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• Franking Machine

  Hi Does anyone use a franking machine and have any recs for a small business? We deal with quite a large bit of post - mainly recorded items and currently using smartstamp but ive noticed that franking saves quite a bit of money on the postage. The only downside is the rental and then the consumables can be quite…

• Starting a small business - rented property and other questions...

  Hello! I'm just out of University and looking to start my own business with my partner. We've got an idea, a name, and some saved up cash to buy the machine we'll need. But I'm feeling a bit lost in all of the literature, and have a few questions... I would be extremely grateful if anyone could help me clear any of them…

• NI Contributions

  Hello! I don't have a small business but work for several, so I'm Self-employed. Until recently I've been on a NI contributions holiday because I was earning under the minimum threshold (I was in FT education), but my income's gone up substantially and I've realised if I don't let them know they're going to land me with a…

• receipts

  Looking through my accounts I've found a few instances where things I've bought for my business have receipts with DH's name on. I often buy books to do with work from Amazon, for example, and although the Amazon account is in my name the "Dispatch to this address" has his name and I have receipts which say Invoice to..…

• software

  any recomendations for some software to do the following stock control invoicing customer records normal book keeping vat reports cheers oh and cost is important

• Advice needed before committing

  I have been offered 10% shares in a limited company. The company has only just started and no turnover has been established yet. I have been offered this on the provision I do a few hours a week unpaid. I am not expecting to receive any funds for a at least a year, but doing this will help my business studies whilst I am…

• Can I check someone's VAT over the last couple of years?

  I want to check someone's VAT history among various other checks: credit etc. How can I do this? It's also got my mind wondering about the privacy of my own affairs..

• VAT History?

  Hi, Is it possible for anyone other than HMRC to gain access to my VAT payment and rebates history? I own a limited company which never fully got off the ground but did trade briefly and paid a small amount of VAT and also received a rebate on it... I decided not to pursue the company any further and never entered accounts…

• government start up grants

  I heard the government were offering start up grants of £2k? I haven't been able to find the detail - did I imagine this?

• can you run 2 different businesses at the same time?

  one ltd one and one self employed one? thanks in advance.

• Tax code changed?

  Apologies if this s in the wrong place. Heres my situation I am employed 14 hours a week earning min wage and i also do Avon. I did my tax return online about a week ago and have recieved a letter today saying my tax code has changed to 686L the letter goes on to explain i can earn up to £566 a month for my employer before…

• Virtual geographic landline number

  Does anyone know of the cheapest place I can find to buy a virtual geographic phone number

• Small Business

  Hi, I want to set up my own small business, as I'm tired of looking for work and not getting anywhere. However, being out of work I don't had etch capital to set up a business, nor will a bank lend me the money. Does anyone know of any small business grants that are offered to be people over the age of 25? Most things I've…