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Bankers and Dissolving a Company
OH and me have had a company, which hasnt traded for 12-months. We have decided to close it using the DS01 form. Do we need to write to the company's bankers before or after filing the DS01 form? At what point do we need to close the bank account?
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New business start up grant help
hello. im in the process of starting a payroll and book keeping business and im trying to find some start up funding. does anyone know of start up grants or loans available for 26 year old based in north wales. i have a meeting with business adviser next week but wanted to do a bit more research first. finance required for…
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Free advertising for new wedding photography business?
Hi there ladies 'n' gents :) I'm starting out as a wedding photographer (doing a few weddings for free to get my portfolio going then i'll start charging etc) and I was wondering where, apart from Gumtree and local freead papers, I can advertise for free initially to get some business my way? Cheers :) S
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business cards
any suggestions please, trying to find online supplier, after simple business cards like staples sell, except they are too expensive. thanks.
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Do I need a business account?
After having set up my own Photography and Artography business last year I have been occasionally taken payment via the internet, I sell on ebay from time to time and soon setting up on etsy, I use paypal for payments but I would say so far 90% of my trade is local and cash customers, my bank Lloyds have advised I open a…
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Closing business
I want to close my business but I cannot find out how to notify HMRC. Is there a form you can download off their site or a telephone number I can use? Thanks for any help.
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self employed & employed paperwork
I am currently self employed only 11 hours per week but will soon be getting another job which will be employed about 12 hours per week (although I could ask to be self-employed). I am a bit confused as to how I go about who i inform how to fill in tax return what tax i would pay and national insurance and would i be…
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Benifits and self employed!
HI I have a small business and want to increase it, but I also work full time to pay the bills, is there any help you can get out there whilst trying to build a business up, so I can leave full time employment and dedicate full time to my own business which does make a small amount of profit but not enough to draw income…
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Best Mail Forwarding Co.
Hi Doe anyone know of a nice cheap mail forwarding who will allow me to use the as a registered office. I will be expecting not a huge amount of mail. The address location does not to have to be a prestigious central London, a nice NW London address would be suffice. Its mainly the cost that I am concerned about. :eek:
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Virtual numbers or of the cheapest Orange or Vodafone Express Net Business Contract
Hi I am small start-up company looking for a cheapest and best virtual number I am aware of Orange Pocket Line and Vodafone Express Net but needed better deals than what they are offering, so not getting it from there directly. I need it just for me, but if I can extend the UK geographic number to employees overseas would…
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Ebay Business - Record Keeping/Accounting Questions
I started up an online business selling clothes via eBay and etsy in October and I was keeping all my records on an excel sheet. I had an appointment with the council this week and showed them my accounts and they said it didn't show enough information. SO how do i go about keeping accounts? She suggested getting a ledger…
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Does having a business loan affect ability to get a mortgage
Hello, I am thinking about starting up a business with my partner and another couple who are friends of ours. At the moment, we are in the extremely early stages of starting to research things so please forgive me if some of my questions are fairly basic. I have struggled to find the answers on the general internet - can…
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Help with being victimized by account dept in work
Hi all, hope some one can guide me in the right direction, All out business trips are expensed in work on our credit cards, now my account team has turned around and said because i lost the itemized recipe for a business lunch that i will have to pay for it out of my own pocket! (All this was done verbally with no HR…
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I'm about to go Self-Employed - have a couple of questions!
Hi there, I'm a freelance photographer launching my "one-man" business soon, and to do this nice and legal, I decided that in the next tax year, I will go self-employed. When I was reading through guidelines from various sources, some questions still remained: - If don't make any profit (good to be that optimistic, but…
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Website builder for ecommerce - mobile and PCs
Hi, I am seeking to build a simple website for selling a product - can anyone recommend a website builder that offers e-commerce templates that can be adapted to fit and which are cross platform ie will be suitable for both PC based purchases and purchases from mobile devices?
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Self employment and NI
Hello! I recently registered as self employed but I have no idea if I'm also registered for Class 2 NI or not. I was registered for self-assessment by an accountant who I have since decided not to use (got pressured by parents but decided I cant afford it) and they didn't tell me if I was also registered for NI at the same…
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Business Accounts
Hello, I have been told by numerous people with regards to business accounts that it is best to have two. One to have your income come in from and then take 40% of this each month and put it into another account for outgoings (Rent, internet, electricity, tax, vat, paye etc). Which is a good bank to use for business? I use…
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Mobile Chip & Pin
Does anyone know of a mobile phone solution to chip and pin? I gather iZettle doesn't process Visa - who does? We are staging a big charity event in March and really need to sort this. Many Thanks.
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New electrical safety idea
I'm a electrician and came across a problem when removing a socket. I have come up with a new idea for socket which would prevent any electrical shock and no restriction of cables, over time these cables can be come lose, but my idea would prevent this and would help you when decorating as we'll. I'm not sure how to go…
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New Ebay Business - what records are required?
Hi All, I am considering starting a business involving buying AND selling on ebay. If so, when would a need to declare this to HMRC. Also, what records would I need to keep? Would it be a case of keeping ebay purchases, sales and all paypal transactions? If so, how would I go about this? Thanks.
