10:01:45 From Michael M Parkins : Good Morning 10:02:13 From Amy McNeill’s iPad : So excited!❤️❤️ 10:02:39 From Tanya Castro : Excited! 10:02:43 From toniahill : Good! 10:02:44 From nicolecatroppo : Feeling good! 10:02:45 From Sara Anderson : Yikes and excited. 10:02:47 From Tiffany Wilson Lillard : Excited, overwhelmed 10:02:47 From Michelle : excited, nervous 10:02:50 From juliawheeler : anxiety 10:02:50 From Yanira Rosado : Excited!!! 10:02:51 From pamelawillis : Overwhelmed!! 10:02:52 From Carrie : Excited and overwhelmed!!! 10:02:53 From annakimbrough : Excited and nervous! 10:02:54 From Christy Weintraub : ready! 10:02:54 From Tanya Castro : A little nervous 10:02:56 From Brooke : yes super excited 10:02:56 From Michael M Parkins : I'm feeling confident and ready to get my company moving 10:02:57 From Cheryl Stevens Studio : Feeling good!!! 10:02:58 From Schmidts : a little of both yes 10:02:59 From nicolecatroppo : I’m in the reality phase. 10:03:00 From Shelly & Mark Dirig : excited and overwhe,med 10:03:00 From Teresa : excited! 10:03:02 From Kim Dixon : Excited...still learning sooo much everyday! 10:03:02 From Ronna : excited 10:03:03 From Diane Haverstrom : Overwhelmed but excited! 10:03:03 From terriko : excited and also overwhelmed 10:03:04 From Toni : Excited and need help :) 10:03:07 From Christy Weintraub : yes overwhelmed! 10:03:07 From Corinne : overwhelmed with what direction or product to choose 10:03:09 From Lori : excited and overwhelmed 10:03:16 From Lisa : excited and overwhelmed 10:03:21 From Deidre : very overwhelmed 10:03:25 From Michael M Parkins : stressing over my business name and 10:03:36 From Michael M Parkins : I need to set that up today. 10:04:35 From Michael M Parkins : Sounds great 10:04:57 From missyogwin : Yes, totally got the value stacking after I watched the video the second time. 10:05:24 From Christy Weintraub : thank goodness. I am totally at the first stage! 10:06:16 From Tanya Castro : Thank you so helpful! 10:09:24 From Brooke : just ordered my planner 10:11:37 From Carrie : where can I find it online to order one? 10:12:27 From missyogwin : Done set up llc 10:12:30 From Tiffany Wilson Lillard : Llc set up! 10:12:31 From Janarae Rebarchik : Did my LLC 10:12:31 From Lisa : LLC 10:12:32 From Christy Weintraub : submitting LLC today 10:12:32 From HollyMacBook : llc 10:12:32 From annakimbrough : LLC in the works 10:12:32 From juliawheeler : LLC 10:12:33 From Sheree : yes, LLC 10:12:33 From pamelawillis : Yep! Working on logo now 10:12:33 From Shelly & Mark Dirig : llc 10:12:34 From terriko : LLC 10:12:34 From Ellen Gardner : yep llc 10:12:34 From Michael M Parkins : I'm setting up my LLC today 10:12:34 From Ronna : yes, llc 10:12:35 From Michelle : I have business, llc,, business license 10:12:36 From Teresa : llc 10:12:36 From Corinne : working on LLC, got my ein 10:12:37 From carolaherrmann : LLC 10:12:37 From toniahill : LLCI just need to set up a bank account. 10:12:38 From Deidre : not yet 10:12:38 From Toni : I have a name and trying to navigate the NV site 10:12:38 From Peppers iphone6 to Beverly Schweigert(Direct Message) : working on LLC 10:12:38 From Yanira Rosado : not done it yet 10:12:38 From Lori : llc 10:12:39 From Tamara Kennard : I've done everything except get the business checking 10:12:39 From Anne - BeziWoman : Yes -- all good 10:12:39 From Carrie : In process of llc, using legal zoom 10:12:39 From Cheryl Stevens Studio : I already had a sole prop 10:12:40 From Diane Haverstrom : I have a sole Prop but was wondering if I shoul get LLC 10:12:40 From Michelle : name of store 10:12:41 From amysp : Have LLC, need to file it 10:12:41 From Brooke : I have names but need to set up 10:12:42 From alexisjohnson : Not yet =( working on it 10:12:43 From Kim : Not done it yet 10:12:44 From Schmidts : on my To-Do for this afternoon! LLC. 10:12:44 From cindy : I have a llc 10:12:44 From Tanya Castro : I want to set up as sole proprietorship and change over. 10:12:45 From Lisa : not yet 10:12:46 From Laura : working on it. LLC 10:12:48 From Sara Anderson : Trying to figure out the details...working on it. 10:12:50 From nicolecatroppo : Need some more help with that. Attempted, but am already a sole proprietor for my other business…. need to set up LLC 10:12:51 From Kim Dixon : Sole Prop 10:12:57 From Teri : Still trying to determine a name. Looking at LLC 10:12:59 From alexisjohnson : Name is hard =( 10:13:06 From Laura : Have an S Corp already so trying to figure out if I have to do LLC too 10:13:15 From Michael M Parkins : I have big goals 10:13:17 From Teresa : name is very hard 10:13:43 From cindy : can I use an LLC from another business 10:13:45 From Peppers iphone6 to Beverly Schweigert(Direct Message) : accidentally started paperwork for a series LLC... not sure if I need to start over 10:14:11 From Teri : Can you have different DBA's/Shops under LLC? 10:14:21 From Michael M Parkins : LLC protects your personal assets from lawsuits. Totally worth setting up the LLC. 10:14:24 From missyogwin : Get your friends and family involved IN brainstorming with you to figure out a name 10:14:33 From Michelle : Can the DBA be a completely different type of business? 10:14:37 From Carrie : Can I have more than one dba under the llc? Multiple shops 10:14:38 From cindy : can I use an LLC from another business 10:14:48 From Brooke : love that name!! 10:15:08 From Teri : Oh goody! 10:15:08 From Shannon Adair : Filing for a sales tax permit made me estimate this year's annual income. Would you estimate high or low for that? Also, do you pay taxes annually or quarterly? And is there a software you use to help with that? 10:15:13 From Lori : do other businesses under one LLC have different EINs? 10:15:15 From Michael M Parkins : so true 10:15:18 From missyogwin : Im not going to use my DBA I set up last year… haha going to use the name I started with! 10:15:54 From toniahill : ? is it best to get a po box for your business address, instead of using your home address? 10:16:05 From Michael M Parkins : How do you keep track of all the paperwork and receipts? 10:16:07 From Michelle : Can DBA be a completely different business than your LLC? 10:16:16 From Tamara Kennard : I just got off the phone with the GA Dept of Revenue...they walked me thru filing my returns over the phone within 10 minutes 10:16:49 From nicolecatroppo : How do you get a fake google phone number? 10:16:52 From Teresa : why fake phone number and PO box 10:17:03 From Katrina Wilson to Beverly Schweigert(Direct Message) : So when working with merchants do you use the LLC name or your DBA name? I assume you use the LLC EIN and ID number when opening merchant accounts and bank accounts 10:17:05 From Kim : If I have an existing EIN can it be used for this as well or do I need another one for this? 10:17:07 From pamelawillis : When we sell out of state, we charge them sales tax too? And then give that sales tax to our state? Confused on that. 10:17:08 From Tamara Kennard : It's called Google Voice 10:17:11 From Christy Weintraub : Is it smart to get PO box right away? Or, is it fine to wait until I get rolling with money coming in? 10:17:27 From Michelle : Can DBA be a completely different business than your LLC? 10:17:38 From Carrie : Does the registered agent need to be a third party? 10:17:41 From Kim Dixon : google phone # 10:17:41 From Teresa : fake phone and po 10:17:44 From toniahill : Business Address and phone # 10:17:50 From Michael M Parkins : When ordering our first product should we hire shipstation right at the beginning? 10:18:11 From amysp : I got an LLC drawn up at Upwork. She made me a certificate of organization and operating agreement. What's the difference, which one do I file with my state? 10:18:23 From Michelle : My cell phone company only charged $10 for an extra phone per month, I just used an old phone 10:18:35 From Teresa : why fake number and PO 10:18:41 From Katrina Wilson : So when working with merchants do you use the LLC name or your DBA name? I assume you use the LLC EIN and ID number when opening merchant accounts and bank accounts 10:18:48 From amysp : thx 10:19:23 From Ronna : do you get a lot of spam calls with google voice 10:19:55 From toniahill : Certificate of Organization is what is filed with the state. Operating Agreement is stating how the structure of your company is ran 10:20:02 From Toni : So do you get the PO box before you file the LLC? 10:20:19 From Michael M Parkins : How do you keep track of all the paperwork? 10:20:19 From pamelawillis : When we sell out of state, we charge them sales tax too? And then give that sales tax to our state? Confused on that. 10:20:22 From juliawheeler : Stuck getting business checking account while here in Germany 10:20:36 From Wendy O : Do you need to have a big PO box?? 10:20:38 From Michelle : Can your DBA be completely different type of business from LLc 10:21:04 From Carrie : Does the registered agent need to be a third party? 10:21:06 From Shelly & Mark Dirig : is your EIN # and your reseller # different numbers? 10:21:40 From missyogwin : I just bought product from a company in PA shipping is based after I get the package… they said from 16% to 24% minimum charge will be $24 is that normal? 10:22:14 From pamelawillis : GO search for my name on 0-100k for checking act info! Did a post yesterday with great answers. 10:22:17 From Ronna : credit unions are usually easier to set up business checking 10:23:15 From Michelle : yes 10:23:57 From Shannon Adair : When would you recommend getting an accountant to help you figure out taxes, or have you done it yourself all along? 10:24:15 From Shelly & Mark Dirig : I just bought of FAIRE… does that mean I can not sell the items on a marketplace? 10:24:18 From Casie Jo Davis : Once you hit your level of success, how many hours a day do you work? 10:24:50 From Cheryl Stevens Studio : Were the products heavy??? Missy 10:24:53 From Lori : when ordering from Aliexpress what is reasonable delivery time that we are looking for... 10 days? 10:25:01 From Teresa : depending on weight and size. Vendors usually tell retailers 15% - 20% to make sure that they don't understate the estimate. 10:25:13 From Carrie : I 10:25:32 From Cheryl Stevens Studio : it is the size... larger box Missy 10:25:46 From annakimbrough : Saw some items from China I am interested in, but shipping would be 30-60 days…should I order for the future? 10:26:03 From Michael M Parkins : wow 10:26:11 From Casie Jo Davis : I'm scared to death lol 10:26:35 From nicolecatroppo : 1050 people! Cha ching!!! $$$ 10:26:50 From Carrie : Do I need to create an operating agreement? It's only me running the biz. 10:27:38 From Michael M Parkins : yp 10:27:38 From HollyMacBook : you are back 10:27:46 From alexisjohnson : I am pretty sure you will need an operating agreement to open a bank account 10:27:49 From Deidre : froze briefly 10:27:53 From Christy Weintraub : you make everything seem so doable, Bev! Can't you move in for a week? :) 10:28:07 From Brooke : right 10:28:10 From HollyMacBook : you should be able to find a generic operating agreement online 10:28:37 From Tanya Castro : how early should you have your physical product in hand for Easter sales? 10:28:40 From Kim : If I have an EIN for something else may I use it or do I need to get a separate EIN for this? 10:28:41 From toniahill : ? How important is branding when you just start? 10:29:13 From pamelawillis : Many banks have a form they make you sign if you don’t have operating agreement. 10:29:33 From Michael M Parkins : is there training for QuickBooks? 10:29:40 From Michelle : Is Faire the only one? 10:29:47 From Wendy O : What is Fair? 10:29:54 From HollyMacBook : kim if the businesses are similar in nature you can use the same EIN, you might just want to file a DBA for each- in my state you can have up to 15 DBA under a single legal entity 10:30:09 From nicolecatroppo : business owners… it’s a life! Make your own hours, but it’s definitely a BUSINESS! 10:30:20 From Wendy O : Just figured out FAire 10:30:20 From Cheryl Stevens Studio : Abound is the same... regarding selling on a Marketplace 10:30:24 From Teresa : suggestions for Domain 10:30:31 From annakimbrough : Can you buy jewelry pieces from Etsy sites (chains, charms, etc.) and then sell necklaces yourself? 10:30:47 From HollyMacBook : I use godaddy for domains 10:31:42 From Kim Dixon : If running my business as a Sole Proprietor, do you think business liability or E&O insurance be satisfactory? I know if I ask my agent, he'll want to sell me every kind of insurance...LOL 10:32:16 From Wendy O : if you work 40 hours a week what type of income do you expect to make?? Enough or more than if you had a comparable 40 hour a week job? 10:32:18 From Peppers iphone6 : you mentioned buying from the Amish. how do you do that? 10:32:19 From Teresa : I have several single new items. Can I set up on Shopify 10:32:37 From Anne - BeziWoman : Please clarify when you buy from Faire --- What did you mean by not selling in certain places... 10:32:39 From Michael M Parkins : I need fitness products, I haven't found manufactures or wholesalers in the little black book. 10:32:55 From Shannon Adair : How many products did you try out in marketplaces before landing on your niche? 10:33:07 From Nicolette Fick : Is the course material i.e. suggested wholesalers/influencers all USA based? I am from the UK. 10:33:11 From Michelle : should you have a facebook group set up for business as well as facebook group 10:33:42 From Katrina Wilson : Wholesalers/Suppliers in USA - how do we find them? 10:33:56 From campbells008 : on market place when it says add tags do you need to use # 10:34:28 From Wendy O : When using Faire do you sign up to shop or as a brand?? 10:34:38 From Michelle : yes I needed an operating agreement to open bank account in Tennessee 10:35:07 From campbells008 : china is soon to be on a long holiday 10:35:12 From campbells008 : so order soon 10:35:32 From toniahill : Chinese New Year next week, will delay shipping for a bit 10:35:57 From Tiffany Wilson Lillard : Where do we post the homework for week 1? 10:35:57 From Michael M Parkins : Can I have more than One DBA? I want to be able to sell seasonal product as well as my yearly product. 10:36:08 From Tamara Kennard : You can have multiple eins 10:36:24 From Michelle : Thank you tonia 10:36:39 From PJ Davis : If you are doing similar sales - just create a DBA 10:36:44 From Kim : Thank you Toni! 10:36:55 From Michael M Parkins : Thanks PJ 10:36:59 From HollyMacBook : Micheal in my state Texas you can have up to 15 DBA under one LLC 10:37:10 From PJ Davis : Same in VA 10:37:17 From amysp : tundra? 10:37:25 From Michael M Parkins : Thanks HollyMacBook 10:38:08 From missyogwin : That is so good to know!! 10:38:49 From PJ Davis : And keep it general name - then DBA for specific product 10:39:10 From Michael M Parkins : Exactly PJ 10:39:15 From juliawheeler : I just found a vendor on Faire who I contacted directly. They agreed to sell to me and gave permission to sell on Shopify 10:39:23 From Diane Haverstrom : I used part of my street name and my city! Spring Grove Designs...generic 10:40:12 From Michelle : That was me.... changing now. 10:40:19 From Teresa : Does Shopify count as a website to sell vendor items such as one purchased from Faire 10:40:29 From PJ Davis : Totally me - WEEDS EVERYWHERE 10:40:33 From Kim : That's me lol. Thanks for sharing this!! 10:41:07 From nicolecatroppo : <3 10:41:19 From toniahill : ? I originally bought 20 items for my first product, should I continue to by more product to keep the chain full? 10:41:44 From Wendy O : Is shopify the way to go and sell from?? 10:42:08 From Michelle : Ali express has a lot of different stuff for fitness 10:42:23 From Michael M Parkins : Sounds great, thanks Bev. 10:42:27 From Brooke : wendy shopify is where you build a website 10:42:33 From Inna Florya : which is better alliexpress or alibaba? 10:43:27 From PJ Davis : Express is wholesale - baba is manufacturing 10:43:28 From pamelawillis : so Shopify is only to build a website? Confused on that one. 10:43:34 From HollyMacBook : Wendy shopify is really just a platform that hosts your website. they don’t drive traffic for you the just provide simple templates to help you setup your shop. you will need to drive traffic to our store. It’s not like Etsy where people go directly to that site and search for available products from various shops 10:44:19 From missyogwin : Alie express has the product Alibaba you can use to manufacture a product and usually need to buy large quanitity 10:44:27 From Diane Haverstrom : Holly, do you have a shopify acct? I do but haven't set it up properly...I wonder if its worth having. 10:44:50 From Casie Jo Davis : How well do foodstuffs sell? for example, a store called the pickle jar where nothing but pickle flavored items are sold...? 10:44:58 From HollyMacBook : inna I feel the biggest difference between alibi and express is the MOQ 10:45:39 From HollyMacBook : Diane I don’t have one currently but have previously. I is the easiest to use in my opinion. totally worth it 10:46:33 From Wendy O : Is the basic $29 Shopify account worth it to start out with? 10:47:00 From pamelawillis : I bought my domain name on Go Daddy. Can I still use Shopify? 10:47:00 From Carrie : I use Shopify basic and I'm very happy with it. Easy to use, walks you through everything, videos that teach you everything. 10:47:03 From HollyMacBook : Wendy - that’s what I plan to start with 10:47:19 From HollyMacBook : pamelawillis - yes. 10:47:30 From pamelawillis : Thank you! 10:47:43 From Teri : Can you use the same business name in Shopify/Etsy etc? 10:47:46 From alexisjohnson : I think this asked and answered.. but in shopify can you have a few different things to sale? 10:47:54 From Shannon Adair : You mentioned that you buy 2-3 items for sample. How many do you buy for your first deal on a marketplace? 10:48:22 From Wendy O : Do you have to handmade items to sell on Etsy? 10:48:30 From Diane Haverstrom : my biggest issue is how to drive traffic to you shopify acct... 10:48:50 From Corinne : do most deal sites take 25% commission? 10:49:19 From Michael M Parkins : Was Pick Your Plum run out of Shopify or a website? 10:49:22 From pamelawillis : Me too! How to drive traffic there! Not sure how 10:49:28 From Shannon Adair : Would you suggest starting a Shopify store now, or just starting with Marketplaces until this course is over? 10:49:38 From campbells008 : You dot have to hand make your items on Etsy but you need to package ir shoe how change it a bit then you can call it handmade on etsy 10:50:01 From Shannon Adair : You mentioned that you buy 2-3 items for sample. How many do you buy for your first deal on a marketplace? 10:50:24 From HollyMacBook : Shannon - I plan to do both b/c some deal site require a website 10:50:38 From Carrie : Thank you!!! 10:50:42 From Tanya Castro : Thank you Bev!! 10:50:43 From Shannon Adair : Thanks, Holly! 10:50:46 From Tiffany Wilson Lillard : Thanks, Bev!!! 10:50:47 From Michelle : thank you 10:50:47 From Teresa : thank you, this was helpful 10:50:51 From Sara Anderson : Thank you! 10:50:52 From Michael M Parkins : Thank You Bev. 10:50:52 From Brooke : thank you Bev 10:50:53 From annakimbrough : Thank you so much!!! 10:50:53 From Laura : thank you so much Bev!!! 10:50:55 From HollyMacBook : Thanks for our time Bev. Great session 10:50:57 From Tanya Castro : So helpful:-) 10:50:57 From Corinne : Thank you! 10:50:58 From Deidre : you are awesome 10:50:58 From missyogwin : Thank you!! 10:50:59 From PJ Davis : Thank you - this is awesome! 10:51:03 From terriko : thanks so much Bev! 10:51:03 From HollyMacBook : *your time 10:51:03 From toniahill : Thank you! 10:51:03 From Christy Weintraub : thank you! 10:51:06 From Ronna : Thanks Bev 10:51:06 From pamelawillis : Thank you so much Bev! And everyone!! Appreciate all the help! 10:51:07 From Kim Dixon : Thank you!! 10:51:09 From Wendy O : Thanks Bev and everyone who answered my questions!! 10:51:10 From Diane Haverstrom : This was great! thank you! I don't feel so alone!! 10:51:10 From nicolecatroppo : Thank you for your time, help, and guidance Bev! 10:51:11 From Michael M Parkins : This was so helpful 10:51:12 From campbells008 : What time did this start 900? or 9:30 10:51:17 From Shannon Adair : Thank you Bev! I appreciate you 10:51:19 From amysp : That went fast, wow, thx Bev! 10:51:22 From HollyMacBook : 9am CT 10:51:37 From Michelle : I will be here every week, I commit!! 10:51:37 From Christy Weintraub : I am not missing this. Ever! 10:51:40 From Michael M Parkins : I'll be there 10:51:47 From Cheryl Stevens Studio : PROMISE!!!! I will be here week 4!!! 10:51:48 From Michael M Parkins : 4 week 10:51:51 From annakimbrough : All 4 weeks! 10:51:51 From Tamara Kennard : I'll be here 10:51:53 From Kim Dixon : I'll be here! 10:51:57 From Brooke : all 4 10:52:07 From Michael M Parkins : thanks