Has anyone here successfully gotten a business grant? I have two minority owned businesses in apparel and footwear, respectively, and am looking for more ways to generate capital to continue to push my businesses. Please share any of your positive experiences with grants and loans!!

If I’m contributing to my Roth 401k vs pretax 401k and my employer matches 10% of my contributions. My employer match be 10% on my post tax contributions right? Technically meaning I’ll be getting less of my 10% employer match then if I were to do pretax 401k since that match would be on a higher amount?

Desi 🐟 fam - What apps are you using to make payments in India using US credit card?!
I use Wise for money transfers and other payments using debit card but i want to pay with my credit card and wondering if there's an option for that

Any recos for a fee-only financial advisor that’s under $300/hr? Need to understand sole proprietor/small businesses.

ENBD is the crappiest bank in the UAE. Thank you

Fine day for crypto!

Why don’t I just own tqqq and spxl? I can’t assume market will go down 33p and wipe me out

Is anyone nervous about the whole Russia situation and how that may affect the market if an actual invasion takes place? Do you think it makes sense to take out investments just until things settle down, or even assuming the fed will increase interest rates? Thoughts?

What are the mortgage rates you guys are getting? Best I’ve heard is 2.5% (30year fixed) curious if anyone has heard better?

Is it better to have SFH for monthly cash flow or passive MF deals through a private syndicate? Friend told me that you need to have $1.5m invested in MF to generate 60k a year approx but it’s much better than dealing with tenants and maintenance. Just wanted to get peoples thoughts on becoming financially free through these two real estate methods

Is it possible to give a real estate a budget you want to work with in terms of how much you’re willing to pay a month and see what they can get you?

I recently sign a lease. The apartment will put my security deposit into an interest-bearing account and requires me to fill out a form W9. I will join EY this June and just wondering if this is ok in terms of the independence rule. I guess the apartment will put my deposit in some sort of funds. Anyone with EY has experience? Reading the independence brochure, looks like it does not specify something related to this scenario but just wanted to confirm . TIA!

BakerTilly people, what application do you use to prepare your financial statements? Do you use word/excel?

Is the Schwab AMEX Platinum a Charge Card or a Credit Card? I can’t for the life of me find a definitive answer online.

Does anyone know what this means?
"Can anyone, other than you, claim a homestead interest in the property that will secure repayment of the loan?"
My spouse and I are applying for the loan and would like to be on the title.

Fishes! what are the best grounds to dispute my property tax valuation? What support should I have?

How do I classify my property for tax purposes if I received rental income for exactly 15 days this whole year? Primary?

What are ways I can spend my $200 airline credit for the Amex platinum ? I saw upgrades don’t count and I have status so already get free baggage, lounge etc.

So I want to marry a physician (girl) as they make good money so I get a good life plus decent retirement. Is it selfish to marry someone for money???

👀 Can we talk smack about auditors? Trial balances based on filed financials are still trash once it comes time to do returns, so all I’m saying is materiality can kiss my a**

Sometimes people ask why I love being an engineer. I always say that technological innovation is amazing! If we can use technology to make our lives easier, then why not?

Wanting to know what IVF coverage other consulting companies have. EY, McKinsey, BCG.

What technical interview questions can I expect for a Cloud ISSO position?

These recent lay offs have sent me into a tailspin of anxiety. I wake up in the middle of the night panicking. It was so sudden and absolutely blind sighting. The realization that no one is safe is terrifying. Anyone feel this way?

5 years post-MBA and all my classmates are VPs in industry or Principals in consulting/IB (some are even Partners/MDs already). I sat in the same classes with these folks for 2 years — probably outperformed some of them academically. Yet, here I am continuing to struggle with my student debt payments, hoping that “Uncle Joe” forgives 20% of it. I’ll never have that kind of earning potential because I didn’t come from the “right background” pre-MBA.

Are the new wage requirements applicable if you move offices within the firm you work for?

Anyone taken CISA? I've heard it was super hard from some people and heard it was a joke by others. Thoughts?

When you recruiters say at the end of a 15 min call.
“I will get back to you by the end of this week” does that really mean “your not right for this position”? Because this whole thing is a waste of time. I’ve did these calls with 3 recruiters and is yet to hear back from someone. Today would be the 4th recruiter that I’ve spoken to. Does this practice annoy you guys just as much as it does us? My dream career is to be a technical recruiter but this whole thing is discouraging.

Hi everyone. I was a solution engineer at Oracle. I graduated from college in May and this was my first job out of college so the lay offs were pretty rough. I majored in Supply chain management and I have 2 internships under my belt. Do you guys have any advice or tips on what to do moving forward? I would like to stay in tech and I’m giving it a few weeks before I start pivoting to more traditional supply chain roles. Thanks.

Privacy fish - Anyone taken the CIPM and can share what the exam is like?

Content outline seems like application of standard consulting approach, so how do they test it on an exam?

How do you evaluate or follow up on a vendor that utilizes cloud providers for data storage but claims to not have an internal network?

How to make a jump to cloud security when I just have SOC experience? Currently studying for Solutions Architect cert

Here is my dilemma: I was passed up for manager promo last year and rightfully so a lot of my feedback was definitely correlated to me not properly handing my symptoms causing a good bit of inconsistencies in my performance especially if I lacked interest. This year I’ve crushed it and switched up projects off of ones that I’ve long been on. The few people who “advocate” for me seem to be stuck on things that seem either 1) so unsubstantiated and show that they are too far detached from the …

Hello all, I work full time as an RN at the VA. I’ve been looking for a side hustle to do on my own time. I would love to review cases such as prior authorization, records for 2nd opinions, etc. The positions that I come across generally require a commitment of at least 24 hrs which is not feasible. Anyone know of any opportunities?

Hi! I recently signed an offer at a t2/boutique in London and wanted to know 2 things about the UK work visa process for EU citizens post brexit (post Dec 2020): timelines and any out-of- pocket expenses.
Any EU citizen here that recently signed an offer and has gone thru/is going thru the process? Please feel free to ping me/reply here.

Hi fishes,

As i have recently joined EY GDS as Consultant, Can someone let me know of an estimated hike %age the company awards?

I know it depends on the service line and the individual, just wanted to know an average amount

What features do you look for when looking for payment and merchant services? It seems like a lot of people go with Square because it’s simple but you’re paying for it and it doesn’t offer many features. I’m trying to get back into this business. I work with a reputable company offering full-featured business service and I’m here to offer other features and help other small businesses evaluate their options. Can help cut costs, help with cash flow and other services, inventory management, etc.

Looking for recommendations in the VA or DMV area for small biz:
1. Attorney 2. SBA banker 3.Accountant

Hi All, I am new here. I am a small business owner and bake custom cakes for all occasions. Just wanted to share my business here. Please check my Instagram handle @cremenganache. Do follow if you visit!

Where's the best place to search for business grants or other sources of funding that's not a loan?

Company background: minority-owned wine business, NJ based

For those who operate on Etsy, reminder to check your email. Intuit Self employed is 70% off for the next 3 months through their link

I'm glad there's now a bowl for small business owners.

What are your top 3 challenges that you face?

I'll start. I own a wine business for background information.

1. Getting people to buy wine virtually
2. Shipping cost
3. Supply

Anyone with experience in the beverage industry willing to advise me on how to launch a beverage business - including regulatory requirements, licenses/permits needed, potential costs/investment required and building a tactical execution plan for a pilot launch? Happy to pay for your time within reasonable limits. Please DM with a proposal. Thank you!

I am looking for payroll with hr support system. ADP is too expensive. Any other suggestions? Thank you.

A little frustrated that I have friends who persistently ask for discounts or free products. If you can't actually support my business when it's just getting started, wait until you can instead of asking me to lower my prices for you.

What’s some good digital invest account platforms?

Could anyone share their experience on starting a small business on Etsy? I am looking to start a small business on the side of my full time job as a creative outlet.

For those who are established, what steps did you take to ensure consistent growth? One thing that has always deterred me is how often businesses fail. I'm looking for an exit opportunity and have been considering building my own thing for a while. Thanks!!

Anyone been to a small business expo? Been in business for about a year, not doing great but not doing horrible. Think I could benefit from others' expertise and some networking. Worth it or just join a Facebook group or something?

In the works of growing my small business digital media company for 2022. Filed my LLC, completed my SAM .gov registration and working on state credentials.

How/where should I look for RFPs from prospective clients, and what is some of your valuable business knowledge you can pass to this entrepreneur?

Hi! Does anyone know how I could get in front of air bnb owners? I want to help them make better listing pages.

Would love to aquire / buy into / help run a small business. Hard worker, spent last 10 yrs in core operations consulting. Would a small business find the skill set valuable?

Hey everyone! Is anyone currently using a CRM? If so which one?