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  1. PetePreneur

    Customs Charges From China For Importing

    SOURCING 
    It’s quite large at about 7 feet (215cm) X 5 feet (165cm) X 1 foot (35cm), so I’ve asked for it to be shipped via sea. I don’t think DHL or any courier are involved if it’s sea right? So would the customs just be a matter of them sending me a bill and me paying them to get it cleared at customs...
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    Customs Charges From China For Importing

    SOURCING 
    Hey, So I’m about to order some samples from my suppliers and since I’m only ordering from 2 of them, I’m just going to pay the shipping that they’ve said instead of going down the freight forwarder route. They’ve just asked me if it’s okay if I do customs clearance though, which I don’t know...
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    Who Here Used To Or Currently Files Their Own Tax Returns And Is It Difficult?

    TAXES | REGS 
    Hi, So I'm about to launch an expensive product brand in the next few months that I'll only be making maybe 1 sale a day for at best in if it goes well and I'm thinking whether it's worth just filing my own tax returns to save money? My previous business was a high volume low profit per item...
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    What sort of an internet business would you do if you had $50,000 to start with?

    HOT! 
    Go into a business model that needs a lot of capital to get started because that acts as a barrier to entry for most people who don’t have access to that kind of money. Maybe buying houses to improve and sell them on for a higher price?
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    How do you know if you are doing the right things or just stubborn?

    They key question you have to ask yourself is "Is the product/service I'm providing benefitting my clients and is it better than other solutions/competitors out there?". If the answer to that question is yes, then you can rest assured that you're probably on the right path and it will all...
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    The Bar of the Damned

    Why "Bar of the Damned"? I thought that meant being in pain/being punished or something? Not going there for peace?
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    Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

    HOT! SPEEDWAY 
    I think there is a definite correlation between age and how likely you are to make it, but I wouldn't say 35 is completely past it though. I think the peak years where you're most likely to do well is between 23 and 33. The thing that younger people have over older people is that they don't...
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    You Need to Have A Bigger "Why" (What's Yours?)

    EXECUTION 
    I agree that you need to ultimately have a legitimate "Why" as to why you're doing what you're doing, but I don't feel it always has to be the cliche "I want to change the world" or "I want to help everyone". My "Why" is to become the best entrepreneur that I can possibly become and hopefully...
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    Estimated Cost Of Importing Large And Heavy Items From China

    SOURCING 
    Thanks! I'll check it out!
  10. PetePreneur

    Estimated Cost Of Importing Large And Heavy Items From China

    SOURCING 
    Thanks for the replies everyone! I'm pretty new to all this, so any advice is massively helpful! I mean, I literally didn't even know you could even get split containers- That's who you're dealing with unfortunately haha. It sounds like the product won't be too expensive to ship in though-...
  11. PetePreneur

    Estimated Cost Of Importing Large And Heavy Items From China

    SOURCING 
    Or is there a way of putting my samples from al my suppliers in one container or something? Thanks, Pete
  12. PetePreneur

    Estimated Cost Of Importing Large And Heavy Items From China

    SOURCING 
    Thanks! Any idea on the cost of importing just one whilst I'm testing suppliers? Obviously I expect it to cost way more than if I did it in bulk, but I'm just trying to get rough estimates? Thanks again!
  13. PetePreneur

    Estimated Cost Of Importing Large And Heavy Items From China

    SOURCING 
    So for those of you who have experience importing from China, I'm currently looking at importing a product to USA that's about 100 inches x 50 inches x 15 inches and 140lbs when boxed. Any idea how much this would cost to ship to the USA? I'm just looking for estimates really because I've got...
  14. PetePreneur

    Domain scabs

    INVESTING RANT 
    I've been on both the buyer's and the seller's side of this and I get what you mean. From the seller's perspective it's great because I've sold multiple domains for $1,000+ from pretty much blind luck. Once you've got a buyer that's keen, you're in a great negotiating position to ask for the...
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    Forum Feature Suggestion: Save Thread To Favourites

    Thanks! It certainly seems like a useful feature! I'll see if I find myself using the forum alot over the next month or so and then upgrade. I'm trying to surround myself with entrepreneurial content to help me stay motivated.
  16. PetePreneur

    I've Read UNSCRIPTED!

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Read it and loved it!
  17. PetePreneur

    Forum Feature Suggestion: Save Thread To Favourites

    Ah right fair enough, I didn't realise that! Yeah I guess so, but it's just easier to have it native to the platform. It sounds like it's an advanced feature though, so can't really complain!
  18. PetePreneur

    Forum Feature Suggestion: Save Thread To Favourites

    So I know we can currently "Watch" threads, but I find on other forums that it's useful to also save threads that are particularly useful to a "Favourites" section where I can come back to them later. I'd use this especially for the guide/strategy type of threads like how to grow on Instagram...
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    Thinking of starting a Supermarket/hypermarket chain. Good idea?

    IDEA 
    How are you planning on raising the money to build the supermarket? I don't know exactly how much it will cost, but it's not exactly cheap. Also, how are you going to buy in the kind of bulk quantities that these supermarkets buy in to help you compete on price? There's a saying that goes...
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    looking for direction on bookkeeping apps for small operation

    INVESTING 
    The two biggest ones from what I know are Quickbooks and Xero. Either of them will pretty much do all you could realistically expect from bookkeeping software.

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