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Free STAR WARS Chewbacca to auction for your charity
http://www.wonderlandparty.co.uk/acatalog/Chewbacca.html Wooky, very loving with eyes that could melt butter an undying loyalty. Wonderfully playful but be careful not to tease him too much though, as this gentle giant could pull your arms off! He'd love a new home where he can express his gentle, caring nature and help…
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Direct Mail companies
Are there any charity guru's out there who know of companies that will create and post a Direct Mail campaign for small numbers? I've heaps of contacts that will deliver to 10,000 plus numbers, but no-one will do it for 500 to 1000 addresses. We could do it ourselves, but the postage via royal mail would be colossal, and…
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Does any one know of companies willing to sponsor Childrens Gym club
I am writing on behalf of my daughters gym club. At Christmas we suffered a fire at our training premesis, we had some money from the raising team which we used to purchase the equipment back so we could get training again. Now the insurance company are saying they wont be paying it all out and we are desparate to raise…
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Tax allowance for business phone and internet
My Ltd charges back business calls, line rental and broadband costs to my client. I would then refund it to my self as employee expenses as I pay the bills as an employee I was wondering if I could additionally charge this as a business expense off my pre-tax profits as well and effectively claim the cost twice?
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Loans to company for set up costs
Hi I needed to 'loan' my business some money for setup costs that it wasn't able to pay due to not earning any income yet. How do I handle this? Can I charge the company interest on this loan? What rate can I charge? How do I note this in my accounts?
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Sole trader - can you still get money owed
I am currently owed money by a sole trader that used to run a limited company that is currently been wound up, there is a report that shows he owes quite a it in a directors loan and the insolvancy company has suggested he made be made bankrupt if he cant repay it. I always thought with a sole trader my money was more safe…
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Microsoft Money
This isn't overly great but if you can get your hands on this it is worth it. Just an easy way to manage budgets and all that sort of thing which I'm currently using for my new business. Hope this helps; http://www.microsoft.com/Money/default.mspx
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credit insurance
i run a small building company which also carries out sub contracting work for other main contractors/building companies. with the credit crunch it has become apparent that insolvencies are becoming more commonplace in the construction sector. is it worth considering purchasing credit insuarnce to cover this risk. can…
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42% rent increase wanted by council for industrial premises
Hope someone can help. We have been based in a council owned industrial unit on a 9 year, rent review 3 yearly, for 18 years. The rent has always increased every 3 years at a reasonable amount but not this time. Our lease is up for renewal in a couple of months and the council have written to say that they are willing to…
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Flat Management First Accounts
Under the leasehold reform act we brought the freehold of our property (together with 3 other flat owners) and set-up a management company. We are now due to send in our first years accounts. We understand these can be just the abbreviated version ie: just a balance sheet. As we purchased the freehold for just £1.00 +…
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Constitution advice please.
Hi all. I've searched the forum and nothing has jumped out at me as being relevant. I'm in a community wind band (8 year olds up to retired people) and we're aiming to go on tour next summer to Paris. Many of the families with people in the band are on support etc and we really want to do as much fundraising as possible to…
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Small Business freebie payroll software
I have been using the free one for a few months now and find it very easy to set up and install. Prints out using Adobe wage slips, reconcilliation reports etc., Little hint though, if using the free version, when printing the payslips set your printer to print 2 to a page then print 1 and turn paper round to print at the…
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Help and advise needed please
Hi, sorry this may be a long post! I really need some advise and tips for my fathers long running business. He runs an aquatic shop within a garden centre. He has run this business for nearly 30 years but with last summer being such a washout he nearly went bankrupt as its a seasonal business. He managed to get through the…
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How to issue a receipt for physiotherapy services
Hello, I am a physiotherapist looking to provide private sessions at patients' homes (home visits). So far, I am aware that I have to register as self-employed, and that I do not need to register for VAT as I do not expect to make more that 67k. My question has to do with invoice/receipts. Please note that I am not…
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taking someone on an apprenticeship...
how does it work? do you get any government help? thanks in advance.
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24 hour timesheet help!
The charity I work for will be opening a residential unit this autumn, so our current timesheets aren't going to 'work' any more because they only anticipate you working morning and afternoon, with one break in that time. Does anyone have a pro forma I could have adapt? Our current one is too clever for me to start…
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NICs - Class 1/1a
Hi - can anyone explain in simple terms what the class 1 NICS are, what class 1a NICS are, and what's the difference? I'm getting confused by hmrc legislation on this and would appreciate someone explaining it in layman's english? Thanks very much.
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Best Phone Deal for Office at Home
We run business from home and are looking for the best way of keeping business calls seperate. At the monment we have BT broadband and use the VOIP for faxes (having problems with receiving but thats a whole other thread!). OH uses mob to get business calls - it is companies who call rather than joe public. However if this…
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Waste Carriers License - fines?
My boyfriend just called me not in a happy mood. Can someone please explain the below to me? He works as a Self-Employed joiner and had just been to a roadside cafe for a bacon sandwich which he ate in his van. He got out, put his rubbish in the bin and was stopped by someone in a luminous jacket and told he was disposing…
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Writen Statement Help
We have to people employed by ourselves, we never gave them a written statement when they started, but now wish to, one has been emplyed 5 yrs the other 10 months, we did it verbally which seemed ok at the time but the way the laws are changing in favour of the employed person we want to put it in writting, my question is…
