Thanks, lcat; I will check both of them out.
Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots. Shut up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
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Strix - Jun 01, 2011 6:44:15 am PDT #27 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
amych - Jun 01, 2011 7:00:51 am PDT #28 of 1416
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
::bookmarking the ENTIRE THREAD::
Strix - Jun 01, 2011 7:27:54 am PDT #29 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I know, amych!
::lugs in cappucino machine and ratty, yet comfortable, sofa::
NoiseDesign - Jun 01, 2011 8:05:03 am PDT #30 of 1416
Our wings are not tired
If the business is going to be your sole source of income I really recommend finding a good accountant. It is a huge stress reliever for me to have a real face to deal with and also good peace of mind knowing I have a representative in case of an audit.
Tom Scola - Jun 01, 2011 8:56:33 am PDT #31 of 1416
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
The Midwest Haunters Convention (MHC) is the largest Halloween show of its kind in the US serving a primary audience of Haunted Attraction Producers, Actors, Artists and Home Haunters. It features a 60,000 square foot vendor trade show with over 75 vendor booths – and provides regional businesses and residents the opportunity to shop for professional quality Halloween related products.
Toddson - Jun 01, 2011 9:09:53 am PDT #32 of 1416
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
fyi, I spotted an article about Expensify in the business section of the paper on Sunday. I can't track down the exact article, but it sounds like something useful for people who have lots of expenses and not enough time to fill in reports.
NoiseDesign - Jun 01, 2011 9:16:12 am PDT #33 of 1416
Our wings are not tired
I've considered attending the MHC a few times, but currently I don't know how I could take on much more work during the Halloween season. As it is I have 15-20 people working for me just to pull of the Universal Studios event. Still it would be fun to see what other folks are doing in smaller venues.
Atropa - Jun 01, 2011 11:27:09 am PDT #34 of 1416
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I have friends who go to MHC, and have a blast.
A long-shot, but that's part of what this thread is for, right? Does anyone have any suggestions for manufacturing companies (that are not sweatshops or child-labor) that will do small runs of clothing?
I'm (sloooowly) working on getting a small GCS apparel line together, and I want to start researching clothing manufacturers.
Liese S. - Jun 01, 2011 3:06:39 pm PDT #35 of 1416
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I`ve got a t shirt place! Uhh...except it is child labor! Ok, not really. It`s called Little Bluebird, named after an Apache artist who died a few years back here, and they do job skills training for White Mountain Apache kids. I`ll link it later. And yeah, I realize just screenprinting isn`t what you`re after but still.
eta: Little Bluebird
Liese S. - Jun 01, 2011 5:17:10 pm PDT #36 of 1416
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
For my accounting, I use Quickbooks, which is not cheap, but it is easy. I also pay them for an assisted payroll dealio which helps me keep up with whatever latest regulations are.
Non-profits (including libraries) should check out TechSoup for donated (administrative fee, so significant discount) software from major vendors like Microsoft and Intuit.