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Video Business Tax Deductions

The following article is excerpted from the Professional Video Producer home study course. By Hal Landen Updated December 2021 TIP: Click on this IRS web site for lots of helpful information for businesses including tax forms you can download as PDF files. According...

Winning Ideas For Small Business Success

Editor note: The following exhaustive article is presented by the Small Business Administration. While some of it may not apply to the video business you are contemplating, it is excellent advice that you should study before starting any business. Everyone at one time...

Special Interest Video Producer

The Eight Most Common Mistakes People Make When Producing A Special Interest Video --and How You Can Avoid Them! By Steve Yankee There's no doubt that people are making big dollars producing their own special interest videos...but for every one that hits big, there's...

Promote Your Business With A Newsletter

What's A Nice Video Person Like You Doing In The Newsletter Business? Making Money! By Steve Yankee I know exactly what you're thinking. "I'm in the video business. Why should I choose a print vehicle, like a newsletter, for my promotions?" Good question. And what...

How To Organize Your Work and Life

By Steve Yankee Back when I was young, I had a boss who had lists of lists. While I thought nothing about hiring a crew of studio musicians and walking into a sound studio with only a vague idea of what music theme we'd produce for an industrial video soundtrack, Al...

How to Buy Video Production Insurance

Insuring Your Video Production Business Contents Part I: What types of Coverage will you need? (This Section) Equipment Coverage Rental equipment Your own equipment A Crash Course in Liability coverage Watch out for Exclusions Workmen's Compensation Types of Coverage...

How To Get Good Credit

Guerrilla Tactics That Will Give You A Good Credit Rating By Jim Bridges COTU ,The Information Pages Obtaining credit can be incredibly easy or extremely difficult. Once you have established credit, it can open doors of opportunity you never even considered. Credit...

Demo Reel Success Secrets

By Steve Yankee If you don't have a demo reel --or you've got one that isn't doing the job --don't feel like the Lone Ranger. A good demo is a rare commodity in our business, simply because we're like the shoemaker of legend. Many times we're simply too busy making...