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Small Bus - Paying an invoice - time allowed
Got an account with our supplier who gives us 30 day terms. Then they send us a remittance advice when its due. Whats an acceptable length of time to wait to pay this? :-) (Bit of cash flow problem at the moment).
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Registering dormant company?
Registering dormant company - So if a company earns only £5 or only £100,000 in 2004 and that's it. Is that company considered dormant according to the HMRC?
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Honny or business...?
A friend of mine who makes extra money giving guitar lessons and doing photography has told me that if it is classed as a hobby and you earn less than £6k per year doing it, then you don't have to declare anything to the tax man. But from reading some of the posts on here about people earning £1k-£2k per year and having…
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Free Invoicing Software
Are there any free invoicing software packages about? Preferably with the option to add your own logo etc?
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custom tshirts....
I am after a couple (or three) custom tshirts with my logo printed on.... So far I have had massive quotes (in excess of £20 each) which I really can't afford at the moment. Can anyone recommend a tshirt printer that is good value, but not cheap and nasty looking.... I;ve looked at vistaprint but I'm not sure of their…
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New Premises, How to work out monthly cost?
I'm thinking of expanding the business and leasing an industrial unit but can't work out the monthly cost what with rent, rates etc. If possible could anyone help with the calculations? What does rateable value mean and how do I work it out? I saw an advert for a small unit and just need to know what the overall monthly…
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Can I Pay VAT Early??
Strange question I know but this is why. Im on Quarterly returns so every 3 months I have a big VAT bill. Can I pay each month early so in reality im paying 12 payments a year instead of 4. Obviously at the end of the 3rd month I will be submitting the return and paying what ever is outstanding. Has anyone ever had any…
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Help! Advice needed
I am working full time and pay tax and NI via my employer. However, I want to set up a small business to run a longside my fulltime job until I can leave it and run my business fulltime (small steps at a time). Please can someone be kind enough to take a few mins to explain what I need to do! I need help knowing how to…
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newly self employed!
Hi, recently started work as a self employed domestic cleaner. Although the company has now closed and so i am working for myself.Registered with HMRC and am paying NI. Thought when i registered they would send me info on what i can claim back but they haven't so am unsure about what i can claim back and what isn't…
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Website Help!!
Hi, I'm in the process of starting up my own cupcake business and i need a website. I am completely clueless as to where to start. What I'd like is some way of customizing it the same way you would a myspace page, they had those page generators i seem to remember. Preferably for free?? Can anyone point me in the right…
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Business Lease
I have been operating my ice-cream business for 11years, i rent my premises from the council, i had a 3 year lease , it was renewed untill 2006, i have been trading since that time, constantly asking for a new lease, my rent was paid as and when they decided to send a bill, i currently have 2years rent put by, i pay the…
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Tips for budget advertising -flyers, business cards, etc
Hi All, i have started my own online photo manipulation business in my spare time and really need to get promoting it now. been online for a while but done nothing by way of getting advertising sorted. can anyone suggest cheap places to get flyers and business cards printed? I have my own designs all ready but have tried…
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Clothing Collections
I've seen so many warnings about clothing collections - can any of the clothing collection organisations be trusted? (What about Children's Hearts?) cheers T
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Cash register - Till System Help
Hi I am in the planning stages of setting up a Clothing boutique, I have been looking at the cost of tills and EPOS systems and the information with them and I dont know where to start. I dont really know what I need - I would like something that can connect to a PC and monitor and have a system on the PC with the products…
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Getting products tested by baby magazines
Hi We distribute baby carriers & would love to get these into the tests run by parenting/baby magazines. Is it just a case of contacting each magazine & offering them a free one to test or is there another way of doing this? Any other bright ideas for promotion? Emv
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Where To Buy Bargain Shop Fittings etc?
Hi, could anyone suggest a reasonable site or shop in Manchester to buy shop fittings? I'm opening up my shop very soon., :j kind regards
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Funding For Online Business
Has anyone been successful is getting funding for an online ecommerce business?