text: import { color } from "../../components/styles/colors";
  import Tab1Icon from "../../images/icons/landscaping-business.inline.svg";
  import Tab2Icon from "../../images/icons/light.inline.svg";
  import Tab3Icon from "../../images/icons/series-is-this-business-for-you.inline.svg";
  
  export const InfoCards = [
  	{
  		backgroundColor: color.babyblue3,
  		roundTopLeft: true,
  		roundBottomLeft: true,
  		imageName: "workers-compensation-insurance",
  		title: "Workers Compensation Insurance",
  		content:
  			"Workers compensation insurance provides coverage for job-related illnesses, disabilities or injuries that affect employees. Regulations for this insurance vary from state to state. It typically covers areas like medical costs, loss of earnings, compensation and retraining.",
  	},
  	{
  		backgroundColor: color.green3,
  		imageName: "shield-icon",
  		title: "General Liability Insurance",
  		content:
  			"This insurance protects your boutique hotel business from claims due to being sued. This may include injury to members of the public, property damage, personal liabilities, legal defense and more. It can help protect your business from financial penalties and bankruptcy. This type of insurance could be essential to your bed and breakfast business since you’ll regularly have guests on the premises.",
  	},
  	{
  		backgroundColor: color.red3,
  		roundTopRight: true,
  		roundBottomRight: true,
  		imageName: "home-and-auto-insurance",
  		title: "Home and Auto Insurance",
  		content:
  			"If you are working from home on the administration of your bed and breakfast business or driving a vehicle for work, check whether your existing home and auto policies cover you for work use of your home or car. If not, you should either expand your policy so you’re covered or get dedicated business insurance",
  	},
  ];
  
  export const adventages2 = {
  	items: [
  		{
  			circleText: 1,
  			headline: "File an Annual Report",
  			text:
  				"Depending on the state you’re located in, you will probably have to file a report every year. This report tells the state about any major changes to your business, and we can file your Annual Report on your behalf.",
  			url: "/manage-your-company/annual-report/",
  			urlText: "Annual Report",
  		},
  		{
  			circleText: 2,
  			headline: "Pay estimated taxes",
  			text:
  				"You will be expected to pay estimated taxes on what you plan to earn in the current business year. Typically, you will need to pay estimated taxes in April, June, September and January (of the following year).",
  		},
  		{
  			circleText: 3,
  			headline: "Renew Business Permits and Licenses",
  			text:
  				"Your business will probably have several licenses, permits and other regulations. These typically need to be renewed every year.",
  		},
  		{
  			circleText: 4,
  			headline: "Prepare Your Taxes",
  			text:
  				"You will need to work with your accountant to prepare all the taxes you need to pay.",
  		},
  		{
  			circleText: 5,
  			headline: "File your taxes",
  			text: "You will need to file your taxes once a year.",
  		},
  		{
  			circleText: 6,
  			headline: "Pay payroll and sales taxes",
  			text:
  				"If applicable, you will need to make payroll and sales tax payments on a regular basis.",
  		},
  	],
  };
  
  export const toolsList = {
  	headlineText: "Useful Online Tools for Your Landscaping Business",
  	description:
  		"Here are some really great online tools for managing your landscaping business. They will reduce the time you spend on administration, help you collaborate with others and free up your time to grow and manage your new venture.",
  	tools: [
  		{
  			title: "Project Management",
  			tools: ["Asana", "Basecamp", "Trello"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Productivity",
  			tools: ["Todoist", "Evernote"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Collaboration",
  			tools: ["Google Docs", "Dropbox", "Box"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Social Media Management",
  			tools: ["Hootsuite", "Buffer", "Sprout Social", "BuzzSumo"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Communication",
  			tools: ["Skype", "Grasshopper", "Slack", "Yammer"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Email Marketing",
  			tools: ["MailChimp", "CampaignMonitor"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Advertising",
  			tools: ["Google AdWords", "Bing Ads"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Marketing Automation",
  			tools: ["Hubspot", "Hatchbuck"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Customer Relationship Management (CRM)",
  			tools: ["SalesForce", "Insightly", "Zoho CRM"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Customer Support",
  			tools: ["ZenDesk", "GetSatisfaction", "SurveyMonkey"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Human Resources",
  			tools: ["Gusto", "Hire Athena"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Legal",
  			tools: ["DocuSign", "RightSignature"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Ecommerce",
  			tools: ["Shopify", "Recurly", "Vendio", "Square"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Website Development",
  			tools: ["SnapWeb", "Squarespace", "Jira", "Wordpress"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "Analytics",
  			tools: ["Google Analytics", "SumAll"],
  		},
  		{
  			title: "SEO",
  			tools: ["SemRush", "KWFinder", "Moz", "AHREFS"],
  		},
  	],
  };
  
  export const typeBusiness = {
  	items: [
  		{
  			circleText: 1,
  			imageName: "boutique-hotel-for-tourists",
  			headline: "Boutique Hotel for Tourists",
  			text:
  				"This is the “standard” B&B experience providing accommodation for vacationers. They will want easy access to attractions, a nice place to relax and good knowledge of the surrounding area. This type of B&B allows you to cast the widest net when you’re looking for guests, and it will really help if you build relationships with local tourist organizations.",
  		},
  		{
  			circleText: 2,
  			imageName: "leadership-coaching-2",
  			headline: "Easy Accommodations for Business Travelers",
  			text:
  				"If you’re in a popular city, you can make a good living providing accommodations for business people. They’ll be looking for good transportation access, a place to work in their room, excellent internet connectivity and a way to relax after a long day working.",
  		},
  		{
  			circleText: 3,
  			imageName: "partnership-caterers",
  			headline: "Romantic Getaway",
  			text:
  				"Couples love escaping from the rat race for a romantic weekend away. You can provide beautiful rooms located near high-end restaurants and offer extras like champagne in the room or special baths designed for two.",
  		},
  		{
  			circleText: 4,
  			imageName: "college-or-university-town-rooms",
  			headline: "College or University Town Rooms",
  			text:
  				"If you’re in a location near a large academic and student body, you can market toward that demographic and their families. If people are coming in to visit family members or check out schools, they probably only need fairly basic, low-cost accommodations that are relatively close to the major colleges and universities.",
  		},
  		{
  			circleText: 5,
  			imageName: "unique",
  			headline: "Niche Boutique Hotel",
  			text:
  				"If there’s enough of a market in your city, you can even go a little more niche. For example, your B&B might specialize in providing a particular type of food like gluten-free or vegetarian. You might be perfect for a specific type of guest like seniors or young people. Whatever area you decide to focus on, do the market research to ensure there’s enough demand.",
  		},
  		{
  			circleText: 6,
  			imageName: "airbnb-logo",
  			headline: "College or University Town Rooms",
  			text:
  				"Airbnb is another great way to make a living as a boutique hotel, especially if you only have one or two rooms available.",
  		},
  	],
  };
  
  export const RingText = {
  	title: "Most landscapers...",
  	list: [
  		{
  			color: color.blue1,
  			boldText: "65%",
  			text: "work for single-family residential clients",
  		},
  		{
  			color: color.yellow1,
  			boldText: "42%",
  			text: "Design/Building",
  		},
  	],
  };
  
  export const RingText2 = {
  	title: "More specialties include...",
  	list: [
  		{
  			color: color.blue1,
  			boldText: "23%",
  			text: "Commercial/Industrial",
  		},
  		{
  			color: color.green1,
  			boldText: "19%",
  			text: "Design/Building",
  		},
  		{
  			color: color.red1,
  			boldText: "13%",
  			text: "Lawn Care",
  		},
  		{
  			color: color.purple1,
  			boldText: "6%",
  			text: "Tree/snow care or Irrigation (each)",
  		},
  	],
  };
  
  export const AccordionCounting = {
  	items: [
  		{
  			question: "Get an Employer Identification Number (EIN)",
  			answer: [
  				{
  					text:
  						"Contact the IRS and let them know you will need an EIN for your landscaping business. This is a number you will use to file and pay your taxes. We put together this",
  				},
  				{
  					text: `guide to getting your EIN.`,
  					url: `/manage-your-company/tax-id-ein/`,
  				},
  			],
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Make Sure Your Employees Can Work in the U.S.",
  			answer: `Your employees must be legally able to work here. Carry out background checks and ensure they have all necessary legal documentation.`,
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Report Employees as “New Hires”",
  			answer: `In most cases you will need to report the hiring of employees to your state.`,
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Withhold Income and Payroll Taxes",
  			answer: `You will need to calculate and keep back income tax so you can pay the appropriate bodies. You will also need to pay the employer portion of the payroll tax.`,
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Get worker's compensation insurance in place",
  			answer: `As listed above, you will need to make sure you have proper workers’ compensation insurance to cover injuries, illness, medical costs and the like.`,
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Pay Employees on a Regular Basis",
  			answer: `You will need to run payroll and compensate your employees on a regular frequency. Your state may mandate how often employees need to be paid.`,
  		},
  		{
  			question:
  				"Learn About Legal Requirements and Responsibilities to Employees",
  			answer: `You do have certain responsibilities and requirements for hiring employees. In addition to getting a proper employment contract in place with them, you have a duty to provide them with a safe working environment, proper training, regular pay and certain other criteria. OSHA covers your health and safety requirements, while the U.S. Department of Labor provides information on other responsibilities.`,
  		},
  	],
  };
  
  export const BusinessInsuranceAccordionContent = {
  	items: [
  		{
  			question: "Workers compensation insurance",
  			answer: [
  				{
  					text: `Workers’ compensation insurance`,
  					url: `https://www.incfile.com/blog/post/forming-an-llc-with-employees-means-purchasing-workers-compensation/`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `provides coverage for job-related illnesses, disabilities or injuries that affect employees. Regulations for this insurance vary from state to state. It typically covers areas like medical costs, loss of earnings, compensation and retraining.`,
  				},
  			],
  		},
  		{
  			question: "General Liability Insurance",
  			answer:
  				"This insurance protects your business from claims due to being sued. This may include injury to members of the public, property damage, personal liabilities, legal defense and more. It can help protect your business from financial penalties and bankruptcy.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Professional Liability/Indemnity Insurance",
  			answer:
  				"If you provide professional services, professional liability insurance can protect you from malpractice allegations and other issues as a result of providing work.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Home and Auto Insurance",
  			answer:
  				"If you are working from home, check whether your existing home policy covers you for work use of your home. If not, you should either expand your policy so you’re covered or get dedicated business insurance.",
  		},
  	],
  };
  
  export const TaxesAccordionContent = {
  	items: [
  		{
  			question: "Sales tax",
  			answer:
  				"If you’re selling locally, you may also be liable for collecting and paying sales tax. To register for sales tax, see your Secretary of State website.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Federal income tax",
  			answer:
  				"You will need to pay income tax on any profits or earnings you take from your landscaping business. In most cases, profits from the business will “flow through” to your individual tax return and you will be taxed there.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Self-employment tax",
  			answer:
  				"Unlike employees, the earnings from your landscaping business will be taxed under a self-employment tax (FICA and Medicaid). This is just over 15 percent of your earnings.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "State tax",
  			answer:
  				"Most states have a state income tax. If yours does, you will be taxed on your earnings as normal. To register for state tax, see your Secretary of State website.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Corporation tax",
  			answer:
  				"If you incorporate as a C Corporation, you will also need to pay corporation tax — you will be taxed both on your profits as a business and when you extract earnings from your company. This “double taxation” is one of the reasons we normally recommend LLCs as a good business structure, since they avoid this.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Payroll tax",
  			answer: "If you pay employees, you will be liable for payroll tax.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "File with the IRS",
  			answer: "Let the IRS know you are setting up a business.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Other taxes",
  			answer:
  				"In certain circumstances you may need to pay some other types of taxes. Talk to your accountant to find out what else you may be liable for.",
  		},
  	],
  };
  
  export const MaintainingAccordionContent = {
  	items: [
  		{
  			question: "File an Annual Report",
  			answer: [
  				{
  					text:
  						"Most states require businesses to file a report once a year. This report has details of any major changes to who owns a business and other significant impacts on a business’s legal status.",
  				},
  				{
  					text: `We can file your Annual Report on your behalf.`,
  					url: `/manage-your-company/annual-report/`,
  				},
  			],
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Pay estimated taxes",
  			answer:
  				"You will be expected to pay estimated taxes on what you plan to earn in the current business year. You will need to pay estimated taxes in April, June, September and January (of the following year).",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Renew Business Permits and Licenses",
  			answer:
  				"You will need to work with your accountant to prepare all the taxes you need to pay.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "File your taxes",
  			answer: "As shown above, you will need to file your taxes once a year.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Pay Payroll and Sales Taxes",
  			answer:
  				"You will need to make payroll and sales tax payments on a regular basis.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Prepare Your Taxes",
  			answer:
  				"Your federal, state, regional and city licenses and permits may need to be renewed on a regular basis, typically once",
  		},
  	],
  };
  
  export const FinancesAccordionContent = {
  	items: [
  		{
  			question: "Get a Business Bank Account",
  			answer: [
  				{
  					text: `You must keep your business and personal finances separate. It will make your administration and financial management easier, plus it’s a legal requirement for protecting your assets. Talk to your bank about`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `setting up a business account`,
  					url: `/research-topics/general-research-topics/what-paperwork-is-required-in-order-to-open-a-business-checking-account//`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `for your landscaping company.`,
  				},
  			],
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Get a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)",
  			answer:
  				"A CPA is essential to running your business successfully. In addition to advising on taxes, preparing and filing your tax return and keeping taxes to a minimum, they can also provide financial advice. They will be able to instruct you on expenses, profitability, good financial management, estimated taxes and more.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Make Sure You Have Savings in Place",
  			answer:
  				"There’s nothing as stressful as relying on your new business to give you enough money to pay the bills. Your landscaping business probably won’t be successful right away. That's why it’s essential to have savings in place so you can meet your living expenses until your business brings in decent revenue. We recommend having between three and six months’ worth of expenses saved up — the more the better.",
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Get Financing for Your Business",
  			answer: [
  				{
  					text: `In some cases you may need to get financing to start your landscaping business. Your best option is probably to go to your bank and ask for a loan. If you decide to do this, you must have a solid business plan, revenue and finance projections and a plan to pay back any money you borrow. The`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `Small Business Administration also lists financing`,
  					url: `https://www.sba.gov/node/13710`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `you may be eligible for.`,
  				},
  			],
  		},
  		{
  			question: `Set up Merchant Accounts to Accept Debit and Credit Cards`,
  			answer: `If you want to take debit and credit card payments, you have a few options. You can use integrated services like Square, PayPal, Stripe, etc., or you can create your own merchant accounts. You will need to use one of these options if you want to accept cards. If you set up a store on Shopify, you can also use their integrated payments system.`,
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Consider Applying for a Business Credit Card",
  			answer: [
  				{
  					text: `Business credit cards are a great way to build business credit, collect travel perks and cash rewards and provide peace of mind in case there's a business expense or bill you can't cover with cash. We’ve teamed up with Capital One® Spark Business®! Together, we want to help you put thousands of dollars back into your business. With the Spark® Cash credit card, you’ll earn unlimited 2 percent cash back on every purchase — plus, a one-time $500 cash bonus once you spend $4,500 on purchases within three months of account opening.`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `Learn more today.`,
  					url: `https://www.capitalone.com/small-business/credit-cards/spark-cash/?external_id=INCFILE1&utm_medium=lp&utm_campaign=capitalone&utm_source=incfile&utm_content=vertical`,
  				},
  			],
  		},
  		{
  			question: "Get Accounting Software",
  			answer: [
  				{
  					text: `Bookkeeping and accounting software is essential for keeping track of your landscaping business finances. Good financial management is vital to your peace of mind, and online accounting software will give you the insight you need. There are plenty of options to choose from, with some popular ones being:`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `QuickBooks,`,
  					url: `https://quickbooks.intuit.com/`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `FreshBooks,`,
  					url: `https://www.freshbooks.com/`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `FreeAgent,`,
  					url: `https://www.freeagent.com/`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `ZipBooks,`,
  					url: `https://zipbooks.com/`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `Wave Accounting,`,
  					url: `https://www.waveapps.com/`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `Xero,`,
  					url: `https://www.xero.com/us/`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `and`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `Bench.`,
  					url: `https://bench.co/`,
  				},
  				{
  					text: `Some of these will integrate directly with your landscaping software.`,
  				},
  			],
  		},
  	],
  };
  
  export const tabs = {
  	panels: [
  		{
  			icon: Tab1Icon,
  			name: `Landscaping Business`,
  		},
  		{
  			icon: Tab2Icon,
  			name: `Why This Industry?`,
  		},
  		{
  			icon: Tab3Icon,
  			name: `Is This Business For You?`,
  		},
  	],
  };
  