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Help Please
Hi Have any of you ever bought in stock from America. I want to and am finding it really difficult to find any info on what I need to know what import charges are etc. I rang Customs and Excise but they were very unhelpful and Im more confused than ever. Any advice would be gratefully received. Many Thanks :confused:
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Anyone able to help - I need guidance with "buying" a franchise?
Mr Apples & I are looking at buying a franchise. We have been thro the interview process with the company & have been accepted. Most of the stores are company owned - although they already have 2 dozen franchised stores. The next stage is that the company come back with a price which you have to pay upfront and a…
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Local Authority Search Business
We are thinking about buying a local authority search agency. Do you think that this will be a good idea as I've been reading about e-conveyancing and HIPS, which has made me unsure about us buying this type of business in case all these changes puts us out of business before we have even got going!!:o Thanks in advance…
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Tax/NI on company credit card
I see from some material I found on the HMRC website that if an employee buys something for personal use using a company credit card, this is subject to class 1A national insurance. I can see that would be fair if the company bears the cost of the personal item, but what if the employee reimburses the company? Or what if…
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Charity Help Contacts
People may think that I am a bit to optimistic after you have read this, but I feel what I want to do could be possible! I would just like to add that I am only 17 and this project that I am thinking of doing is a large project for someone at any age! The scale in which I would like to take this project is at a…
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Cutting Out Middle Men?
I recently started a new business and I am having problems sourcing relaible electrical wholesalers. There are plently of online wholesaler resource directories and none of them are really any good. I was wondering if anyone had details of a similar scheme to the one Argos run re: Auctions for their customer returns…
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SB - v.small quantity logo printed golf umbrellas wanted for my brother's birthday!
Hiya, Anyone got any bright ideas for where to go locally in Birmingham or on the web to get 1-3 golfing umbrellas printed with the logo of my brother's new company on? I want to give them to him as a gift - I think he'd be chuffed. Would need to be under £25 for however many (3 best, but will only get one if that's all I…
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Thoughts on business to business section in the Times...?
Anyone ever put ad in the business section of the Times? not sure if should put an ad in the weekly section or Sunday section (which is double the rate). not sure how good a response one would get to find investors. any ideas appreciated. thanks in advance.
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CIS changes from 6th APril 2007
We have a small joinery/building business. I recieved a letter this morning regarding the changes to the CI, saying that Registration Cards, Tax Certificates and Vouchers will no longer be used. We have only been trading for a couple of years and I do not fully understand the CIS system anyway. We hold a CIS card in the…
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Best diary planner for self-employed PA?
Hi all, I visit clients daily and make notes re taska and timings for each clients on the work carried out, which I then use to compile my invoices. I am finding my pocket Filofax may need to be upgraded to something more business orientated rather than personal use - a day to day schedule with calls to make, time slots,…
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Being charged VAT by landlord on Business Rates
Hi there, just a quick question. I moved into a office building last year, shared with three other businesses where we all pay a % proportion to Rates & utilities direct to the landlord & as I'm not VAT registered I noticed that the landlord has charged VAT @ 17.5% on my share of Business rates & utility bills. Is this…
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Can you buy a business and take on someones loans and debts etc
Is this possible? Could I get their business loans switched into my name?
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Setting up a new web business - Web designer needed - please
Hi, Having first of all posted in DFW forum have been told may get a better response from this board so hees hoping. I am trying really hard to clear off my remaining debt and at the same time start a business which I can run from home to provide me with an income (all be it a small one) in the years to come as having just…
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Computer repair business
Hi I have been building and repairing pc's, laptops etc for friends for the last 5-6 years. I am studying Btec computer engineering also. My question is, could I turn my hobbie into a full time business? Anyone run a pc repair business? I have a good job that earns approx £18-20k a year. Could I make this sort of money…
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New Business Start-up grants
Hi, I've got my own small business (2 yrs old) and also what i think is a great idea for another innovative internet business. However I cant afford to fund it myself, i dont want to ask friends or family for the money, and i dont want to borrow at the outset for the start-up phase. I'm told there are government grants…
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Google Checkout
Has anyone intergrated google checkout into their website? If you have what do you think of it? Simple to use? How quickly do they pay out? Thanks!
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stock at endo f year - how to account for it
Ok am in first year of selling cards. have filled out all my accounts done a stock take etc. What I can't figure out is where to record the value of my stock at end of year and thus work out my operating profit. Do I add or take it away from the cost of purchasing it? or is it something completely different? Also any…
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Multi Function Centre - Good or Bad?
:confused: I am setting up as a sole trader and have limited space to put office equipment. It will probably end up in corners all over the house! I need a fax machine, answer machine, photo copier and wondered whether to get a MFC to save space. I am using my mobile number for calls and want to use our home landline to…
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Looking into opening a gym? Creche facility,Any info!
Hi all I know this isnt exactly a small business but my friend is looking to start up a gym with one of his friends. They are both about to get their HND's in sports coaching, both have experience as fitness instructors and a handful of other sports qualifications. They arent planning on doing this straightaway - i think…
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Bad debtor personal attack
Hi everyone, Just a bit of a rant really, and also to see if anyone else has been in a similar situation. I did some work on a freelance basis for a business over a period of six weeks. I invoiced the owner at the end of the four week period, and expected to call into the office later in the month to pick up a cheque. Two…