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Outlandish Shipping Costs?

Hi there, Im trying to ship a package from Brooklyn NY to Budapest Hungary. We typically use USPS for domestic shipments and have a UPS account for international. The package weighs 15 pounds and UPS is quoting me over $700. This does not make sense. Does anyone have any recommendations for a shipping service that is reliable and not absurdly expensive to ship to Europe (Hungary specifically). Any advice is greatly appreciated!

New Business Tax

Hi all, I just started a new business. I formed the LLC on 11/29 and also got the EIN. I want to file as an S Corp but the instructions about when are confusing. I will not have any income for 2021 but will have deductions. I was told to not file S Corp this year because it would cost me more and with no income it wouldn't make sense. Any advice? I will be hiring a CPA for 2022 but doesn't seem to make sense for 2021.

How can small businesses protect themselves from cyber attacks?

Is there any ready to use / easy to follow checklist available.

Fraud Victim and The Bank Will Not Reimburse Me. Please Advise.

I live in northeast USA. A few weeks back my business debit card was used in Australia for about $3000. It went through. I got a call when a second charge was tried and refused for about $2000. A third lesser charge was also attempted and refused. I went through all the requested steps (closing card, filling complaint, etc.). After weeks of investigating my bank has told me that they will not reimburse me for the fraudulent charge. They said they do not have to reimburse What the hell can I do?

Looking for a reasonably priced online quoting Software

My company is looking for a software/provider that would have the following features. Customer log-in portal (we plan to add an extension from our website), forum with the ability to have customers submit products for us to quote, and the ability to reply in the portal to the customer. All of the options I have found online have way more features than we would use and are relatively pricy (once you add on all the fees). Is it cheaper to pay a Web Developer to just make what we want?

Platform to send mass texts to customers, not two-way texts

We're a small business and we want to send our customers information texts through our desktops to remind them of appointments. Hoping to be able to just upload via Excel spreadsheets we can generate through our business's software. Just need very simple, affordable, and we don't want them to be able to text back (we'd rather them call us back if they have questions or need to cancel). I've found Dial My Calls and TextMagic but wanting to get some opinions from people that have actually used a system like this and can make a recommendation.

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“The point of crypto is to have true decentralization,” @BitfuryGroup CEO @BrianBrooksUS says. “The projects that succeed will be the projects that achieve that.” https://t.co/ysSgqJfNW3

Aston Martin has had trouble getting certain electronics systems to work in Valkyrie, the $3.2 million hypercar that’s key to its turnaround efforts https://t.co/UOdawzxKdX

The pandemic pivot for @builtxbandwagon. @steveniweiss https://t.co/jYAUv3rIv1

It's normal to fear that our expressions of gratitude will be misinterpreted. So, we've put together some sample messages for you. https://t.co/sb9ecUYtVf

“The U.S. is sort of unique... in our fragmented approach to regulation,” @BitfuryGroup CEO @BrianBrooksUS says. “When I hear people talk about the idea that we need one regulator for crypto, I would say we should first have one regulator for banks — but we have three of them.” https://t.co/sHurjuv3ni

How millions of hearing aids are made inside one of the world's largest manufacturers https://t.co/W1qlOInIke

ISO Stamp or sticker

I'm looking for a stamp or sticker to add to my finished apothecary products with the message 'woman owned, locally made' What would be the best place to get these? I've seen them on products, but not finding what I want online.

Why are millions quitting their jobs? Turns out the pursuit of wealth just isn't that appealing anymore. Read The Big Take via @BW https://t.co/2cEgp5u2ga