TIPS60 - Do you need a business license for your business?

Here is another of our videos offering tips and insights into the business of photography. In this one, we discuss the need for a business license, and other considerations.

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TRANSCRIPT:
Here are a few thoughts on whether or not you need a business license for the photography business you're running. I'm John Harrington.

Lots of businesses require business licenses some are far more formal than others. As a photographer there's lots of things that you worry about and you may not be aware that in your jurisdiction you actually may need a business license. So you want to look into your jurisdiction and whether not a business license is required for the services that you're providing, You have to be very careful and make sure that you're working within all of the rules and regulations of the town or city that you're living in.

There may be even state licensing requirements, you have to provide them with a tax ID or some other document the show's that you are paying taxes. Sometimes you need be paying sales tax depending upon the type of service you're providing and your jurisdiction. Be sure to check with your local jurisdiction and your accountant about all these things. Your accountant is one of your best friends when it comes to finding out things like this. So business license - definitely look into it and see if you need one.

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TIPS60 - An Introduction to the TIPS60 series

Here is an introduction to the TIPS60 video series - another of our videos offering tips and inisights into the business of photography. a transcript of the video is included after the jump.

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TRANSCRIPT:
Hi I'm John Harrington and over the next - I don't even know how long - we're gonna talk to you in small sixty second blocks about a variety of different things related to the business of photography. We're going to talk a little bit about marketing, we're going to talk about business essentials, accounting software, everything that I can think of under the sun to talk to you about.

Hopefully, I can keep each time down to sixty seconds or less. So over the next couple of I don't know how long, we're going to be trying to do one a week, maybe a few more as time permits and share with you some businesses insights. As you know I'm the author of the book ""Best Business Practices for Photographers"", a book has that been really well received and so what I'm trying to do now is to put a face to the name and get some more information out there so that people can grow their business and become successful photographers.

So, hopefully, over the next months, years, or so we'll be talking to you once a week on video for about sixty seconds about the business of photography and how your business can grow and prosper.

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