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fundraising account for a non charity
Hi I'm hoping someone here may have a suggestion because i'm a bit stumped. Is there anwhere on line that can be set up to take donations for someone who isn't a registered charity? we would like to raise some money for someone who is seriously ill in hospital and will be there for a long while but don't know how to do it.…
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Complicated - sole trader & employee ?
Hoping someone can offer some advice. a) I have been working for a friend as an employee of her ltd company. Basically I am the only employee and earn very little - below paying tax or NI. b) I have found additional work, working from home, for 2 days a week. The company I am working for would like me to invoice his…
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Startup guidance
Hi I have a day job but now wish to run my own business on the side. I've already run it for a few months to see how it will do and I believe it is something I would enjoy doing more in the long term. I've gone to see Chamber of Commerce but to be honest I felt they were trying to sell me their packages rather than totally…
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chamber of commerce
Just to say i went to a free business meeting for start ups at my local chamber today. It was very informative and got lots of info to take away and met other people in the same boat. They can help you the chamber and its confidential. They also have people they can put you in touch with. If you are thinking of starting up…
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Sole Trader and Employment?
Hi folks, Am I legally allowed to work PAYE and as a Sole Trader? Will there be extra tax to pay in either of the positions or would they be able to run indepentant to each other? Look forward to hearing from you's.:o
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Setting up a common interest group
Hi. I don't know if I am in the right place but here goes. A few likeminded friends have had a small hobbies group going now and a few others have interest in joining. Because of this we want to turn it all on a strict fashion ie no more meeting at each others houses (fine when we all knew each other but not when others…
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change of use - block map / site map
hi does anyone know how i can get a block map and site map for free? i can only find companies that provide these at a cost. iam submitting a change of use application (which is stressfull enough with no help or advice available) at a high cost to me and cant afford this extra. the council state it needs plan dimension,…
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Making money through Facebook. Please help!
How much will companies pay to promote themeselves through other peoples Facebook pages/groups? I know that you can generate income via affiliate links, but I want to create a Facebook campaign that puts companies right at the heart of it. To narrow down my question further, how much can I expect to recieve from businesses…
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Small Business Late Payment Problems
Hi, I'm trying to improve the cashflow in my company and I'm dealing with overdue invoices from months ago. Some of the amounts are fairly small but collectively they add up. I have called and emailed a certain company and given them ultimatums - referring to legislation - all of which have been ignored. I wish to tell…
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Do you know accountant who helps tiny sole traderships?
Hey folks, I'm a new sole trader with very low turnover & have been managing my own accounts so far, using info on BusinessLink, HMRC website & so forth. However, it looks like I'm actually going to exceed the personal tax threshold this year. I'd really like some advice about how to keep my tax down, but I can't afford to…
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Marketing Ideas
Hi guys. Firstly would like to thank the members of MSE. I was really dreading doing door to door cold calls, but after reading about others who have been in the same situation, I finally got the courage to go out there and bang some doors down lol. Didn't get any clients, but hey, I've overcome my main fear =D so THANKS…
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Costs of importing from USA
I currently run my own business and have been happy to source one of my best selling products from a UK manufacturer. Even though the cost of the material has gone up significantly over the past 6 months, my manufacturer has put his prices up well beyond this, so I am now looking abroad for the product. I have found a…
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I want to start a new buisiness but need to know a few things first
First of all I believe I have come up with a unique Idea that will be very useful for everybody, but I need to know a few things before I know it is viable. Obviously I am not going to give away what my idea is. Questions 1) When you take a pre authorisation payment by debit/credit card (like for when you put a deposit…
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Pros/Cons. Employee or contractor?
My partners small one man business is doing well and he has had a couple of contractors in for a week here and there working for him. He could do with someone full time, either contractors so they just invoice him or employing someone he has worked with previously who he knows is reliable etc. What do people think are the…
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paypal - online membership renewal for charity?
Hi, I work for a charity that is a support group. We usually send out renewal forms to members once a year and accept them back by post. However a few members have asked if we can start to use paypal to make it quicker and easier. It would be easy to add a paypal button to our website. However, our renewal forms ask for up…
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Euro invoices, exchange rates and VAT
Rules are that if you invoice in a foreign currency then you should also put a sterling value on your VAT invoice. Apparently, you can use the market selling rate. For instance,UK market selling rate You can use the UK market selling rate at the time of the supply. The rates published in national newspapers are acceptable.…
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NI Exemption when self employed, advice please
Hi, I currently work full time and am employed, but I am doing some freelance work, and just registered myself using the CWF1 form from HMRC. I have read in places that I may be eligible for National Insurance exemption as I doubt i will be earning over the £5300 threshold, and also I am already paying National Insurance…
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used stamps for charity
I know that some charitys collect used stamps. I wondered how they make money from them?
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Mobile phone business packages
We're currently setting up a small business and are trying to find the best mobile deals. Is it just a case of trawling all the individual phone companies websites to find the best deal or had anyone got a particularly good deal they would recommend? Thanks moths
