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[–] AnmanIndustries ago 

As a small business you have things that they do not have. Flexibility, customisation, personalisation. You can change your operations in a blink. You can customise contracts, sales and stores to be different from each other. You can invest more effort and time in being personally involved (as a business, not just as you personally) in your customers. The only way you could never really beat the game is if you were in something like industrial retail. A business to business sale that is only really after the cheapest item offers you nothing to bargain with. But truth is, even then you still can. You can offer support, extended warranties (if you have faith in the product), after sales service, small gimmicks (sometimes can work as a tie breaker) and so on.

By the sound of it, its not purely retail. So maybe you could price compete on basic marketing. We do the job properly, all your employees are X trained, focus on quality, provide more information services or updates. It can often be as simple as finding out what the competitor does and then do something different or just 1 thing better. Mid to large business spend shit tonnes on analysing competition. Being that you are direct with the ground floor and direct with the boss, you can do it so much more easily.

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[–] Winona_p2 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

No we run transport. We still have a company but have to charge a ridiculous amount bc of taxes. What do they even do? Nothing....Just rich guy jet ski is what I got for my tax last year.

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[–] AnmanIndustries ago 

What level of transport do you do?

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[–] Winona_p2 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Bruh they will try to tax you more than you make in America, it's fucking hilarious. Your governemnt is against small business and do anything to stop it.

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[–] AnmanIndustries 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

(:

While Im no pro on the american tax system, I am also not a novice. A lot of the strings I can pull here in Australia, can be pulled there in america. Often more so. There is ALWAYS something you can do. Even if its not within the system. You can, for example, pay someone in food and lodging. I am currently doing this with one worker of mine. If it was not on my personal property, I could even write off his expenses on tax and never pay him a thing for it. I understand this is just one example that probably does not work for you, but there is ALWAYS something. Always.

Have you read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad?