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Small biz MoneySaving
Archives for March 2017
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Business Rates - can I claim?
Hello, newbie here hoping someone can advise me please? Until recently the property we let for our business had a rateable value of £12K, so we were above banding for the small business rates relief and had to pay the full whack. Now that the nationwide revaluations have been done, our new rateable value is £8K - a massive…
He to make and monetise an app
I've got an idea for an app, free to users but getting money from businesses. I don't want to go to details here in case someone nicks the idea. Lol How do I go about making an app? Do I have to learn how to develop one or do I get someone to do it for me? thanks
Painter decorator VAT Issue
I was quoted by a local painter and decorator to decorate a cottage. When I questioned his high fees to decorate the house he said his costs were high as he had to pay a staff member and he had to charge VAT. He did reduce his quote and did the work (the quote was verbal). When I received the invoice there was no VAT…
Copyright infringement - Letter to pay
Hi all. Ive a small website that promotes my cafe. I was looking to sell Xmas lunches for posted on it and used a photo i found on the web of a plate of food on a Chinese website I was aware of copyright, so i downloaded the image and then used google image search to try see if it was copyrighted. All the results came up…
Making my existing business a subsidiary of a newly formed limited company
Hi all, I'm new to this forum, but value your advice here. I have been running an established business as a sole trader for the last five years (let's call it ABC for simplicity). However I have new areas of business sales coming in too so I intend to do them via a newly formed limited company (let's call it XYZ LTD). Am I…
Tender Process and links
Hello All, My cousin has been working as an IT consultant with his Limited company for a while now but in doing so has been taking on one client / project at a time as he is the only person delivering the projects. He now wants to go into tenders to get jobs directly from clients and run multiple projects plus take on…
Charity consortium creating a Community Interest Company (CIC)
My charity has joined a consortium of other charities and they are considering creating a Community Interest Company (CIC). Is it allowed for all of the charities to remain independent charities in their own right, but to also be part of a CIC? Are there any pitfalls to being in a CIC? Thanks for any advice in advance!
Sole Traders Sharing Retail Premises
I am a sole trader operating below the VAT threshold and I am thinking of sharing some retail premises with another sole trader who sells different products. We would share the expenses related to the shop but continue to keep our separate sole trader accounts. Can our income in the shop go into a single bank account and…
Client Management Software
Hello all, I have just started my business and getting everything together. I already have one client who wants me to quote. My question is which software is the best in recording all clients details which I can then add quotes to and then invoice. Thanks!
language club
Hello everyone, I am starting a foreign language children's club very soon. It's aimed to children between the ages of 4-11. I have contacted schools in my area but nobody seems interested so far. So I am thinking of renting a community hall and do it that way. I have got DBS, I have got all the materials I need, insurance…
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