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Welcome to Idaho Small Business Solutions™
! This site will help you start or grow
your business in three important ways:
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New
to business or to Idaho? Start with the Business
Wizard. It will give you a customized Checklist of
local, state, and federal taxes and regulations that affect
your business. You will also find information on
licenses and permits you might need, as
well as information on registering your
business in Idaho and employee issues.
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- The Resource Wizard
will give you a
customized Checklist of funding and other business
development resources in your area.
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- The text, topic buttons (on the left), and tabs (at the
top of the page) will
provide answers to many common business
questions.
The What's
New section below provides information on
recent regulatory, licensing and tax changes
that may affect your business and
information on upcoming programs and workshops
that may
benefit your business.
If you find this site helpful, please send feedback
so we can continue to meet your business
needs. If you did not find the information you need, please let us know about that as well.
What's New
for Idaho Small Businesses
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Beginning July 1, manufacturers,
importers, and exporters of ethanol,
ethanol-blend fuels, gasoline-blend fuels
and natural gasoline
must obtain an Idaho Fuel Distributor's
license from the Idaho State Tax Commission
and file a monthly Idaho Distributor's Fuel
Tax Report (form 1450) and supporting
documents. For information, see
http://tax.idaho.gov/pubs/EIS00287_04-05-2010.pdf.
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Effective July 1, indoor tanning service
providers are subject to a 10 percent excise
tax under the federal Affordable Care
Act. For information, see
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99517,00.html
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National SBIR Conference -
November 8-10, Oklahoma City.
Register by October 7 for the lowest rate.
For information, visit
www.sbirok.org.
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Sam's Club recently
introduced a pilot program to offer SBA loans
from $5,000 to $25,000 to Club members.
Minority, veteran, and women owned
businesses and micro enterprises will have
priority. Applications are accepted
on-line. For information, visit
http://www3.samsclub.com/NewsRoom/Press/734?pid=WalmartStores
and
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/pagedetails/content.jsp?pageName=sbaLoanProgram.
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Two New Tax Benefits for Hiring the
Unemployed - Congress recently
passed the Hiring Incentives to Restore
Employment (HIRE) Act. Employers who
hire the unemployed (not someone currently
employed and moving to a new job) before
January 1, 2011 may qualify for tax
incentives. See
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=220326,00.html
to find out how your business might qualify.
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The Idaho Small Business
Development Center at Boise State University
has been awarded a Small Business
Sustainability Initiative grant to conduct energy
efficiency audits for small businesses in
Ada County. For information or to schedule an audit, visit
http://www.idahosbdc.org/DocumentMaster.aspx?doc=1646
or call 208-426-3875.
| This site is a major effort of the
RIB Committee. Would you like the
committee to address a particular business
issue? Please click on the RIB logo for more
information.
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