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sweat equity accounting: Original post by Carol Deeb of Demand Media Accounting for your sweat equity during the start-up phase of your business can be complicated. Sweat equity is the work that you do to launch your business. You are not paid for it at the time and it may not cost money. However, it has value because you don't have to pay someone else to do it, and you may be creating a new product or service that takes…

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