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Business Financing Will the Small Business Administration help me with funding for my computer book store? How or where would I go , online especially, to find a Grant and or Business Loan? Business Legalities What are the steps I should take to make my business legal?

Catering Business

• Do you have an example for the start up cost for a catering business or what should be on your start up cost for catering?

Cleaning Business

• I want to start an office cleaning service. How much should I go about charging for my cleaning services?

• I'm starting a house cleaning business. Do you have a cleaning bid sheet so I can give accurate estimates?

Clothing / Fashion Design

• Can I buy bulk clothing, add designs, change the style and sell my clothing designs as my own?

• If we were to purchase blank shirts and we want our own label on the shirt, how are we able to label or relabel clothing without getting ourselves into any legal issues?

Cosmetics

• I've been making a bees wax hand cream at home which I would like to sell. What are the regulations in selling cosmetic products?

Cover Letters

• How do I write a cover letter that will get someone's attention?

E-Workshops

• I was looking at the possibility of buying an e-book on how to do e-workshops. Your thoughts on e-workshops would be appreciated.

Email

• What is Catchall Email? How does it work?

Envelope Stuffing

• How can I tell if the information about stuffing envelopes I read is legitimate?

Freelancing

• On completion of a freelance job and acceptance by the company I'm doing the project for, how do I get paid as a freelancer? Does the company pay me, or does the freelance job site pay me?

Greeting Card Writer

• I am a natural writer, I'm creative, and I'm funny so I wanted to somehow combine these talents and I think greeting cards would be a good way of doing that. How do I get started as a greeting card writer?

Home-made Food Business

• What kind of license/health inspections etc. do you think would be involved in selling home-made food products from a web site?

Import/Export

• I want to start working as an import/export agent from home. Where can I get more information about the import/export business?

Telecommuting

• I've sent money to a company for a home business job package. It's been over 3 weeks and I still haven't received the package, and now I can't get ahold of them. I think I've been scammed. What should I do?

• How can I tell if a telecommuting job offer is legitimate or not?

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