link] [comments]  |
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