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Lines of Credit / Overdraft with Bank for Business Account
I am arranging a meeting with our branch manager at the bank to discuss a line of credit or overdraft on our account to free up some cash to allow us to invest in new products etc, but as we have never used any credit services before, I was wondering if anyone could provide any advise on what banks will usually be able to…
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Claiming tax back on car lease issue
Hi guys; I'm having mega problems with my car - which is essential for my business - and cannot get a loan or any credit as I was made bankrupt in 2009, released in 2010. So, my boyfriend has suggested getting a car on lease in his name, but I pay the monthly payments. I can certainly afford the monthly payments for the…
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Setting up a new small business
Hi, I have been told that I am going to be made redundant within the next 12 months or so. I want to take the opportunity to set up my own business as a dog trainer. (I am already a trainer and studying behaviour, not just someone out to make a buck from niaive owners.) What I am unsure of is how I will be taxed. I will…
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Recommendations for fiverr services?
Looking for some fiverr services that I can use for my new business. Can anyone recommend any good ones they have used?
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How to set hours for a part time driver when hours required varies day on day ?
Part time driver wanted to deliver goods in the evening. Maximum hours are 17:30 to 22:30. In the beginning for certain, the hours will not be this extensive, finishing earlier. OK, option 1 is to simply pay for the maximum number of hours and suffer the downtime. Good for employee, bad for business. Option 2 is to make…
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Postage
Hi there, I have started small business online and I have some questions about postage. My one item weights around 50grams I fit it into an small padded envelope(letter size), but when I take it to the post office I have to pay postage fee for Large letter.. Why is that? I tried measuring thickness and it seems to be…
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When To Setup
Hi, I'm going to be opening an online business soon, but I have a question about when to launch I was initially hoping to launch Easter Monday (it ties in with my theme) so this would mean I would be buying my stock now. Would this mess things up having exspenses just before April. Should I wait until the new tax year has…
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Previous tenant owes money...
I've been running a small business from a shop/light industrial unit for 9 months now. All this time, I've been getting post for the previous tenants, which I've just marked "Not known - return to sender" or given to the landlord, who told me that he suspected that they owed quite a lot of money. I don't know these people…
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Logo - who can produce it in a professional format for me?
Hi Everyone, I have designed a new logo for my business, which myself and my business partner think is perfect. So I don't need any help with designing it. It is currently in Word or PDF, but I need it to be scalable and in a suitable format so that I can use it on my website, on business cards, on a sign, on flyers etc -…
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Selling Small Buisness
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me. I am currently looking to sell my small business. Due to my husbands recent bereavement I can no longer take under the demands on my own. Additionally, due to the current economic situation the turn over has reduced. Although in saying that there are numerous…
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Can I claim as an expense this year, fees paid for training that wont start til next?
I have a small sole trader business. I am going to go on a training course that will directly increase my earnings. I have the option of paying for this course before the 1st April. The training course will not take place until June-July. Say it cost £500, and my profit this year is £5,000 If I pay for the course now, will…
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ActiveKids?
Anybody interested in this scheme (from Sainsburys)? While it is free money for those registered, it seems like there are some rip-offs and traps along the way. The biggest one I noticed was that they will swap 500 Nectar points, worth £2.50, for 50 Active Kids vouchers, valuing them at 5p each, and yet the values seem…
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Help raising money for a Charity Event I am doing
I want to do the bike ride from London to Paris in July to raise money for a Cancer charity with http://www.londonparisbikeride.co.uk/ however it says you have to raise a minimum of £1400, I am struggling to think how I am going to raise that kind of money! Is there any tips anyone could give me on how to raise this kind…
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Safebuy - Be careful if you've cancelled
We signed upto Safebuy in 2007 with their free service & cancelled a year later, as nothing was required from us to prove who we are or that we're even UK Based. I couldn't see a valid reason for paying them for something anyone with a website could obtain & the SSL greenbar is worth more in customer security than paying…
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Touch Local, anyone used?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had heard or used Touch Local before? Basically i was contacted by them today and they were offering an enhanced listing for £200+vat for the year. This included listings on scoot, ask jeeves, independent, touch local and two telephone directories. I was given a local number to contact them…
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Sources for finding manufacturer in China
Hi, i currently have a fledgling business and want to find a manufacturer for a product I have developed. I want to get it manufactured in China, and am trying to find any info on how to achieve this. Does anyone know of any web resources that provide guidance or list reputable manufacturers - so far 'Sourcit' seems like a…
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copyright issues for web site idea
I've had an idea for a website that promotes companies. Without going into details lets say, as an example, it promotes hotels. Lets say I want to list 1,000 hotels on my site. Each hotel has a page with images and text description. Would I need to contact all the hotels directly to ask permission to use text from their…
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Where to get Business Advice for Start Up?
I have a business plan and am looking to get some advice/mentoring/someone to look over it with me and give feedback etc. Business Link have stopped doing this thanks to Government cuts and there are no enterprise agencies in my area of the country. I've heard that banks have business advisors - has anyone got experience…
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Selling Inherited Business Shares - Issue
Hi guys, I hope this is the best sub-forum for this particular query. My Father was a company director in a family business and had 100 of 600 shares in the business. He passed away in 2010 and the shares went to my mother. As it was a family business, my Aunt & Uncle started to pay her £1,000 a month to tide her over…
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VAT registration: Pls help!
Recently, i formed a company. I need a service from a third party company which require me to provide VAT registration number. How long does this take? In the form i saw on HRMC website, there was a need to have the company bank account which i dont have. Pls advise. Many thanks
