Saturday, February 15, 2020

Catskills New York Real Estate

Catskills New York Real Estate

IncSmart New York (Small Business and Startups) - Catskills Mountains New York real estate is 100 miles away from New York City.  This is an area around Catskills Park west of the Hudson River.  With the national economy under the Trump administration, counties up and down the Hudson have become sellers markets.  With most people priced out of the New York City housing market, the Catskills can be an affordable alternative.  

Costco Opens Plant in Nebraska

Costco Opens Plant in Nebraska



IncSmart Nebraska (Small Business and Startups) - Costco opens new plant in Freemont Nebraska, located near the Iowa border.   91 million rotisserie chickens were sold last year at Costco, and the new poultry plant will help them stay in charge of there own chicken products by controlling each stage of production from farm to store.    This $450 million dollars plant will accomplish that.  The choice of Nebraska for the plant was economics.  Nebraska has an abundance for grain water and water.  With unemployment at it's lowest with the Trump administration, Costco's only worry is labor.  The 400,000 square foot plant will hire over 1000 employees.  

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Mac Pro Built in Texas

Mac Pro Built in Texas



IncSmart Texas (Small Business and Startups) - Mac Pro to be built in Texas after President Trump offers some tariff exemptions for key components.  The Mac Pro is Apples most powerful computer with the price starting at $6000.  Austin Chamber of Commerce says there are now 62,000 people working in manufacture in the Austin metro area.  Austin is becoming the new Silicon Valley, and Apple will employ over 15,000 people  

Saturday, August 17, 2019

New Maryland Virtual Office

New Maryland Virtual Office



IncSmart Maryland (Small Business and Startups) - We have a new Maryland Virtual Office for our customers.  The Townson Executive Workspace is located at 210 West Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 100.  Use our new Townson location as your business office for your professional business address.  Continue your telecommuting or working from a home office with your new virtual address.  The promo offer is only $70 a month.  Towson is an hour and half drive from the District of Columbia and 30 minutes from Baltimore.

Monday, July 29, 2019

North Dakota Scholarship Program

North Dakota Scholarship Program

IncSmart North Dakota (Small Business and Startups) - A North Dakota Scholarship Program has been created by North Dakota business that are having difficulty hiring and training employees for these high demand positions with technical skills.  These skills require an education beyond High School but not requiring a four year degree.  The legislature has approved the funds but are looking at for matching funds from local employers who need the positions filled.  Business can donate funds to the scholarship or the repayment program.  Business can also pick which colleges, programs and educators.  

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Colorado Agritourism

Colorado Agritourism

IncSmart Colorado (Small Business and Startups) - Colorado Agritourism is now offered by Colorado State University as an online class.  The 12 credit certificate is currently a graduate studies program, and is the first of it's kind in the country.  The classed provide farmers and ranchers with the planning skills they need to add the tourism niche to there on business services.  Agritourism not only helps the farmers and ranchers, but it a boost for the local community as well.  

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Oregon Business Tax

Oregon Business Tax

IncSmart Oregon (Small Business and Startups) - The new Oregon Business Tax hike, called the Student Success Act, will go into effect January 2020.   A business that makes $750,000 in 2020 will be required to register for the new tax.  Companies that post $1 million dollars in transactions will have to pay $250 fee.  The new tax was passed along party lines with the Republicans voting against the increase.  The new tax followed angry debates in Salem.