An Employer Identification number (EIN) is to a business what a Social Security number is to the individual. It is used on all tax-related correspondence including tax returns and quarterly tax remittances. In some limited instances, a small business owner may use his or her Social Security number instead of an EIN. If you are a sole proprietor (unincorporated and not a partnership) and do not have employees and are not required to collect sales tax or excise tax, you may use your Social Security number instead of an EIN when filing tax returns. However, any business that has employees, remits payroll taxes, pays excise taxes, or is incorporated or has formed a partnership must have an EIN. To get an EIN, you need to contact the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or Social Security Administration and complete an SS-4 form. An EIN application can be submitted by phone, fax, mail, or online. For more information, visit the IRS Web site at: Internal Revenue Service Web site
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E-Commerce Learning Modules
- Direct Marketing for Specialty Food Products. Learn strategies to direct market and sell specialty food products.
- Electronic Retailing. More and more of our communication and social behaviors involve computers and networks. Nonetheless, it is not as simple as it might appear to connect the dots on electronic retail and turn it into a successful venture.
- Going Global: A Guide for e-Commerce Expansion. A worksheet driven learning lesson for the established e-commerce business exploring export/import opportunities.
- A Primer for Hispanic Small Businesses. In both English and Spanish, this module was founded in the belief that e-commerce education should not only be available to Spanish Speaking business owners but also that small business stand to benefit greatly from the patronage of the Spanish speaking consumer.
- Marketing Food Specialty Products OnlineThe purpose of this learning module is to assist food retailers in making decisions on the use of online technologies in their marketing and planning strategies.
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- Online Tutorial on Farm Leasing
- Strategies to Improve Farm Business Management
- Visual Merchandising: The Silent Salesperson. View a recording of a marketing workshop conducted by Glenn Muske, Oklahoma State University. The workshop covers some key aspects of display as a sales tool. The workshop is approximately 45 minutes long.
Building Entrepreneurial Communities
- E-Commerce Module:Connecting Rural Communities
- Strengthening Competitive Advantage of Rural Businesses with e-Commerce and Experience Economy Strategies
- Mini-Course: Developing Diversified & Value-Added Agribusinesses
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