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Turning my house into shops.
I own a fair size house but to be honest I am very rarely there lately, I am tending to live in the flat above the wifes shop. Instead of selling the house I am thinking of converting into a couple of shops. It is pratical and would not need much work. I have been approached by somebody who would be interested in renting…
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Best Professional Indemnity Insurance for PC Repair Business?
I do in-home PC repairs and tuition. At present I have no liability cover. I'm not clear about exactly what insurance to get, or who to go to. All good ideas appreciated.
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Save money on sending post
I've searched the forum and the main site and this doesn't seem to have been mentioned so far so here goes... I run a small business and regularly send out letters and invoices to customers. Always looking at ways to trim my overheads, I came across a service called Viapost (www.viapost.com), which lets me send a first…
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Salary level for max. maternity pay?
Hi I'll be taking maternity pay from early 2009 & want to see if I should increase the amount that my husband & I currently pay ourselves so that we can claim the maximum amount of SMP. We own a limited company & currently each get £100/week. Am I right in thinking that I would need to increase this to around £130 to…
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National Insurance Exception
Hi everyone, I recently sent off my exception application and havn't yet received confirmation of this. Trouble is, they state payment must be made no more than 28 days later after bill date. Can't get hold of them by phone. This date is rapidly approaching, any suggestions? Thanks
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Laser Printer - to colour or not to colour?
I want to get rid of my home printer and get a proper laser printer for my work place. We do mainly black and white printing but for the labels I think I would want the option of colour too. I want to know if anyone knows which is economical for ink? it seems to be around £50 for 'toners?' All advice welcome
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Business Loan
Under 7.5 of the agreement it says: Unless otherwise agreed by the bank you shall hold a current account with the bank and all amounts due will be debited from that account. If you don;t maintain such an account with the bank, the bank may add to your account any interest that is to be paid by you but which is not paid on…
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Websites feedback
Hi I am needing to earn some additional money (I am currently on Incapacity Benefit and want to find something to do from home) and have been thinking of building websites. I have no official qualifications and am not a professional, nor do I have a clue about Dreamweaver etc. I also well aware there are loads of companies…
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Business Insurance - Working From Home??
Can anyone tell me where I can get quotes for a home-based website selling business? My current insurer no longer does home-based sales and with most companies the minute you mention you sell online they seem to freak-out (dont ask me why). I sell through my own website and not via ebay and need general buildings and…
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Tea and coffee home office
As I am a Ltd, I have read that it is perfectly exceptable for my company to provide refreshments (eg tea and coffee) to my employees - anyone use this? Do you need to keep receipts?
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New start-up - Advice wanted
Hi, I have started selling real estate apartments abroad through a website. I am currently not registered as self-employed (no sales yet) but am a basic rate tax payer as I have another part-time job. What do people think would be my best option with regards to tax registering a ltd etc? I anticipate a annual £10,000…
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Cheapest place for biz cards & flyers (merged)
hi all Trying to set up a new business and looking to buy cards flyers and magnets for car sign and would appreciate any help in finding the best for cheapest price. Probably not looking the best of stuff just not the thinest cars out there. Again all help appreciated
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Updating cash register/epos
I work with a heritage charity which has a gift shop. The shop currently processes everything manually; sales, credit/debit card transactions, stock control, etc. As sales are rising so is the amount of clerical work. We would like to check out ways of automating some of our processes. We'd thought of buying/renting a more…
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Anybody know any White label resellers for ICT hardware and software?
Pretty much exactly as the title reads. I am wanting to set up a website selling ICT hardware and software but wanting to go via a reseller (white label) and they deal with the payments etc and give me a cut. I have a site templated out and ready. just need a reseller. can anybody help. I am already offering broadband. But…
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How to use AdWords
HI All, I have a friend who asked if I could offer advice on using AdWords, but I've never used it to be honest so I thought I'd ask here just in case someone could offer advice. He did say to me that :I've basically set around 10 main keywords, of two words each; the list has increased over the month to around 45…
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Closing down a charity?
Does anyone know the procedure for closing down a charity? Do we need an accountant and/or a solicitor?? Grateful for any advice....:huh:
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Money saving business idea
Has anyone done 'money saving maveovers' for other people? I went through my mum's finances and found the best deals for car and house insurance, phone, broadband, TV, gas/electric etc. All the bits in Martin's money makeovers. I then did some bts for my dad and his partner and my sister. I was wondering now about doing it…
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landlord issues
Need a little help if that is ok. The wife rents a shop which has all the amenities, however the landlord has a seperate space which he wants to let out seperatly. Does the landlord have to provide toilet facilities and water for the tenanats of the new shop. The premises is a large house that has been converted into 3…
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packaging with logo
Hi all im wondering if anyone can point me in right direction im looking to get bags made up with my company logo its only small bags A5 under size but with my logo on them im also wondering if anyone knows a company that can make up different packaging im looking for unique ways to package and present my gifts example…
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Investors in Photography Company
New, not even open to general public. Where'd I find Investors?
