March 8th, 2008
HomeBizNotes.com
If you’re a home business owner who home schools one or all of your children, working this into your business schedule, or even incorporates your home business into your schooling lessons, you may want to learn what’s happening in California. You also could be affected if you provide, through your home business, supplies and services […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 6 comments
December 9th, 2007
(Home Biz Notes.com) Another news story reinforces the advice to check into zoning regulations, sub-division agreements, health codes, as well as restrictions that may have been written into your deed (if you own) and lease (if you rent) before starting a home business. This holds true particularly if you have many people coming to your […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 3 comments
December 2nd, 2007
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 […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments
August 25th, 2007
We’ve mentioned here several times the need to check out zoning regulations pertaining to your home before you decide to set up a home business, particularly one that involves customers/clients coming to your home. (However, online business might be affected, too, in some areas.)
I just read a news item, License Denied for Existing Home Business, […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments
August 22nd, 2007
This article in Business Week, Before Setting Up Shop on eBay, by Karen E. Klein, provides tips to consider about insurance, taxes, licensing, permits and other similar issues before setting up your Home Business. Even though it may be an online business, rather than one with customers coming to a shop in your home, you may find several […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments
July 24th, 2007
If you have employees and pay minimum wage, you’ll definitely find yourself paying more due to the new law, going into effect today, July 24. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 begins by increasing the current $5.15 to $5.85 per hour. Then the minimum wage will increase over increments until it reaches $7.25 hourly as […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 3 comments
June 30th, 2007
In a recent post, Do You Listen to Music at Your Home Business,I mentioned the part music might play in your business…whether it’s one you operate solely on the Internet or whether you have a shop in your home that customers frequent. Sometimes you might play the music for your own enjoyment while you […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments
January 15th, 2007
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 […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments
January 11th, 2007
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. […]
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December 10th, 2006
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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