You're Invited ... 21st Century Marketing: How to GROW Your Business in Today's Market

Dear Colleague and fellow Women in Business,

I’d like to invite you to attend the upcoming “21st Century Marketing: How to Grow Your Business in Today’s Market” Conference, targeting Women in Business, to be held at the Anaheim (California) Marriott March 23, 2012.

You can access the Conference agenda (and registration) via the website link below. I look forward to speaking at the Conference and hope to see you there!

http://www.wboconference.com/

Regards,
Laurel
773-381-1700

SCORE's Outstanding Woman-Owned Business Winner

And the SCORE 'Outstanding Woman-Owned Business Winner' is:

School House run by Rachel Weeks!

Instead of searching the world for her goods, they are Made in America (as illustrated).

Learn more about all the SCORE winners by reading Steve Strauss's Ask the Expert column over at USA Today.

Congrats to all the winners!

What Are the Legal Requirements to Start an Import Business?

I am working on a new project where I will be covering both importing and exporting for a small business.  Watch for it.  But in the meantime, here's a short cut answer to the question:

The only legal requisites to opening an import business are having an importer of record number, which is usually just the business's tax-identification number, and a surety bond to protect the U.S. government if you can't pay your duties, taxes and other fees. Surety bonds are required for all so-called formal entries where the shipment is valued at more than $2,000, but many importers use them on smaller shipments as well. They can be purchased ...

Read the entire answer:  Opening a Small Import Business

And I am sure there are additional factors to consider.  If they've been left out, please comment.