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Distance Selling Exemption ?
Hi I'm looking to set up an online business selling landscape art pictures. I understand the 7 day cooling off period as a seller but there is an exemption of "personalised goods or products made to a customers specification" My question is...say I offer a picture for sale in 3 sizes, is the customer still entitled to the…
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Another bonkers idea!
I was travelling on the train today when I came up with this idea. In short, I wondered if it was possible to create a delivery service that made use of other peoples regular journeys to work. For example, I would get paid to carry someone elses parcel whilst I travelled on the train to London today. Those carrying the…
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Business name for comms company needed please!
Hi all, I'm starting my own telecoms company mainly dealing with CISCO routers and switches initially, both sales and support. I would also like to utilise the company to receive funds gained from the odd spot of contracting I do (Telecom related). I have read the various rules for names including, no abbreviations, no…
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Help me with a name for my comms business please
Hi all, I'm starting my own telecoms company mainly dealing with CISCO routers and switches initially, both sales and support. I would also like to utilise the company to receive funds gained from the odd spot of contracting I do (Telecom related). I have read the various rules for names including, no abbreviations, no…
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Small LTD company start up
I see website on google where you can set up a ltd company quite cheap (>£100). Has anyone any experience of these? Also although I am quite keen to form the company I have something personally keeping me busy at the moment and this will probably last late into next year. If there was to be no turnover would I have to file…
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Selling bad debt to a debt collection agency?
Hi there - I hope someone can help me on this :D Myself and my business partner own a small private day nursery where at present we have £8157.00 worth of bad debt. Some of this has been outstanding for a couple of years and some of it only a few months. We have tried chasing the customers ourselves with letters, emails,…
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Grrrr clients who cancel at a moments notice!!!
Okay, I'm a new business owner, just a sole trader - mobile beauty therapist. I am soooooooooooo fed up of clients cancelling at a moments notice and loosing me money! Is there anything I can do to ensure clients keep their appointments otherwise I can actually charge them for the missed appointment - most bookings done…
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Lease Advice Please
Hi I am getting closer to opening my coffee shop. The landlord has now given the ok for planning permission to go in. They (landlord) want to restrict the use of the cafe 80% cafe 20% retail. I have asked for 70% cafe 30 % retail (I will take advice on this however Im not sure about how I can keep to this). They also want…
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Advertising your services...
I am currently a Graphics Student but I have actually been studying and practicing it for years now so I feel I have quite a bit of experience. What I would actually like to do is target small/new businesses who might not be able to afford to spend too much on logo/stationery designs. This would be great for me as it would…
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A bonkers idea!
I think I may be going crazy but I had this brainwave (if you can call it that) to create a treehouse hotel. Yes, I know...crazy idea! But when I researched it, the concept exists. What suprised me was how crap their attempts were and it got me thinkng about creating a high class resort in a UK forrest that was a bit more…
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do I expense inc VAT for a LTD co not VAT registered
Hi there, a very quick question. i have been on the phone and thrown all over the place today at HMRC and no one can answer this would you believe it! We are a small LTD co and we are NOT VAT registered. When the company buys something for a customer or a valid expense do we also claim the VAT value as an expense? Please…
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Business partner?
I just wondered if anyone had ever found a business partner, and worked successfully with them, outwith their friends, family or their own network of contacts? If so, how did you find them/meet up? I've often thought I'd like to work with someone but have never really known anyone suitable. Some years ago I had a larger…
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Community Festival - Which Not for Profit group?
Hi there, Sorry if this is a bit long winded, wanted to include as many facts as possible.... My friend and I are attaining the running of a comminty based festival (involves mainly community members/artists/businesses) and wondering which Not for Profit group I should be? The aims behind the event are to benefit, support…
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Gas for Business Premises
Hi My dad wants me to find him a cheaper supplier for his shop. I have no idea where to look. I have done a search but couldn't find anything posted. Also looked in the sticky. I wish it was as simple as residential comparison services!
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Business Start up NOT VAT REGISTERED - Quoting
Hi there, Firstly thanks for taking time to read this. This may come across as a stupid question but I've always been told there is no such thing. I am currently in the process of tendering for a contract (cleaning). We are not vat registered, but will be dealing with VAT registered companies, B2B it will never be B2C.…
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Virtual phone number for business
Hi I'm posting this here because I'm not sure it fits on the Home phones' Phones discussion board. I run a social enterprise with a friend & at present we use my home phone number as the contact number. But we may move before too long & we don't want to invest in lots of publicity including an out of date number. We'd also…
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CRMs for Snall Business
Damn my fat fingers. Small Business. CRM's for Small Business! Hi all, I was just wondering what your small (and indeed medium) sized businesses used for Customer Relationship Management Database solutions, or indeed if you think a CRM is necessary at all. Also, what is it that you would want a CRM to do? Just be a records…
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Partnership/Sole Trader tax and payments on account etc.
Can someone explain this to me? Wife runs a small business and until April I was a partner, but then we converted it to sole trader in her name. So, in tax year 2010/11, say, we earned £4000. Split 50/50 thats income of £2000 each. But, of course, HMRC wont know this until the tax return is done in Jan 2012. How does HMRC…
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Starting a burger van business
Hi Considering starting a new business. Just wondering if anyone has any tips or can raise something I may not have thought about. Location - Private land, outside a nightclub, minimal ground rent. Licences - I think basic food hygiene is required as well as a ticket from the council/EHO. haven't forgotten about Liability…
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Mileage allowance for business miles - why do I need receipts?
Accountant says I do. I'm flat rate VAT registered so I cant reclaim any VAT on purchases and I just claim 45p mile for any business miles. Apparently, I've still got to prove I did physically put fuel in the car. How else is it going to work? I go to the same client site every day (at the moment) and claim mileage (from…
