@ITcrackerjack said:

@IRJ said:

@ITcrackerjack said:

@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).

Its only about $100 to start a LLC in Florida

Yearly? I just looked it up. The LLC tax (yearly) is 8.84% ($800 minimum). The actual document filing costs aren't bad (many online packages do it for you).

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The average Florida sales tax rate is 7.01%. The state has a 6% tax, but the average local tax is 1.01% making a total of 7.01%

@scottalanmiller said:

Indianriver.it or something like that. But there are several companies doing that with that name there already. IR Networks. IR Tech.

The Indian River isnt a name that most people that live as close as Orlando (an hour away) would know. Back to the drawing board lol

@ITcrackerjack said:

@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).

Its only about $100 to start a LLC in Florida

@alexntg said:

@IRJ said:

@alexntg said:

@IRJ said:

@alexntg said:

So you're still working on a company name? Atlantic Tech's already in use: http://www.atlantictechnology.com - when you're creating a company, come up with something unique. That way, you can avoid trademark/IP infringement issues down the road.

The sell entertainment systems and you can see that right away when you go to their website. Finding a unique name is tough.

IRJ Tech? IRJ Systems? irj.biz is available. IRJ Enterprises? irj.enterprises is available.

IRJ stands for Indian River Joel. While that is great for a fishing business. Not so much for a tech business.

Oh, I thought it was a personal branding.

Its just a nickname. I am up for any ideas you have, though.

@scottalanmiller said:

@IRJ Atlantic is very heavily used. We used Niagara and surprisingly it was unused. But then again we grabbed it in 2000 and it turns out that no one outside of New York can spell it.

Hmmm... I will need to do some thinking

@alexntg said:

@IRJ said:

@alexntg said:

So you're still working on a company name? Atlantic Tech's already in use: http://www.atlantictechnology.com - when you're creating a company, come up with something unique. That way, you can avoid trademark/IP infringement issues down the road.

The sell entertainment systems and you can see that right away when you go to their website. Finding a unique name is tough.

IRJ Tech? IRJ Systems? irj.biz is available. IRJ Enterprises? irj.enterprises is available.

IRJ stands for Indian River Joel. While that is great for a fishing business. Not so much for a tech business.

@Katie could you show me the helpdesk when you get a chance?

@scottalanmiller said:

No problem. Have @Katie give you a tour if you want to see it.
Thanks I really appreciate that

@alexntg said:

So you're still working on a company name? Atlantic Tech's already in use: http://www.atlantictechnology.com - when you're creating a company, come up with something unique. That way, you can avoid trademark/IP infringement issues down the road.

The sell entertainment systems and you can see that right away when you go to their website. Finding a unique name is tough.

I dont know all the details yet, but I understand that the pricing could be low, fair, or high.

Anyone interested in a big Exchange Upgrade for a hospital? I have a contact there and I was told another MSP quoted around $9k for labor. I have the experience for doing the actual work. I just dont have a system in place yet. I would like to work with someone if anyone is interested.

They are migrating from Exchange 2003 to 2010

I havent decided anything on the name except that I really like Atlantic

I trust Mangolassi users and I am trying to find a domain name for Atlantic Tech, Atlantic Technology Group, Atlantic Tech Solutions, or something similiar

Thanks Scott

How do you feel about spelling Tech as Tek in the business name? I was thinking of a business name using tech but all domains are taken. I found that using the business name with tek in it it, shows an available .com domain.

I havent named anything yet, so I could tailor the name of the business to the domain. I think I am going to throw a few names out there and find a .com name that isnt taken.

Even the Hosted version is free?

Obviously SW is one. What other recommendations do you have?

Also do you tend to like the previous versions of SW better than the current 7.2?

@scottalanmiller does seo treat you any differently?

I think I would like to use .com if I can find an available domain name that I like. The problem is the .com names are becoming increasingly hard to find. I dont know if its better to use a shrother .co or .net domain name or go for a longer .com domain name.