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I don't need a Sales Tax Permit in our state. What should I send you?
Not every state has a sales tax. But every state has some form
of business registration. Check with your town or county clerk to see what
documentation is required and how to get it.
I have a beauty salon / dry cleaning
shop / auto repair shop / liquor store / restaurant / plumbing business. I buy
everything for my business wholesale. Can I buy wholesale from Sunshine?
Probably not. Sunshine sells at wholesale "to the
trade". If you have a stained glass business, you're the "trade".
Try looking at it this way: Sunshine is an established business ... a
stained glass supply business. Should we be able to buy our beauty supplies
/ auto parts / wine / faucets at wholesale?
I don't have a Business Checking
Account. I just use my personal checks.
If you are running a business and mixing your
personal funds with
the business' cash, you are looking for a big headache come audit time. Keep it simple
(and separate) and
use two accounts.
But my bank charges me $5 a month for a
business account!
It's worth it come tax time. And
should the IRS show at the door, you'd gladly pay the $5 just to keep them from digging through all
of your personal stuff.
The monthly fee is a business expense and it's deductible.
I don't have a Business Card or
Letterhead.
Get them! At the very least, you should have cards
printed. They are the cheapest way to get your name out there. Letterhead and stationery
is nice, not required. But if you want to have a professional appearance, get it! Your
kid's notebook paper doesn't cut it.
I don't have Promotional Material.
Everything is by word of mouth.
Word of mouth works when you're a hobbyist doing the
local church bazaar.
But if you are presenting yourself as a business, you need at least a professional looking
brochure that you have produced. (Please don't send any craft show program that has your
name listed along with the dozens of others there ... if you didn't print it, please don't
send it).
Do you have a web site promoting your business? Send us the web address.
A newspaper ad (display ad, not a classified ad) promoting your stained glass business
will work fine.
And of course, the ultimate piece of Promotional Material ... your Yellow Pages Ad!
But I don't have a Yellow Pages Ad.
A Yellow Pages Ad is not mandatory, but it
truly establishes you as a credible business.
Credible to those seeking your services and credible to those looking to verify your
business.
I have a Yellow Pages Ad, but the
book hasn't come out yet.
If you have a Yellow Pages Ad arranged, but your
directory has not been published yet, please send a copy of your contract.
I'm just starting my business. I don't
have anything you are looking for. But I need to buy wholesale so I can make some money.
How can I get started if you won't sell to me wholesale?
This is the "which came first, the chicken or the
egg" question.
In this case, you're wholesale AFTER you send the stuff in, not before. Like
every other business, you start with all the paperwork, get your business
checking account, do up some promotional stuff and get rolling, lining up
distributors and customers.
Until you get everything together, you need to buy your materials at retail.
I have all the paperwork you're
looking for. What about the $650 order?
If you are already buying at wholesale from another
distributor who uses similar qualifying standards, please include a copy of a recent
invoice from them showing purchases made at wholesale prices. If you've made an opening
order with them, there is no need to torture you with one from us.
We will accept invoices from any distributor that has similar requirements
to ours. Invoices from "wholesale to the whole world" or "deep
discount retail" establishments are not accepted for this requirement.
If you have a store front, please send a photo! This will also exempt you.
It looks like I'll have to make the
$650 order. How do I do that?
Once your application and paperwork is received and
approved, we'll send you our Complete Wholesale Literature Package which will include our
Catalog, Confidential Wholesale Price Sheet plus updates, sale flyers and a cover letter
with your ID#. Once you get the package, put your order together. Call it in, fax it in or
e-mail it. We'll take it from there! Feel free to call if you need help
getting your opening order together.
I can't make the $650 order
right now. Can I make a couple of smaller orders and combine them?
Sorry, no.
I've been a retail customer at
Sunshine for years. I have receipts that total over $650. Do I still need to make the
$650
order?
Yes
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