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Setting up in competition with Employer
Hi, I'm sure I won't be the first nor the last to do this so please don't judge me harshly. I am in full time employment. My main responsibility is providing income performance data to corporate companies. Along side this, I am planning to set up a business providing a similar service to small, independant businesses that…
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electricity bills for small businesses
i need to get a rough idea of what it costs in electricty etc for businesses. can you tell me what your electricity bills are apprx for your own companies and how big he premises are? thanks
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eMarketing Pricing
Hi, Just doing a bit of market research :) If anyone currently pays a third party to send their monthly newsletters via email could they PM with some details please? I'd like to know: 1. Approximately how many emails you send (tens, hundreds or thousands) 2. Do you get charged a flat rate or per email. Many Thanks g.
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BT Tradespace - Free to SMEs
Hi Everyone, I did a search but couldnt find anything so I thought I would make the post.... https://www.bttradespace.com BT Have launched a site for SMEs to promote their businesses on and its free to join for its basic features with subscriptions for its more advanced services. I signed up Thursday through a link with…
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Indoor football letting business?
A long-winded post but please persevere - I would like to start a business letting a hall for use to play five-a-side indoor football. In the area I live in their is one indoor hall, the weather is inclement, the area is heavily populated. For many years now myself and my frineds have said that there is a demand for…
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Cost of radio advertising?
Hey all i am preparing a business plan for college, and am really stuck on this. How much roughly would a radio advertisement on a station such as Birmingham’s BRMB to promote my confectionary business, basically all i want is the radio station to say 'courtesy of x (my company) we have £100 gift voucher to give away to a…
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selling T-Shirts online
Hi, I need advice. I was thinking about selling printed T-shirts online as well as providing a printing service. The printed ones would mainly be of music bands, etc. Is there really a market out there online? I tried for a bit it was a crape attempt but not sure if it will kick off. any one got any thoughts
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Buying a Business....What's it worth?
I've recently been given the opportunity to purchase a business. The asking price is £50K but I don't think I'm getting a good deal. A few salient points I've got from the accounts I've been given are: 1) Business has traded for just over a year - turnover c. £70K p.a 2) There is no property (bricks & mortar) involved 3)…
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Local business Google AdWords overpayment
If you have a local business and have set your AdWords perameters for local custom only, check your content network settings. If these are activated you will find that this facility does not have distance perameters and you will have people from all over the county clicking on your site. My monthly costs have more than…
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Claiming back training costs
Hi I recently read somewhere (I think a Business Link factsheet) that I can only claim back the costs of training oce I have started trading. Does this mean once I have started to earn money or once I have declared myself to have started training? I aim to start earning money in Sept/Oct but will incur about £800 of…
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reducing business rates
Hi Everyone I am thinking of starting a new business and haven't got much experience, so any help or information would be grateful. I am thinking of renting a shop for the retail of clothes. How can i reduce my business rates? What service do i get for these rates? Do small businesses get business rate relief? How is a…
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Internet Business
Hi All Hoping to get a little internet business off the ground over the next few months but know absoloutely nothing how I register and pay taxes on any sales. Do I charge UK VAT on the sales and what taxes do I have to pay. Appreciate any help in this area
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insurance
how much do you reckon insurance will be per month approx for a childrens day nursery for helath insurance and property insurance?
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Where can I find average income level info for a specific town?
Have looked on "up my street" & government websites and found most of the info I need for my business plan but I can't find average salary/income info for a specific town - does anyone know where to get this?
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Make Money Selling Your Designs On T Shirts
http://www.cafepress.com This is an American site that lets you put your designs onto T Shirts and other goods to sell. It costs nothing for you to set up. They set a base price for a product, then you choose an amount above this to sell it for. You get the profit. Eg T shirt base price $11.99, sell it for 15.99, you get…
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Small Biz Accountancy Costs
Hi I've decided to set up as a limited company rather than a sole trader because it will allow me to offset my childcare costs of £5k per anum against the business profits. Otherwise, I am in effect a sole trader, running classes, so my business is very simple. I wondered what kind of costs I would be likely to pay to an…
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Employers Liability Insurance
Hi I've seen conflicting advice about whether or not this is required for a limited company whose only employees are my husband & myself. Can someone advise me? What happens if I don't have this insurance? Many thanks Emmavix
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Car Valet Training
Hi All, Hopeing for some advice. Currently run a semi sucessful business in the motor trade, and now I'm expanding into premises. In the meantime I'm planning to open a car valet centre. My dear wife would like to operate this business, however I'm completely stumped on training courses available. So please any valeters…
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business loan
Hi there, Can anyone point me in the right direction please, i am looking for a 100k business loan, where can i get the best rates for that amount, and also, how much interest am i looking to pay back on that amount. Don't know where to start. TIA malima
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When did I start trading?!
Hi I recently bought a company via an Internet site & it is now registered with Companies House. It was a hasty purchase but someone else had just bought the .co.uk domain name associated with it (I have the .org name) and I was concerned that the company name could soon be taken. So my question is - does the date on which…