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President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill cleared its final congressional hurdle Wednesday, with the House passing the measure on an 220 to 211 vote, sending it to the president for his signature. Most Americans will be receiving direct payments of $1,400, with checks going out within days. The bill provides new health-insurance subsidies and child-tax credits, while extending $300 per week supplemental unemployment benefits into September. There’s also $360 billion for state and local governments, a bailout for troubled union pensions and funds to ramp up vaccinations and school re-openings. Read more at our link in bio.

Help me name my small business

I own a small business that deals with house & auto care. We do pressure washing on cars & houses, house painting inside and out, lawn care, gutter cleaning, car washing inside & out & oil changes. Everyone including me is in college so ages are 18-20's.

Passed!

The House and Senate have now passed a whopping $1.9 trillion in Coronavirus stimulus benefits. The bill will now be sent to President Biden for his signature, which is expected in the coming days. Here are *some* of the things that it will do: ​ * **Employee Retention Tax Credit** is extended through December. * **PPP** will be funded with another $7 billion * **EIDL** grants for an emergency grant for small businesses will be funded with $15 billion for grants up to $5,000 * **Bars and restaurants** will be able to apply for grants up to $10 million based on losses in 2020 compared to 2019 income.

LLC Converting To A S corp, too Late?

Hi guys recently I just found out how good S crop can be for small business owner, i know is late but i was wondering if i convert my llc to s corp now, is it too late to file as S corp for 2021? i read somewhere you have to file 2553 form before march 15, anyone have experience doing this and any input would be greatly appreciate!

Small tutoring business, best payment method

I've started tutoring students online and earn around $4000-$5000 a month. I've only been doing it for 4 months now. I accept all my payments through paypal, but I started getting an issue where some people would open a dispute and get their money back after I spent hours helping them out. So instead, what I do is I send a Paypal request for $x to my own email account, then I copy the link from my email and send it to the student. So the student pays as a guest through that link entering their credit card info and I get the money on Paypal. This way no one can make a dispute on paypal since they paid as a guest. But I'm worried about some student doing a chargeback through their credit card, or claiming that it wasn't them who entered the credit card info. Since they paid as a guest through my email (and on paypal the transaction shows up as <my email> <their address> <their credit card>), is this something I can get in trouble for?

How to ensure that buyer sending me let’s say $40k to my company account is protected if it’s the first time they are doing business with us and we are a startup?

Basically the buyer wants to be protected, incase anything goes wrong, if product/service not delivered or I as for example take money and run away which won’t happen obvs just using analogy, how do I ensure buyer is protected? For example on alibaba there is buyer protection. I have heard Letter of Credit is an option where by buyer and seller (me) banks are involved where if I don’t deliver product/service, my bank will pay buyer bank. Is there any other option for first time buyer doing large transaction business with us to ensure they are safe? Thanks!

Looking for short, snappy 1syllable names for a milkshake/ice-cream corner within a confectionary store

We want to highlight this area and make it more of a feature within the store. Trying to create a name that's catchy, rolls of the tongue and sticks in the mind. Any ideas are greatly appreciated!

How Do I Price My Product for Distributors

I sell a product in the US through my website and Amazon where I control the retail price very easily. I have it manufactured overseas for about $3.20 and $0.80 for shipping and fees. So $4.00 landed/each I sell this for $23.97/each through my website and Amazon Now a distributor has approached me, asking for my price. They sell direct to end-users in bulk as well as distribute to other suppliers. Are there any suggestions on how to price this for them? My idea is to double my cost, so $8.00 each. I am working with them to figure out quantity, which is a large factor. They also want my product custom-branded to their name if possible, which is a subject for a different conversation. Any pointers on what to do or what to read/research?

Pay Per Click

Im looking to best optimize and increase our advertising dollars. When looking for good companies to help run campaigns, what did you look for before signing with them?

When do you start paying yourself?

For context, I run a side business that I just ran out of my garage last year. We did well enough that I’m moving into a storefront this year and what not. My only problem is I never actually paid myself at all. I reinvested everything and I feel to continue to have growth that will have to be the case for awhile yet. So my question is, how long did it take you to start paying yourself and what variables took part in the decision?

Shipping Concerns for my small coffee business! HELP!

I’m about to launch my small coffee business on Squarespace. I’ll be selling bags of coffee directly out of my home but the merchandise will be shipping from a different location through Printful when someone orders something. If someone orders only a bag of coffee I can charge them for USPS cheapest shipping around $5. If they get more than 1 bag of coffee them I can small flat rate box charge them through USPS for around $8-$9. My issue comes up when they order coffee and merch and for me to not eat the shipping costs and make profit out of this business will cost $15-$20 because it’s from two different locations. Nobody is going to want to pay that much in shipping for coffee and a shirt. Any help on how I could manage this? Any advice would help! Thanks!

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How satisfied are you with Facebook/Instagram/Google advertising?

Obviously, marketing your small business on social media has become essential for many, but how satisfied are you with the results? Cost? Impressions? Engagement?

BREAKING: The House of Representatives Wednesday finalized a massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that will head to President Biden's desk for his first legislative victory. Go to the link in our bio for more on this story.