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| Employees are working on unionization- what's next? Posted: 29 Oct 2021 04:23 PM PDT Hello r/smallbusiness I went digging through old posts but Reddit's search function leaves a little to be desired; got a whole lot of info about "credit unions" when searching re: unionization. If there's a post I missed from my cursory glance, I'd be happy to delete this. Okay so! I have been running my own business for the last 4 years, and recently I was lucky enough to be able to hire an additional 9 people to keep up with the demand of what I do. I work in licensed video game, book, and TV show merchandise. One of our latest projects has been unionization, which I can't be involved in (they do themselves.) I've had calls with the CWA, as has my team, and I'm really curious from a business perspective from folks who've run companies whose employees unionized, or if you're an employee who's worked for a company and unionized. The questions:
Thanks so much! Edit: the following questions/comments have already been answered in the comments and I'm just ignoring them: - Unions are bad and you're dumb for considering them: lol ok - Why not do a coop: valid, considering it for my next company! - If everything is good why do you need a union, it's just going to be more of a headache: addressed below, but tl;dr, if my life is made a little more complicated but we can use this to enable unions in the industry, act as a resource to unionize other competitors and people in our field, then a little discomfort on my part is fine and it's a net positive. - this is too idealistic, you're not thinking of xyz - i get accused of being too idealistic all the time. i'd rather try to do the right thing and have it not work out great for me, than just be content with the status quo and never try to improve anything ever. - Just pay them more/give them benefits/have an open books policy - I do all of that, starting wage is $20/hr and I have the best benefits money can buy, paid 100%. ok thanks now i'm going back to pew pewing in destiny [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2021 04:16 PM PDT I've asked this in r/legaladvice but haven't received any responses. So my neighbor owns a cleaning business and was arrested over a week ago on felony charges unrelated to the business. His wife asked if I could handle the business while he's in and I agreed for the sake of the employees. I've been working for him for the past few months on various things (serial entrepreneur) and have almost full access to the business ops. The only thing I don't have direct access to is the bank account, but I am able to pay out employees through our processor and I also have the numbers for the business card. The thing is if he has a long trial or faces prison time, I have no idea what the next step is. As far as the employees know, he's out on a "family emergency." I would probably have to ask him directly via visitation at some point. But I want to know if I should be talking to a lawyer. If so, what lawyer should I ask and how should I pay for the consultation because I'm pretty broke right now. I don't have any interest in continuing this relationship with him after the ordeal, but I don't want to dissolve the company prematurely or be in too much legal liability if I stick with it. [link] [comments]  |
| I'm considering buying an existing laundromat. What should I ask the owner? Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:28 AM PDT I'm considering purchasing an existing laundromat that is run as an absentee business (I'd be doing the same if I bought it). I'm planning to meet the owner in a couple of days. I plan to ask about the condition of the equipment, his reason for leaving, financials etc. Any other important questions that I should be asking? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Small business restaurant advice. Posted: 30 Oct 2021 03:48 AM PDT Customers are complaining that we should change our opening hours online to reflect our kitchen times. Our hours are 5pm-9pm and get angry that we don't continue to make food all the way up to 9pm. Most people don't understand that are opening times reflect what time we're open until for dine in customers to continue drinking etc. Looking for other peoples advice on this kind of situation. [link] [comments]  |
| Are you a vintage/second-hand furniture and homeware business in the UK? Posted: 30 Oct 2021 03:42 AM PDT Hi all, I hope this post is OK - I am looking to speak with vintage/second-hand businesses in the UK for some user research I am undertaking for a platform I am creating that could help with managing stock surplus. Looking for both furniture and homeware businesses in the UK with their main channel of selling is online/e-commerce. I'd love to speak with you for 30 minutes. For your time, I will be holding a draw for a £50 voucher for https://www.justthinkeco.com/ :) Let me know or DM me with any questions! Thanks so much! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2021 07:28 PM PDT Whenever I tell people I'm working on a startup, they just go "oh nice! well good luck!" They don't even ask what it is. Yet whenever I've gotten a job, people ask about it and seem very curious. Is this abnormal? It feels like they don't take me seriously or maybe feel afraid to ask what I'm building? [link] [comments]  |
| Any Suggestion for My Business Essential Office Supplies Posted: 30 Oct 2021 02:59 AM PDT I know office supplies expense is a major part of total workplace expense. With a proper plan for office supplies expenses, I can reduce this cost, but it somehow make me stress. Here are some items I'm planning to spend on: FurnitureI think it is a highly essential office supply. I can't imagine if an office does not contain furniture. I desire to bring some ergonomic products to my office to improve my team's wellness, still consider some affordable options: Fully, Autonomous or Herman Millers? Internet ConnectionFrom home to schools and offices, the internet is found everywhere. It is especially vital for my office because everything runs through the internet, from storing files to sharing them, and offices can't operate efficiently without a good internet connection. Any suggestions for the vendor? Kitchen SuppliesI don't want my team working in the office for the entire day without a cup of coffee seems impossible for many. That's why kitchen supplies also come in the list of ,y necessary office items. Besides coffee machines, mugs, etc., the kitchen supplies also include water dispensers, microwaves, cutlery, cleaning supplies, etc. I'm considering cutting down some items such as cleaning stuff and microwaves. My Office Supplies ExpenseMy businesses with 10 employees, I'm planning spend around $50-55 monthly on each employee's office supplies. Is it too low for reasonable as my business are running at the beginning phase, so it's quite tight budgeted. I'm still planning to cut down unnecessary cost on my supplies list. If you have any ideas about it, please help me! [link] [comments]  |
| Boost Sales During Covid Pandemic Posted: 30 Oct 2021 02:52 AM PDT Hi all, A friend of mine who's running a local small business, during the #Covid like many other #SMBs switched to social media and especially Instagram. The main challenge he's facing is boosting #IG product's promotion posts engagement and figuring out the best time to post on Instagram to maximize sales. To help him, I developed a Chrome Extension that analyse followers' historical behavior data and predicts the best time slots during each day of the week to post in order to achieve maximum reach. If you find it useful give a five ⭐️ and drop positive feedback! 👇 https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/timical-boost-instagram-f/aloeacamejfdfihgbccfhhbmgpepkkad [link] [comments]  |
| Meta's impact on eCommerce? Thoughts? Posted: 30 Oct 2021 01:06 AM PDT What can be the impact on the eCommerce space after Facebook changes its name to Meta? Meta's goal is to evolve social connections! So do you think eCommerce brands should adapt these AR VR 3D technologies/experiences earlier? Facebook might compliment these eCommerce brands which adopt these technologies earlier (Meta/Facebook Ads) What's your opinion? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Oct 2021 12:17 AM PDT Has anyone ever used a securities backed line of credit, or SBLOC to help cash flow concerns? It's basically a tool to borrow against your own personal stock assets, and temporary loan money to your company, instead of involving banks for a line of credit. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2021 04:21 PM PDT So my thought process was more viewers of the information would equate to more people likely to come in store and or save the post and visit later? Is this effective marketing? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2021 05:33 PM PDT I run a remodeling company, the other week one of my neighbors texted my wife asking if that was my business, that she needed some work done. I contact her, we set up a day and I look over everything she needs done. Finishing up the estimates I had a couple questions so I texted her, which she returned my texts fairly quick. I then texted her saying I had them ready and if we could meet in person so I could go over it all. She never answered. So my question is, how long do you wait to follow up, or do you follow up at all? Should I just send them via email and wait for a response? [link] [comments]  |
| Where to look for startup equipment loans, approximately $60k? Posted: 29 Oct 2021 07:32 PM PDT So I'm finally jumping into the small business world as a guy in my mid 20s with a solprop piano lessons studio. I currently have all the equipment needed to get off the ground, but for the sake of increasing perceived legitimacy (live adjacent to a very wealthy suburb), I'd like to move from a professional keyboard and sound setup I currently own to a top end semi-concert grand piano. The quote I have on the specific piano, fees, taxes, and delivery included would run just over 70k, but a loan for 60k would make the purchase immediately possible. I've done some cursory research and equipment loans with the equipment as collateral seems like a decent approach, but I wanted to know if you guys might have more experience and insight. I don't need the loan to start the business, but it would be an incredible asset to drive some of the local customer base's interest. The only major concern I have is that pianos of this caliber are exceedingly rare and hard to acquire, and this is the only piano which matches my business's needs within an 8-hour drive, and as a young guy with a startup I can't exactly pay a premium to fly out to larger markets, much less pay the markups. Pianos of this sort normally retail for more than 120k, but this particular piano is the best opportunity to get into that world without actually hitting those prices. If a wealthy customer walks into the showroom and buys it on the spot, an exact model matched piano wouldn't be available for two years and would be starting at 100k for a comparatively good deal. So in this case it's trying to have as much time to build revenue and credit before someone swoops in and grabs the piano out from under me, putting my plan back around 2-3 years. Sorry for the massive wall of text, thanks for any recommendations or insights! Even if your opinion is that this is a terrible idea, I'd love to hear your reasoning. [link] [comments]  |
| How to deny a refund tactfully? Posted: 29 Oct 2021 01:34 PM PDT I recently shipped out a product in fine condition but have been contacted recently that it was damaged and they wanted a full refund. The product is one of a kind and if I were to give in to the refund, I would want the product back. How can I word this tactfully? This client has come off as entitled and I really don't want to cause issues or receive bad reviews so early on in my business. Thank you all in advance [link] [comments]  |
| How do you find new potential clients? Cold calling, emails, or..? Posted: 29 Oct 2021 07:19 AM PDT Hello everybody! I own a small business, and I don't want to go into too many details. What matters is that I would like to expand it a little bit by searching for new clients and offering them the goods we sell. My employees have already found a pool of potential business partners whose warehouses are located relatively close by. So, the most significant advantage will be that we'll be able to deliver products lightning fast. The only question left on the table is how do we get more customers. We've been working with our current clients for several years now, and some of them we've met at one of the business exhibitions. There are different ways to attract new customers, with cold calling and emailing remaining the most popular ones. Still, I can't say that those methods work for us 100%. There aren't so many people really talented in cold calling and can bring you clients - I can't complain about my current sales department, but I know there is room for improvement. If talking about cold emails, what worked for us was creating an engaging template. We tried to make it as personalized as possible to show that it's not a mass newsletter and that we really care about our potential client's needs. Given that we introduced double opt-in a long time ago, our list of email addresses consists only of clients who consented to receive emails from us. That's why our click-to-open rate is also above average - around 35-40%. And yet, the deliverability can't rise above 76%-78% no matter what we do. We've already tried every step we could find on the net and now thinking of using services of specialized companies that determine the problems and fix them, like http://folderly.com/. My question is whether services like this actually work, or is it fruitless and a waste of money? Maybe you can recommend some techniques you've used to fix your deliverability rate (apart from the standard ones like no stop-words, one image per email, etc.)? Thanks in advance for any recommendations and advice you can provide. [link] [comments]  |
| Advice and help on promoting and selling products (candles) and growing this business Posted: 29 Oct 2021 06:39 PM PDT Hi, my mom makes very unique, beautiful candles and I want to help her start a small business for now to hopefully grow bigger. However, I don't have much knowledge in business and I was wondering what the best route to start promoting and selling her products. She has many certificates and stuff in candlemaking from Korea and I just want to help her because it is her hobby that she wants to show and sell. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2021 10:02 PM PDT Newly self employed single member llc in Philly. Llc is registered in Philly at my home address where I live but I work outside of Philly at an office. Do I pay both BIRT and NPT? Or just NPT? Confused because BIRT is a business tax but I only file a schedule c. Also anticipated net profit from this year will be somewhere between 90-100k; I am aware there is an exception to the first 100k for birt. Any insight appreciated - thx [link] [comments]  |
| If you had $50,000 each year to open up a franchise what would you buy? Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:57 PM PDT Meaning one location first year… Two locations second year Etc And would include possibilities of using 50k as a down payment and debt financing rest [link] [comments]  |
| Need help: Setting up a factory Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:40 PM PDT I know this slightly might not be related to the sub but there's no other sub available having people with this much intelligence and expertise. I alongside my father are planning to start a unit of weaving and processing fabric. If anyone has any experience in this please help me figure out how should we proceed with it to minimise possible shortcomings in the future. Thankyou [link] [comments]  |
| How to you reactivate a dissolved S-Corp LLC? Posted: 29 Oct 2021 03:14 PM PDT Hey there! I did some consulting work for a few years that ended in 2019. I since moved to full-time employment and dissolved the LLC in 2020. However, I just got an insane offer for a long-term corp-to-corp contract that I'm accepting. How do I reactivate my dissolved S-Corp LLC? Also, I assume my EIN would still be valid? Not sure on that side of things. Thanks in advance! (EDIT: LLC was registered in Colorado) [link] [comments]  |
| Marketplace commission? I have created a niche market Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:39 PM PDT And I just launched a marketplace within my app. What would be the right commission pricing? I have, as of now a commission of 10% per sale 3% of that goes to Stripe the payment system that needs to be used for the transaction. I end up with 7% in total. Do you think a 10% transaction commission too high? Or about right? Thank you for your input. [link] [comments]  |
| Considering Purchasing Direct, Relabeling with My Brand Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:00 PM PDT What are the cons? Pro's would obviously be price and as a result larger profit margins after a large initial investment. Con's would be issues with warranty. Maintaining stock. Little brand recognition but I see this as a great way to broaden it. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2021 07:50 PM PDT Anyone from Venezuela that can help me about how to setup a dropshipping business from Venezuela? I've been acquiring content about this but everything in English and now I have several question about the limitations in this country, if there's anyone here that knows about it, I"d appreciate it so much my pana. [link] [comments]  |
| When has spending more for a more talented/trained/smarter employee been a good move? Posted: 29 Oct 2021 11:32 AM PDT Each hire matters for a small business, but it can be tempting to hire cheaper when every dollar counts as well. I've found a night and day difference in an employee that can just take an instruction and make it happen with their own reasoning, and one that I have to create very specific SOPs for and hope they can follow explicit bullet points. What have owners here learned when trying to balance those concerns? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2021 11:14 AM PDT Some of my older employees who are in charge or re-ordering supplies as part of their duties have very little to no computer literacy. In the past, we have gotten around this by having photocopies of order forms on file that they could fill out and fax. Now that everyone is killing their fax line, this no longer works and I do not want to take on this responsibility for many reasons (I'm not always aware what we are out of, I've already got too many hats to wear, etc.). Does anybody have a a work-around or a solution for this kind of problem? [link] [comments]  |
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