Re: Incorporating

**"* <b*@prodigy.net>**

Hello, Melanie,

Without incorporating, you are already a business, a sole proprietorship.
Not every business is a corporation. In addition to sole proprietorships and
corporations, there are various kinds of partnerships and probably a lot
else.

The details vary from state to state, so you should get local tax and legal
advice.

There's also a thing called "fictitious name" in some states, including
Pennsylvania. After moving here to Wayne, PA, I dumped my old business name,
Longwood Cottage Publishing, which I formed when I lived in Longwood,
Florida. Here in Pennsylvania, I didn't want to be confused with (or asked
to cease and desist by) Longwood Gardens, which is not too far away, and
also I would have had to file fictitious name petitions in various ways
($$$). If I used my own name in some manner the fictitious name law didn't
come in to play.

So my little biz has been B. B. Mackey Books ever since.

Betty Mackey
www.mackeybooks.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melanie" <melaniev@optonline.net>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
<gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:10 AM
Subject: [GWL] Incorporating

> Right now I'm looking at buying some heavy duty equipment for garden
> writing, lecturing and photography. Simply put, I'm in the market for a
high
> end digital camera (thinking of the Nikon D70), a lap top computer and a
> digital projector.
>
> At this time, with more lecture offers, writing offers, and book
proposals,
> I've been considering incorporating, actually forming a business. I'd like
> to know the pro's and con's to having a business and would appreciate any
> comments from this group.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Melanie D. Vassallo
> Garden Writer/Lecturer/Photographer
> melaniev@optonline.net
>
> _______________________________________________
> gardenwriters mailing list
> gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters
>
> GWL has searchable archives at:
> http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters
>
> Send photos for GWL to gwlphotos@hort.net to be posted
> at: http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos
>
> Post gardening questions/threads to
> &quot;Gardenwriters on Gardening&quot; &lt;gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org&gt;
>
> For GWL website and Wiki, go to
> http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters

_______________________________________________
gardenwriters mailing list
gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters

GWL has searchable archives at:
http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters

Send photos for GWL to gwlphotos@hort.net to be posted
at: http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos

Post gardening questions/threads to
&quot;Gardenwriters on Gardening&quot; &lt;gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org&gt;

For GWL website and Wiki, go to
http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters