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Best ways to promote a business
I've started a small craft making business and need some ideas to help promote it. At the moment I have a facebook page but it's near impossible to get it advertised as I can only 'invite' friends of mine to see it. Beyond that they want me to pay £7 per day. Is there any other ideas to get it going? I have made up flyers…
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Help with UK company with W8-BEN-E form
Hi Everyone, Two questions in two minutes, I am on a roll :) My LTD company is doing work with US based companies and the US bean counters dont really understand that the W9 form is not the correct one for people based in the UK :( I realise that the UK has a tax agreement with the US so that the tax happens in the UK.…
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How to get a duplicate invoice
Hi, I am not sure if this is the correct forum but it is business related :) I purchased a laptop for work a few weeks back in store at John Lewis on my business debit card. I have however lost the receipt. John Lewis are unable to to locate the transaction despite giving all the information I had. I know it was tardy to…
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Legal Aid for small business dispute?
Hi. I started a small business concern in 2013. Very small, a bedroom/cottage business if you like. I was on ESA at the time, and have remained so, as the business merely brings in a few extra pounds. I had a quantity of items produced by a factory in the UK. Down the line, it became clear that some of these items were…
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accepting card payments
Any advice as to which is the best service? We are looking at paypal as would like a device in the cash and carry and a mobile device for our delivery driver. Looks like there are so many different layers of charges, hard to unravel
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Registering as not for profit- confused!
I've been running a not for profit as a sole trader for a few months because I've been confused about how to reregister the organisation. We're a company who supports fundraising for environmental charities in the UK. We take a small cut to cover costs (websites, flyering) and it is currently run by volunteers. Our current…
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looking for someone to build websites
Hi, I am starting my own business and will be needing a couple of websites to market, can anyone recommend me a decent (and decent priced) webdesigner in the newark/lincoln/nottingham area? ive had one quote which was £1200 for 2 websites that i have to pay them to update, at £20 an hour. this seems alot for a pretty basic…
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Paying for partnership accounts after leaving partnership
I wonder if anybody knows where I legally stand with the following scenario?: I was in a partnership running a small business which I left in July 2013, leaving my ex business partner to run the business as a sole trader. I've just received a bill from an accountant who has worked out the accounts and submitted the…
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find the biggest estate agent / letting agent in and around Milton Keynes
Hi, I am helping my brother with market research on big Letting and estate agents in and around Milton Keynes. I want to do this by: * Highest/largest number of 'real' properties advertised. * Largest in terms of amount of turnover/profit * Agencies with the most rapid growth in the last 3 years. I have no idea where and…
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Can my mother-in-law pass her business onto me?
My mother-in-law is a sole trader, running a B&B. We all live in the B&B house (mother-in-law, me and my husband (her son), and our children). I have helped in the B&B, and the plan was always that we'd run it together one day. However, she has cancer and we don't know what may happen so are trying to put plans in place.…
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New van
Hello I loaned my ltd company £12000 plus vat to buy a brand new van. The purchase was made just before the end of my tax year as I bought it on the 26th march 2014. As my accountant prepared my final accounts up to the 5th April 2014 I was able to claim 20% off my corporation tax bill. Could I not have claimed the full…
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My dream to start my own bar.
Hi, I'm not sure if there are many people with much knowledge about this here but I thought I would try anyway, or if anyone knows any community that might be able to help more please let me know also! So I am a British citizen living in Berlin, Germany, currently unemployed but with around €20,000 savings and considering…
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Our stock used, whilst our unit was CLOSED.
[FONT="]Hoping that one of your experts may be able to help us. [/FONT] [FONT="]Will also be speaking to our solicitor in the morning (if they are open) [/FONT] [FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]Recently we worked for a local hotel, providing games, in which some damage occurred. We don’t accept that we caused this…
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Capital
I'm starting a new business and recently set up the Ltd. Registered with HMRC as an employer and have set up a pay roll system. Will be registering for VAT shortly and I've applied to protect my trademark. I'm investing 16k of my own money to get this business up and running but I'm not sure what is the best way to give…
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Using personal bank account for Ltd company?!
OK, I already know that any accountants in the room are going to throw things at me but... I started my Ltd company a year ago and, due to many different reasons, have never actually used a business account. I realise this can cause a huge headache when it comes to accounts but I do pay a monthly subscription to accounting…
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Best way to purchase car for Ltd company?
Hi all, I would like to upgrade my car & wondering which is the best way to do it through my Limited Company? Any advice greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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Charity text Donations question
Does anyone know any other providers other than Vodafones Just Text Giving? A small charity I am involved with requires this service but the costs to join JustGiving are going to be astronomical for a small charity like ours. We wont be able to justify the one off fee and the monthly ongoing fees.
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Software Product
I have worked for a large company for the last six and a half years as a full time employee. The company is not a software development company - I develop software to facilitate their processes. I have developed a large and very complex piece of software. I am the sole developer. We have had a lot of interest recently from…
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Hyperthetical: What Happens To Investment Money
Hello All, I have a quick hyperthetical question regarding investment money, i cannot seem to find a suitable answer to my question and i keep getting American search results from Google so i thought i would ask the smart people here. Person A, is director and 100% shareholder of a "AFakeCupcakeCompany", it is a limited…
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Home computer support business?
I currently work fulltime but wanted to make some extra money by doing home computer support around my local area. Has anyone here done a similar thing?. If so have they any tips for starting up?. I want to do it mainly in my evening and weekends.
