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3 Votes
1 Answers
2.3K Views
Collecting sales tax for a web-based LLC in Missouri that ships product

I co-own an LLC in Missouri that ships products that we manufacture to people around the country. I am unclear on when to collect sales tax. There is a lot of conflicting information, and the MO...

asked Sep 24 '13 at 04:41
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Joseph.Hainline
116 points

6 Votes
2 Answers
3.02K Views
Someone wants to use my app name

I have n app on the App Store it doesn't doing terribly well because I am neglecting it a little but I intend to go back to it soon. Basically a big gaming company has approached me and wanted to...

asked Sep 25 '13 at 05:33
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Chris
31 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
3.86K Views
What are the tools to find out if I have a good start plan?

I have a starting plan, a good idea, some financing and all... The question mostly relates on the fact that the guys (who finance the product I am looking for to make) are asking who would buy this...

asked Sep 10 '13 at 06:13
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Salketer
108 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.38K Views
Is it a good idea to find a co-founder with good business orientation?

I am a tech person and have been longing to create a startup but don't have enough skills in making business plans. Do you think is it a good idea to find a co-founder? Someone with orientation to...

asked Sep 10 '13 at 09:17
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Abel Melquiades Callejo
47 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
3.44K Views
A Catch-22. Need viewers to give some value to developers. Need developers to generate some value for viewers

I have created an App Discovery service that helps iOS Games get discovered by ranking apps based on their engagement & quality rather than quality. Developers have to create an account and...

asked Sep 10 '13 at 11:10
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User1151659
8 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.18K Views
Website promotion

Sometimes when you create an account in some websites they send you promotional material like stickers and shirts of their company and other companies. I am starting a website and want to do a...

asked Sep 10 '13 at 13:03
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User2636368
8 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.16K Views
As a Japanese company, how to make payments from foreign countries easier?

Foreign customers wanting to buy my product have to engage in overcomplex procedures to send money to my company's Japanese bank: Even though seemingly based on SWIFT, it involves extra steps like...

asked Sep 25 '13 at 13:36
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Nic
173 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.64K Views
How do you measure your B2B startup marketing ROI?

How do you measure your B2B startup marketing ROI? What's the main difference between SMM ROI for a startup and a corporation? The goal should be the same, find prospects, nurture relationships,...

asked Sep 25 '13 at 18:40
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Rutada
1 point

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.76K Views
Are there ANY sources of seed funding for UK Startups that aren't "tech" related

I'm looking for funding for a business, lets say its the "creative / media" market. I am trying to get seed Equity funding but am hitting a brick wall trying to find this. all investment groups /...

asked Sep 10 '13 at 18:24
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Darkcat Studios
190 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.19K Views
Web Application Ethics?

A customer asked us to build a small web application. We charged them to develop it and had a clause in the contract which stated we "reserve the right to re-use any code written for this...

asked Sep 10 '13 at 19:52
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Big Tuna
349 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.39K Views
What are the legal responsibilities of a company director in the UK?

I've developed an application with a couple of friends, and we want to publish it on various app stores. This requires a business bank account and VAT registration, and after some reading , the...

asked Sep 25 '13 at 22:33
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Ed Hinchliffe
118 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.11K Views
How to maximize traffic to our booth at a tradeshow?

We're attending a large (for us, 20K attendees) convention soon and haven't attended a lot of conventions. Obviously we want to maximize our presence. How do we get folks to visit our booth? We...

asked Sep 26 '13 at 00:36
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Clay Nichols
737 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.26K Views
research the profit potential of a hobby wood carving business

I am a software developer and i wish to start a side business as a hobby wood carver. What is the best way to go about researching the profit potential of those idea? i was thinking: 1. go on...

asked Sep 26 '13 at 05:23
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Victor
137 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
3.54K Views
How much salary and equity to ask for CTO?

I am recently approach by one start up company CEO to work for him as CTO. There will be 3 person in team,CEO,CTO,CFO. My responsibilities in company would be to look after all such tech. part and...

asked Sep 26 '13 at 06:09
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Daniel
13 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.56K Views
how to declare a solopreneurship

Let's say I want to start consulting. I have a name in mind for my one-person business. Can I just.... call it that? Do I have to jump through any hoops to make it official?

asked Sep 27 '13 at 00:11
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Walrus The Cat
106 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.29K Views
In Canada with a Client from USA

I'm located in Ontario, Canada. I'm in talks with a company in the United States to do a software contract. We met here in Canada. I'm wondering what the tax and regulations of such a contract...

asked Sep 12 '13 at 06:12
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Philip K
166 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.96K Views
If I want to start my own Software Company and Employ people abroad - do I need to register with RCA for a business number?

To begin I am a software enthusiast with minimal business experience. I want to start a sole proprietorship where I develop ideas and then have people help me develop them for me. (people...

asked Sep 12 '13 at 06:30
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B Dillan
13 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
3.62K Views
What exactly does Bootstrap, Series A, Series B, etc. mean?

On a website that hosts startups I saw these terms next to "funding": Bootstrapped Seed Round Series A Series B Series C Can anyone please explain what exactly are all these terms? I found a...

asked Sep 27 '13 at 19:42
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Cristic84
3 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.4K Views
What should we know in order to make a 3rd-party developer's life easier?

My company is looking to develop a cross-platform mobile application. What are some general things we should know before approaching a developer that will make their lives easier and our app...

asked Sep 28 '13 at 00:33
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Davey Boy
55 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.31K Views
Short year tax form

We need to file our corporate taxes (1120) for a short year and but there aren't any forms available from the IRS for year 2013 yet. Does anyone know what to do in this case? update: the company...

asked Sep 12 '13 at 17:11
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Ent
8 points