When family and friends would see the amount of yarn stored in Roz Klein's extra bedroom, their response was always the same, "You should open a yarn store." After 35 years as an educator, retiring as director at Norfolk Collegiate's Middle School in June, Klein opened Baa Baa Sheep in Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood in August.
Klein received help with the business side of her store from her brother-in-law, Carlisle Wroton, who was active in the Hampton Roads Chapter of SCORE.
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Delivering home-baked cookies that leave you guilt-free, Undercover Cookies is run by three health-conscious yoga instructors. Valerie Mantzoros, Cindy Toda, and Eva Klembarova all work at the Bikram hot yoga studio on Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo where they came up with the idea to create healthy alternative cookies.
They took their cookie company idea to the SLO chapter of SCORE, which is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education.
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Mary John-Williams turned to Fayetteville State University's Veterans Business Outreach Center and the SCORE mentorship program before starting her business.
John-Williams saw an opportunity in Fayetteville not long after moving there with her Army husband about three years ago. What began as a word-of-mouth business cleaning houses for fellow military spouses is now A Green Clean Environmental Inc.
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• Do type or print entries with black ink only
• Do use 12-point Courier font
• Do make sure all copies are readable
• Do include the decimal points (i.e. cents) in the monetary entries (0000.00)
• Do leave a box blank if it doesn’t apply
• Do file forms alphabetically by employees’ last names or numerically by Social Security Number (SSN)
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Greatland (www.greatland.com) is the W-2 & 1099 specialist, focused on providing guidance, products, and solutions for small to mid-size businesses and accountants. Through Greatland Corporation's subsidiaries – Greatland, Nelco, FileTaxes.com and Broker Forms – the company offers an extensive array of specialized products for business: W-2 forms, 1099 forms, W-2 & 1099 software, online filing, business checks and check writing software, presentation materials, income tax preparation supplies and software, and mortgage forms. Greatland is an employee-owned company with locations in Grand Rapids, Mich. and Green Bay, Wis. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter: @GreatlandCorp
For businesses, year-end brings with it a wide range of accounting and administrative headaches, including, of course, closing the books and reporting wages and income for all staff and contractors. And it all takes place during one of the most frantic months on the calendar.
For businesses, year-end brings with it a wide range of accounting and administrative headaches, including, of course, closing the books and reporting wages and income for all staff and contractors. And it all takes place during one of the most frantic months on the calendar.
About the Author
Greatland (www.greatland.com) is the W-2 & 1099 specialist, focused on providing guidance, products, and solutions for small to mid-size businesses and accountants. Through Greatland Corporation's subsidiaries – Greatland, Nelco, FileTaxes.com and Broker Forms – the company offers an extensive array of specialized products for business: W-2 forms, 1099 forms, W-2 & 1099 software, online filing, business checks and check writing software, presentation materials, income tax preparation supplies and software, and mortgage forms. Greatland is an employee-owned company with locations in Grand Rapids, Mich. and Green Bay, Wis. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter: @GreatlandCorp
In January, it's customary to begin thinking about the year’s regulatory changes and to figure out what's new for W-2 & 1099 reporting. The year-end can be intimidating for anyone, and even when only a handful of employees or contractors must be issued W-2 and 1099 forms, there’s still a lot to know to ensure possible fines or penalties are avoided. According to the experts at Greatland, there are more than 25 state and federal year-end reporting forms that may need to be sent.
In January, it's customary to begin thinking about the year’s regulatory changes and to figure out what's new for W-2 & 1099 reporting. The year-end can be intimidating for anyone, and even when only a handful of employees or contractors must be issued W-2 and 1099 forms, there’s still a lot to know to ensure possible fines or penalties are avoided. According to the experts at Greatland, there are more than 25 state and federal year-end reporting forms that may need to be sent.
About the Author
Greatland (www.greatland.com) is the W-2 & 1099 specialist, focused on providing guidance, products, and solutions for small to mid-size businesses and accountants. Through Greatland Corporation's subsidiaries – Greatland, Nelco, FileTaxes.com and Broker Forms – the company offers an extensive array of specialized products for business: W-2 forms, 1099 forms, W-2 & 1099 software, online filing, business checks and check writing software, presentation materials, income tax preparation supplies and software, and mortgage forms. Greatland is an employee-owned company with locations in Grand Rapids, Mich. and Green Bay, Wis. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter: @GreatlandCorp
Every year brings with it new changes related to W-2 and 1099 forms and reporting requirements. Due to the government's increasing focus on the proverbial tax gap, it's more important than ever for small businesses to understand the changing W-2 and 1099 reporting environment. Greatland, one of the country's leading providers of W-2 and 1099 products for business, wants employers to know about some of the key changes that will affect small business this year.
Every year brings with it new changes related to W-2 and 1099 forms and reporting requirements. Due to the government's increasing focus on the proverbial tax gap, it's more important than ever for small businesses to understand the changing W-2 and 1099 reporting environment. Greatland, one of the country's leading providers of W-2 and 1099 products for business, wants employers to know about some of the key changes that will affect small business this year.
W-2 Form Changes and New Additions
About the Author
Greatland (www.greatland.com) is the W-2 & 1099 specialist, focused on providing guidance, products, and solutions for small to mid-size businesses and accountants. Through Greatland Corporation's subsidiaries – Greatland, Nelco, FileTaxes.com and Broker Forms – the company offers an extensive array of specialized products for business: W-2 forms, 1099 forms, W-2 & 1099 software, online filing, business checks and check writing software, presentation materials, income tax preparation supplies and software, and mortgage forms. Greatland is an employee-owned company with locations in Grand Rapids, Mich. and Green Bay, Wis. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter: @GreatlandCorp
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• Do type or print entries with black ink only using a 10 pitch (pica) or 12 pitch (elite) font
• Do make sure all copies are readable
• Do include the decimal points (i.e. cents) in the monetary entries (0000.00)
• Do verify that the filer’s name, address, and taxpayer identification number (TIN) are the same on both Form 1096 and the attached Forms 1099
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Greatland (www.greatland.com) is the W-2 & 1099 specialist, focused on providing guidance, products, and solutions for small to mid-size businesses and accountants. Through Greatland Corporation's subsidiaries – Greatland, Nelco, FileTaxes.com and Broker Forms – the company offers an extensive array of specialized products for business: W-2 forms, 1099 forms, W-2 & 1099 software, online filing, business checks and check writing software, presentation materials, income tax preparation supplies and software, and mortgage forms. Greatland is an employee-owned company with locations in Grand Rapids, Mich. and Green Bay, Wis. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter: @GreatlandCorp
Whether you’re angry, happy or just plain confused about how “Obamacare” (a.k.a. the Affordable Care Act, or ACA) will impact your business, my best advice is this: Get over it!
By Daniel Kehrer
Founder, BizBest.com
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Daniel Kehrer, Founder & Managing Director of BizBest Media Corp., is a nationally-known, award-winning expert on small and local business, start-ups, content marketing, entrepreneurship and social media, with an MBA from UCLA/Anderson. Read more of Daniel's tips at
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152 Court Street
Portsmouth
NH
03801
United States
How SCORE Helped
January 31, 2013 2:00 AM
Portsmouth Herald
Photo by Deb Cram
PORTSMOUTH — Aviva Esthetics, the dream of owner Alisha Finneran, opened at 152 Court St. just after Thanksgiving and has bustled into the new year providing personalized skin care and hair removal treatments for local clients.
"My vision for my own spa developed slowly," Finneran said. "I love what I do, and it's the clients who motivate me. I wanted a place where I could provide a truly personal experience for my clients."
Aviva Esthetics offers full-service skin care, including waxing and facial services. Using the Murad line of skin care products, Aviva tackles a wide range of skin issues from acne to mitigating sun damage with glycolic peels and vitamin C treatments.
Finneran, who lives with her husband in Kittery, Maine, began her career as an esthetician in 2006. She started at Solari Salon and Spa in Portsmouth, where she practiced her craft for more than six years before establishing her own business.
"Solari was a wonderful place to learn and grow," Finneran said. "They've been incredibly supportive of my move to create Aviva Esthetics."
SCORE Helps Navigate Challenges
Finneran said she has had a passion for skin care for years.
"What I didn't have was the experience to navigate the tricky challenges of starting a company: financial forecasting, legal issues, insurance, lease negotiations," she said. "I needed coaches to help guide me through that process."
Last March, Finneran turned to SCORE's Seacoast chapter 185 in Portsmouth. SCORE volunteers Liz LeSavoy and John Udaloy began working with her on a business plan, cash-flow management, accounting, legal and insurance issues. SCORE counselors are experienced small-business professionals who volunteer their time and advice to new businesses.
The time invested has paid off, according to Finneran. She said the number of customers during the holiday season greatly exceeded her hopes, and she's looking forward to a busy winter and spring growing her new business with the support of loyal customers and her counseling team from SCORE.
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