I own a hair salon. Typically, November is my busiest season. It has been SO quiet. A lot of my colleagues are also saying the same thing and have had to close up shop because of it - or get a second job.

People keep saying it will get better and the economy will bounce back but I don’t know. I am so close from just throwing in the towel, closing up shop and getting a corporate gig.

  • Engine_Mammoth@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    E commerce has a host of issues itself. Although helpful in the short term, there are state sales tax nexus issues that would need to be addressed and can take time/money to do correctly. (US based store assumed, SOUTH DAKOTA v. WAYFAIR, INC., ET AL. 2018).

    • killertaco252@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Interesting. I agree there’s a ton of logistical issues to work out.

      I only ask because I’ve been selling on Amazon since 2018 and I’ve seen a growing trend of smaller shops that I compete with are actually full blown retail stores that just send shipments out the back.

      If you ever dip your toes in the Amazon water and have questions feel free to dm me.

    • Ferndiddly@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      In most states, the reporting threshold is $200k in annual revenue in that state, or 200 transactions. Can’t hurt to dip your toes into e-Commerce, and if you are getting to the point where you are doing that much business in a single state, it makes sense to set up the tax nexus. There are services nowadays that handle all the paperwork for you.