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Anyone know how to look into a websites credentials?
Hi I am looking into starting up a web based business and I would like to know how reliable global7.co.uk are? I have gone through around 15 pages of info on google, but to be honest I don't know what I am looking at or for? Complete computer lingo thicko here lol Looking at other sites they have built/hosted for clients…
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Any Reccomendations for a company that will build and host a website for free/cheap
Can anyone reccommend a company that will build and host a website? Or advise me to stay away from. The site that I would like building would need to be able to accept payments via card or paypal and would allow customers to add items to it. So I dont know if this is an easy or harder kind of site to build ( ive got the…
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Business Phone Line
Hi, My wife is setteing up a shop and is trying to get her phone line set up. There is a current BT line which is still connected up but they've said it's not activcated. They said it would cost £99 to have the phone line activated and they would have to come out to put a new line in? Is there any way of getting this done…
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self employed or PAYE
Just a quick query - for a friend, detail might be sketchy... Offered a job at 50 miles from home (so 100 mile round trip) for 2 days a week. Fits in with current commitments, good opportunity, would like to take it save for the fact it's further away than she would like to travel. Job offered on either a PAYE or self…
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Recommended SEO Company
Hello everyone, I'm just starting a web-design company with a friend of mine and having found a few SEO companies online, I was wondering if anybody could post any of their experiences to give us a helping hand in finding the right company for us. There are obviously a hell of a lot to choose from and there's a big…
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The low down on business rates?
In my area there are people whos business rates have been "frozen" pay no rates etc and there are companies like me who have to pay our rates monthly. why is this?
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Customer wont pay labour bill
My customer wont pay her labour bill. it has been a long job and and i Havent been paid since mid november. I have bills to pay and without this money she is owe me i cant pay them. Is there any forms to fill in for small claims court or do i see a solicitor? Shes always says next week...then the next week. Just seems to…
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Accepting Credit Card Payments
Hi We run small/medium business & need to start offering credit/debit cards as a payment option. Payments will be taken over the telephone only. Can anyone recommend a provider? Does anyone have experience of the virtual online systems (not those processed through the company website but standalone)? Thank you.
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New Business Venture
Hello, I'm Amanda, I've been reading MSE for some time now, some very useful information around, we (me and my time) are currently starting a new business venture, but we cannot decide if it should be online only or online and shops, each have good and bad points, for example online only means cheaper running costs, but…
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Why pay Class 2 and Class 3 NIC?
My husband has just gone Self Employed (DEC'11) and registered online with the HMRC. We elected to pay class 2 NIC via direct debit and now received a letter from HMRC saying that they are also going to collect class 3! Any ideas why they are doing this? Information on their website about class 3 doesnt help - Thanks in…
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Promotional Shot Glasses?
Just wondered if anyone could recommend somewhere I could get cheap plastic shot or champagne glasses printed with my company logo? Need approx 100. Thank you!:j
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Cheapy Ecommerce Packages?
Can anyone personally recommend any commerce packages for a small business? Thanks guys!
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Preparing for my 1st event!
I've booked a stand at a large(ish) event in my town, its the all about dogs show, which is a big, fun dog day out at the showground. The organisers do loads of promotion and so its a really popular event, I went last year as a visitor with one of my dogs and it was packed, we had a great day :) So this year I'm going as…
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groupon
I have recently seen a lot of things for sale on groupon & just wondered if anyone knew the rough costings they ask for & is it really worth it ?
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New beauty/massage business - how to start up a small business?
Hello, My wife wants to start up a beauty salon, doing all the treatments herself (i.e. she'll be the only employee). She has agreed with a hair salon to use some unoccupied space they have available on a income-sharing basis. She is qualified and will be covered by public liability insurance. This will be a small business…
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Buying a coffee shop
My mother has decided to buy a coffee shop (As you do...) and start up her own little business and has asked me to help setting it up. I've gone over the figures again and again, I love the shop she wants, been through all the details, I know how much work is going to go into it and I know what she will get out of it...…
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A question for all you bookkeepers
Hi everyone I am meeting up with a client next week. My first bookkeeping client! :j Everything is in place for all bookeeping services for account preparation up to trail balance. My question is, did you go about sourcing accountants for preparation of your clients end of year accounts or did you leave this to them to…
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No business lease
My son in law runs a car repair garage in a workshop which is owned by Mr A. Mr A leases one half of the building to Mr B who runs a car valeting business. My son in law (who occupies the second half of the building) had a lease for the first year of him running his business. But Mr A has not renewed his lease. My son in…
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Charity Data Protection Concerns?
Hello everyone! I have recently got myself involved in a charity, with my main responsibility being the "revamping" of their bi-monthly newsletter. Currently, the newsletter is written in Microsoft Publisher, and distributed around the county to local "secretaries", who in turn (sometimes - when they feel like it),…
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Is there a charity for Architects?
Hi, Im 90% sure that two years ago i read about a charity for architects who are either unemployed or unwell. I know this is a bit vague but i have a very very good friend who is an architect who is currently very unwell indeed (worryingly) and i thought id try to find out if it still exists, or even if i was imagining it…
