Wbt - World Of Business And Taxes

I am so proud to be an American. This nation that give us so much, in the way of so many freedoms. I am so proud to receive this blessing of our nation. The liberty that is my birth right as an American under our constitution. Those that hate need to stop. Be proud of your nation. "Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for if we stumble and fall, freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin. - Henry Cabot Lodge"

Half a year done, July 4th is here. Have you decided what your goals are going to be for the next six months? Think about it because you have a half a year ahead of you to get something done.

This world has become very hateful in the presentation of ideas and throughts. Words become mean and evil towards others who do not believe as you do. What happened to "I agree to disagree"? Now hate stops the whole process of love in our words. Hate will do great harm to us as humans on this earth. We are responsible for our words and actions, and if hate is part of your conversation, you have a lot of appologizing to do.

I just traveled from South Carolina to Burbank and had the worse trip. Tickets were canceled without my knowledge and companies were pointing fingers at each other - with no care of the customer - ME! We need to do a better job at our customer service as businesses.

Hate is evil. Maxine Waters is the mob boss of hate in America. She doesn't believe in our liberty, to agree to disagree, to allow democracy to live. Her hate at some point will drive hate to do great harm. If this is the only message the Democrats have we have a problem in our great nation. Walk away from hate. I demand that Congress sensor Waters and that an ethics committee take action. Enough is enough.

Control your anger before it turns your actions and hate into a sin. Let's learn how in todays message.

In business you are faced with risk. Learn how to say NO to certain business deals and relationships that present you with risk.

Walk away from hateful politicians. By those that call people Nazi's in the media that hate American's. By those that show dishonest picture on their magazine covers - walk away. Walk away from hate and start getting involved in changing hate into love and doing something for your communities. Turn hate into love and make a change. Walk away from hate.

When you are starting a business there will be high and lows, issues that pop up, or crises that attack when you don't expect it. You have to be adaptable and deal with the issues, know that there are answers. Adaptability makes you stronger in business and in life.

The Supreme Court rules that states can collect sales and use tax on items sold in their state. This will raise the cost of items on the internet and will affect the small business guy selling on the internet.

Depending on what type of business and profession you are going into, you will need licenses and permits to operate under. And then you need to stay in compliance, it is constly to get out of compliance.

Democrats don't want to fix the immigration problems of our nation, instead they use it as a political agenda to gain power. They do nothing to fix a problem. The law that seperates familes started with the Democrats under the Clinton Administration and over the years the Dems have remained silence until they need it to win seats back in Congress and the Senate. All these years their silence on immigration, their do nothing political agenda, is corrupt. www.lodge-co.com

If you own a business and contract with independent contractors you need to do a better job of documenting your business relationship. Please listen to this podcast and learn what you need to be aware of. www.lodge-co.com

No matter what stage in life you are at, choose to be happy. Happiness has nothing to do with your circumstances. Just be happy, it is your choice.

Understand the following difinition, "MLM companies prioritize selling products and services over recruiting new distributors. Pyramid schemes, however, prioitize recruiting new members over selling products and services." There is a fine line that overlap MLM's and Pyramid Schemes. www.lodge-co.com

A lot of you are wanting to start your own business, some will get tempted to join a Multi Level Marketing organization. Stay away from them. You will spend a lot of time but will destroy several years of your life. Do better, look at a franchise or buying a business. This avenue may fit into your financial goals.

I was recently at a business gathering and listened to small business owners. Their main comment was that they only follow what is in the bank, not what their financial statements are saying. Knowing your financial statements will tell you how well your running your business. If you need help, send me an email at mlodge@lodge-co.com www.lodge-co.com

Every single day, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week we are bombarded with hate. Hate for Trump, for Americans, and it goes on and on. We have got to block this hate filled media and from politicians. It is so easy to play the hate game but it takes a lot of guts to get something done. Politicians have no guts anymore, all they talk about is their hate filled political agenda. Block them, turn them off, and use your own common sense.

When you are starting a new business you need to know what your start-up costs are going to be. If you need help send me an email at: mlodge@lodge-co.com www.lodge-co.com

So many things happening in business. Today we talk about a variety of issues affecting business. Let's talk.