If the company you work for does any kind of consulting and therefore carry E&O Insurance there is a huge problem with moonlighting.
Namely, if your side job runs into problems and litigation ensues, it is possible for the sue-ee to name the company you work for on the lawsuit. Presumably the...
If you convert your 401(k) to a "single k" under your own business, then you can get a loan against up to 50% of the value.
While this takes the money out of the market, as you pay the loan back, the interest goes to the company, which in this case would be you.
It's kind of nice to get a loan...
I would offer two pieces of advice.
1. A good accountant is worth his weight in gold and can advise you on the best entity type from a money and taxes standpoint.
2. The SBA is a paperwork pit. Unless you are specifically going after DBE work, your time is better spent marketing elsewhere.
While those are the same, you also need a general business insurance policy.
That policy will protect you if you break your leg on a job site. The E&O will not. My clients require both insurance policies.
If you carry E&O insurance, run from anything residential as fast as you can. They are litigation magnates.
If you don't carry E&O insurance, make sure you are operating as a corporation or an LLC so you can protect your personnal assets in case of trouble.
But I would still run from them as...
Here's a money saver that my accountant turned me on to and is saving us big bucks.
We made my wife the one and only employee of my company and then provide full health coverage for all employees.
That way her health insurance coverage is paid 100% by the company.
Since I am her spouse, I...
There is actually quite a difference. As a rough rule of thumb, if you run 120 V circuits you need twice as many circuits to do the same job. Each circuit has the same I2R (that's I squared R) losses. So if you double your current, you are doubling your losses in your distribution and branch...
