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Sports Card BusinessPanini wants your signs to match the name on the application

Pressure Washing BusinessReal pressure, real chemicals

Laundromat BusinessOne top owner signed for 15 years

Junk Removal BusinessA dented wall, a trip over your dolly

Mobile Car DetailingOne top operator hazed a client's RV, then fixed it free

Pokemon Vending MachinesMaker list prices: about $2,850 to $5,000 (VTM)

TikTok Shop SellerTikTok's Seller Center has its own Insurance Center

Whatnot Live Selling100+ items a show: insurance still matters

Pokemon Card BusinessYour binder stays yours; the business buys the stock

Vending Machine RouteEvery placement is a deal: your LLC signs it

Christmas Light BusinessNearly half of holiday decorating injuries involve falls (CPSC)

Coming Nov 13YouTube Creator LLCAdSense copies your tax form name from it. Change it, resubmit

Coming Nov 14Tax Preparation BusinessThe IRS: tax pros are financial institutions, whatever their size

Coming Nov 15Etsy ShopA burn claim needs a business to land on, and insurance to answer it

Coming Nov 16Rental Property LLCCourts look at whether you kept the money separate

Coming Nov 17Amazon FBA SellerYour ID, business papers and bank statement must match what you registered

Coming Nov 18Coffee Cart BusinessOne county's farmers markets want $1M of liability coverage

Coming Nov 19Bookkeeping BusinessEvery engagement letter and invoice names one party

Coming Nov 20Turo HostBusiness debts and lawsuits, kept apart in most instances

Coming Nov 21Home Bakery BusinessFlorida's law names an entity, if it bakes at an owner's home

Coming Nov 22Food Truck BusinessLA County: an LLC hands in Articles, Statement of Info, EIN letter

Coming Nov 23House Cleaning BusinessPut every recurring client on a written agreement. Sign as the business

Coming Nov 24Lawn Care and Landscaping BusinessUsually no state license. Contract, insurance and bank share one name

Coming Nov 25Airbnb HostAirbnb's liability insurance pays only if you're found legally responsible

Coming Nov 26Trucking CompanyApplication, insurance and process agent must match exactly

Coming Nov 27Dropshipping StoreFTC: whoever takes the order answers for it, not the drop shipper

Coming Nov 28Clothing BrandAn LLC protects it in your state. Search the trademark database first

Coming Nov 29Reselling BusinessA loss on personal items isn't taxed. Profit on flips is. Keep them apart
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