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Jan 28, 2010
According to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the research and support of entrepreneurship, in the past decade the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity belongs to those between 55 and 64 years old. According to the study, "The 20 to 34 age bracket...which we usually identify with risk-taking youth (think Facebook and Google(GOOG Quote)), has the lowest rate."
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10669129/1/retire-or-start-a-new-business.html?puc=_tscrss
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Jan 19, 2010
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/resources/article.php/3656806
This is an EXCELLENT piece - precise and informative on when, why and how to go about collecting sales tax on your ecommerce sales. If you have a website and are selling anything "tangible" on it then most likely you need to pay sales tax in one more more jurisidictions. Even if you sell something intangible such as digital products - ebooks or software, you still need to pay sales taxes in some states.
Read the article. If you are planning to be in Ecommerce as a career or a serious business initiative, it's worth knowing and doing the right thing upfront instead of paying back-taxes or pentalties after an audit 14 years from now.