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National Insurance
Hi All I currently work part time as CEO of a small charity. Over the past few weeks I have been edging tentatively into the world of doing some freelance work in addition. I earn 36k in my employed post, do I have to pay class 2 ni on the self employed bit? Probably a stupid question but HMRC seem to have the most…
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Invoice admin fee!
This is probably in the wrong section but I wasn't sure where to ask so apologies for that. Is it legal for a company I have a contract with to suddenly start charging an administration fee for every invoice? No notice was given and there is no mention of it in our contract, which has been ongoing for just under 2 years…
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Boosting sales at events
Not sure if this is the best place for this but never mind lol we have had a stall (3x3m) at 2 dog events so far, All About Dogs (2 days) and Suffolk Dog Day (one day), both are the biggest in our area and cost around £70 per day we have done 'ok' from both of these, but could do much better. We took a lot away (in terms…
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Payroll
Until now our accountants firm has handled our payroll but we are looking for a switch and was wondering what the norm is if you are not doing it with the company? Are there companies that will handle it for you and charge you a monthly/annual fee? Thanks!
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Help with wages
Do the government or any other organisations offer help to small businesses when the company has no work on but wages still need paying?
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sponsors/selling ad space
I volunteer to run a not-for-profit Darts League and monthly Open tournaments for which the host venue (a well known sports bar firm) stumps up the cash prizes, which are mostly covered by the entry fees, but have still made a slight loss each month so far. Anyway, I've got the idea of selling the naming rights for the…
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Online store for sale
I was looking at an online store for sale where the owners had set everything up, have suppliers and the website is ready to go, but they haven't taken any orders and don't intend to because they have 'other committments'. After all that work why wouldn't they at least run it for a little while? Does it sound dodgy?
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paypal
Hi, I am starting up an online business selling goods. I have a personal paypal account, haven't set up any business bank account yet. So is it best I just change my personal account to a business account for now or should I set up a new one? Any advice would be great.
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Charity IT Grant
Hi, I'm looking for a bit of help/information about grants for Charity's to purchase IT Equipment. I have looked over google but I just cant seem to find the relevant information. I am looking at getting them setup with a small business type setup (Basic server, switch and possible upgrade of some machines). I will be…
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Fundraising help
Hi I dont know if this is the right place to post but I just wanted some advice. My son has Global development delay, I have found this charity called brainwave that do a proggramme to help but they require 20% towards the fees which equal £535 for initial assessment over 2 days and £290 after 6 months. I am a student…
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Advice needed for small business re using credit/debit card terminal
Hi can anyone recommend a reliable and not too expensive merchant services company. I am shopping around for the best deal but want a reliable company with good customer services and no hidden charges. So far the banks including my own seem expensive with high credit and debit card rates and set up fees. Handepay (part of…
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Trademark advice
Hi, Hope someone can help. We recently entered into a franchise agreement with a company to use their name and branding at little cost. The agreement was informal, e.g. "You can use it and when you're set up you can send us any excess stock". The other store has a trademark on their logo and their name and slogan combined,…
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Business Expenses - Funded by Argos Voucher
Hi All, Hopefully a simple question. If I buy something for the business (eg stationary, storage, computer peripherals) & use an Argos voucher can it still go in the business accounts as an allowable expense? Thanks
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Going from online only to online & proper shop?
Hey, not been on in ages but would like some thoughts I run a small business (dog related), currently 99% of what we sell is made to order, however we do dropship a product from another company who we work closely with We're doing fairly well, the company has been up and running for just over a year and I have had to go…
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Selling items on Ebay
Hi guys. I'm a keen baker, and just love getting my hands on some fondant! So I was thinking of starting my own little business (kinda) by making cupcake toppers such as flowers, music notes etc and selling them on Ebay at first and just seeing how things go, then maybe setting up my own facebook page! I know there's a lot…
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website quote
the cheapest website quote we have had for 5 page with paypal facility is 350 and then 80 each hour following for updating/ changes. Are we looking in the wrong places or does this seem good/ reasonable?
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Operating a business as a private tenant
Good morning, As we all know, the economy is in the toilet. I have considerable skills, am sick of looking for jobs that aren't there, and also tired of waiting things to improve. I am going to start a design, copywriting and branding business. I'm intending to register as a sole trader to start with, and work from home. I…
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Vouchercloud for business any good?
Has anyone here used Vouchercloud to promote their own business and if so are they any good? Also if you know of any similar alternatives that are effective that would be good.
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Marketing?!
We are hoping to start up a new venture within the next six months, have visited various shops to enquire about webistes. however, it quickly became apparent that we had entered the world of marketing where we were being sold everything from letterheads to cups with our logo on. Being told throughout how small time we were…
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Self-employed - payment of invoices being witheld
Hi all I have started working for a Company on a self-employed basis. I do not have a contract, I have just been told my daily rate and I invoice them as and when jobs are finished. I got my first few invoices paid and now there are two they are refusing to pay for the following reasons. I did 9.5 days work at a property…