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moral dilemma!
I have been working for a very small company in a niche industry for the last year. It has always been my dream to start and run my own business and I'm sure I've spotted a gap in the market. The problem is the gap is basically competing directly with my current employer's business. So basically I would be taking…
libel, slander and defamation insurance
I'm a journalist who has co authored a book and regularly publish articles. Nowadays publishers ask you generally to indemnify them. I don't believe I've written anything libellous, but just in case...anyone any idea where I can get the cheapest libel, slander and defamation insurance from that would cover me and my…
Paying oneself
Hi! Hope someone can give me some advice! I work full time and am in process of setting up a small "part time" business buying in and selling accessories. There may be some craftwork involved as well and I envisage most of my customers being local. I am quite happy to keep it small and carry on working and if it grows all…
CH cheap advertising suggestions needed please
Hello I hope this is the right board. Our Village Hall which is a registered charity is currently trying to raise money to build a kitchen extension, new toilets and better disabled access and a designated toilet for disabled people. We are doing all the usual fundraising events but I want to advertise them more but…
Self-employed bankcruptcy
Hi All I'm new to this site and would like to know if any sole traders out there can advise on filling in the bankruptcy form. My particular problem is with the question that asks how much tax do I pay. I can't get my head around the payment-on-account system. say I owe £4000 in January do I just put that? With payment on…
Invoice design
Hi, 99% of my customers are Joe Public who pay cash ont he spot and I fill out a receipt that I've designed myself, and I just fill in the fields. Anyway, I've had one or 2 business customers (who I can trust), and it isn't really suitable for them to pay cash. So the idea is to print up some small invoices detailing…
selling dog toys .. help!
Hiya, I started making some dog toys a while ago, and showed my agility club leader. He now buys them off me and sells to club members and at shows for a profit. As it has gone from being a hobby to more like a business, I wondered if theres any legal stuff I need to be aware of.. for example, if a dog decides to choke on…
Starting up a business
I know this has been done to death on here but bear with me as i do have an idea with regards to what i want to sell! Ok the product i would like to sell is training supplements, protein, creatine etc etc. I have emailed several of the big companies this morning asking about the costs involved, i have had a reply off one…
(new) Claim Mortgage Interest Tax Relief for office space at home
I thought I had better cross-post this here too - all the details are in this topic in the Tax Saving forum: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1005965 If you listen to the BBC article mentioned, it really does look like an an advantageous change for the home-based self employed.
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