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Taking on an employee?????
Hi, can anyone help here, my son opened a hair salon in august of last year. The stylists he has working for him are on a self employed basis, therefore sort out their own NI and tax. He now feels he is in the position to employ a junior (or trainee) We have been told that the government will pay towards their wages, has…
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My complaint letter to the useless Abbey National
Opinions please before this gets posted tomorrow morning Dear Sir or Madam, I write with reference to the above account. Having just returned from the Cambridge ‘Costa’ branch of Abbey, I am left angry, annoyed and extremely dissatisfied. I visited the above branch just now to perform what I consider to be the most…
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0800 Vs 0845 and where to get it
Hi I am going to get either an 0800 number or 0845 for my business, not sure which? I have found a company that for the 0845 you pay only a one off fee and no diversion charges, I was just wondering if anyone has tried using companies that supply 0800 and 0845 (other than BT) and how reliable the service is? Thanks Ian
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Property business expansion - any ideas??
Hi I own and manage a portfolio of residential properties in Glasgow. I'm looking to move the business forward by either teaming up with similar persons who have their own portfolio or perhaps investing into an Estate agents. I would also be interested in Property developers. Has anyone got any ideas ??
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Internet Search & Raise Money For Charity Too!
Hi everyone, Being a cat lover, I feel the following deserves a mention (hope I'm not duplicating the info). :search: I'm sure you've heard of search engines that raise money for charity, well there's one now that helps cat charities. The charity is Cat Chat, web site here The Cat Rescue Resource, and they have a search…
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How would you market this???
Hi Guys, I am looking to get into mast photography. For those who have not seen it, it is simply a 50ft pole you attach a camera to the top of and you take digital pictures from the ground using a long cable and a laptop. The pictures offer a unique perspective rarely seen by other means. You can also send a camcorder up…
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Fundraising Challenge!
Hey everyone, I'm going to Cambodia in January 2007 to volunteer in an orphanage, and I want to try to raise money to fund the trip and to be able to take toys/books etc for the children. I thought I'd pick the brains of all of you money saving experts, and challenge you all to think of some interesting I could do to raise…
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Taking Credit/Debit Card Payments
Hi there, I need some advice (Hope I am in the right place - apologies if not x). I have an HSBC Business Account and am a sole trader. I was selling clothing over the internet for several months but then fell pregnant and was quite poorly for a while so was unable to trade. Since being better I have started to sell at…
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help please
am a full time career to my disabled son who 16 so i get careers allowence i would like to set up my own buissness as ive spent 12 months looking into the idea and really think i could be on to something ,the promblem i have is as am not earning a income the bank wont help i dont own my own house ,am to old for thr…
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How much did you pay for your wall/room skimming over
hope this is ok in here I'm setting up on my own and would love to know how much you paid for a single wall or a room or even a full house over skimming with plaster Your location would be good too Many thanks Ian
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New Website/business, How shall I advertise it?
Hi, I have created a website and looking to advertise it but I don't know how to go about it, need it to cost as little as possible. Unfortunately I can't post the webadress here as it is not allowed. It is basically a simple business idea providing cheap advertising for websites, which seem ironic as it is exactly what I…
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VAT & Cash Accounting Question
Hi all, I have a question and sure VAT people are getting sick of my ringing asking questions so thought I would pose it on here. I have an online business which is about to go over the VAT threshold this month for the last 11 months. I might be able to get an exeption as sales have gone down so much over the last 8 months…
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storage/office
i'm just trying to find some advice. i'm just about to sign a lease on a small office, which i'm gonna use as storage space, & somewhere to have a desk & maybe file all my bills. i need to move a load of stuff out of my house while we do some home improvements, it's gonna take around 9-12 months - i don't have a spare room…
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Commercial property mortgage any help/advice?
My sister is renting a hair salon and she now wants to buy the property. She has had information from her bank (lloyds) but was wondering if there are any search engines/comparrison sites that compare business mortgages so she knows she is getting the best deal. I have tried moneysupermarket for her but i can't find it…
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Come on sales people how do you do it!?
I just have my first advertising sales job, as I am self-employed as a virtual p.a./fairy godmother, lifestyle manager I will turn my hand to anything. Made a whole load of calls and there is some interest but none yet has said 'yes'. How many calls do you have to make to get one sale? Will I just have to expect this to be…
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Generating leads for new clients help.
Does anyone have any idea's of how I can generate leads for a new small business offering transcription/copy typing/proof reading services. I'm at the point now where I've thought and thought and thought and now my head hurts because I'm thinking so much and getting nowhere! Need some clarity lol! Obviously I don't have…
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Factoring/Invoicing
I have just started up my own recruitment business and would like to know what the best way of invoicing would be to get instead cashflow, I have heard that factoring is one way and the second way was something called a "Small business finance Guarantee loan" whereby it is 75% funded by the DTI and 25% funded by the bank.…
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HELP...Recruitment (Breach of Contract)
I have just finished with a Recruitment Firm and have started up my own recruitment agency, i have a clause in my contract which restricts me from contacting clients and candidates that i have had previous contact with up to 12months after i left them and also another clause which restricts me from setting up a competing…
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Accounting for a loan
I'm a new sole trader and my family have given me a loan for the the business. Can anyone advise me what the best way of accounting for the loan is - do I put it on the accounts (sage line 50) and pay it monthly as a supplier or create it as a bank account for it or is it easiest just to pay my family back out of my…
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Anyone know how to get free computers for a charity?
A cancer support charity I attend would like to offer internet access to users to help us find medical and other useful info. We havn't got the funds to buy computers. Anyone know of businesses or organisations who give out recycled computers?
