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stuck in new card machine contract
Hi Can anyone help?! We recently started a mobile catering business and rang up a company about getting a mobile card machine to take card payments. They said it would boost sales by around 33% but 3 months down the line we have only used it at one event and we took £90 on it. we have to pay £40 a month for it and they…
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Videoing Nativity and selling copies of DVD
Hi, am on our schools PTA, my 9 year old son is technology mad and thought I could combine the two. The head has agreed to allow him to video this years nativity play so we can sell copies to parents to raise money for the PTA. Think I might have bitten off more than I can chew... All parents/children sign a home/school…
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Selling items on Amazon - Accounts Advice
Looking for some advice from you helpful people :) I run a website design and hosting business and for all billing/orders/etc, we use an online package that's geared towards the web hosting industry as this automatically sets up hosting once paid for, etc. Anyway, we've recently started to sell design orientated software…
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Do I need legal advice for an office lease?
Hi there I am in the process of signing a 5 year commercial lease for an office owned by my local council. We managed to get it for a discounted rate as it might be demolished (with 6 months notice) for a new supermarket if planning permission is successful (although this was recently turned down). Does anyone know of any…
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Taking to court and they are refusing post...
We are currently pursuing a company for a refund of a faulty item. They accepted my first letter that quoted the SOGA and evidence enclosed as directed by consumer direct. I've left it 14 days and without an answer I have proceeded to sent the letter of court action this week. However they have not signed for it and the RM…
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Want to change my ltd compnay name to one thats already disolved
Hi. Long story cut short.... Started out selling car parts, van parts and vehicles. Set up ltd company called XYZ salvage (fictional 1st part) now want to soley concentrate on vehicle sales. Have seen the name I would like XYZ vehicle sales and checked on comapnies house and it was in use but the company has now been…
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Ppl music licensce
HI - ive been contacted by PPL for £136 fee to play music in my shop. any info on this from anyone. is it law? is that fee reaseonable? any way to avoid it as every penny counts. i dont want to pay it as i bought the cd already to listen to it at work.
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Contractors vs employees
I'm currently unemployed and struggling to find employment. I've had a friend this morning ask if he can pay me to do something for him, and recently, someone else asked me if they could contract me to do something for them. Neither of these people has the work to pay me full time, but the contractor question has started…
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A new idea
Hi all, Firstly, if this is posted in the wrong area, please feel free to move it to the correct location. I wonder if anyone can help me? Without going into too much detail, I'm considering setting up a pack, or kit if you will, containing several products. My question is: if I am selling these packs -- and ultimately…
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double dip recessionlol.. feels like one continuous one to me
people are now saying we are going into a double dip recession.....lol..it just feels like one continuous one to me... With more and more high street and well known businesses potentially going to the wall over the next year, how the heck do the government expect the small shops businesses to manage AND make new jobs for…
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Help me get money back from VirginMedia!!
Hi I've had a dispute with Virgin Media for about 15 months now after they failed to close my account for our shop which closed a year ago. They kept sending bills & debt collection letters after we stopped the DD which we'd paid until March as we hadn't had confirmation of our contract ending. I made a complaint which…
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Best Bank Account for a School PTA
Hi I am the Treasurer of the School PTA. We are having issues with our bank account at the moment - Bank keep linking us to school and taking money from our account to put into school account. Even after we went through a lengthy proceedure over a year ago to unlink accounts, they even paid us compensation for the trouble…
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Legal entities...?
Why would a sole trader create a dormant limited company to 'protect' their buiness name; does a sole trader not have basic rights in regards to their business name? Am I missing something here, I hear alot of this...
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Which company to buy domain and host?
I'm setting up a new site this week, Ive used 123 reg quite some time ago with no problems but hosting, free site, free email etc was included in the price for the domain which it doesn't appear to be now, I'm quite happy to use them again but before I commit does anyone have any other recommendations? I'm not techie so it…
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No fees account for new small biz
Hi,could anyone please suggest a business account with no fees for a new business on a small turnover.Thanks in advance:beer:
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Employing staff - are there grants available?
Hi everyone My mum and sister have been running a business (internet shop) now for 3 years and it has been going well, so much so that they really need another person to help with the day to day running of it. However they do not make enough money yet to be able to afford to take someone on. Are there any grants or schemes…
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Cheapest business phone line ?
I'm on a BT Business plan where the quarterly standing charge is £57 + vat. I'm pretty much part-time these days and make only a handful of outgoing calls which I could just as well make from my mobile. I'm looking to reduce all my overheads so what I need is the cheapest possible line rental + call diversion. Are there…
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Suggestions for company formation/registration
Hi All, Any recommendations for a good, cheap online service to set up a limited uk company for me? Are there any advantages doing it yourself? I cant imagine so when so many cheap online companies exist for this purpose (one is currently free too! gotta be a catch in there somewhere!). Please share your suggetions. All…
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Issuing a CCJ
I have to issue a CCJ for over £4000 for goods not supplied to me by A vendor. I can complete the CCJ form on moneyclaims online, but am unsure whether to name the individual or the business. I think it should be the business as I paid the money into the business account, but need to know if this is correct before I submit…
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Is knocking on Doors (Canvassing) Legal?
Evening all, I have a small business (basically, i customise or personalise any item you'd like). Is it legal for me to knock on Doors (Residential) to advertise my services or do i need some kind of permit? Thanks for all replies received.