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cleaning houses for a bit of extra cash??
hi, i've been trying to think of something to do to earn a bit of extra cash just to take the pressure off my husband as he works and i stay at home with our baby. i was thinking maybe one day a week i could clean peoples houses, what do you think???
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Paying a bill to a company that is in administration
Sorry to sound daft, but if i have a bill to pay but the company i owe has now gone into administration, am i still obliged to pay it?
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Small business organisations
I’ve been told by a number of people that substantial savings can be made by joining certain sS. Does anyone know the names of such organizations? Cheers
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Ltd company spare money, what do I do with it?
OK, I have a reasonable amount of spare money in my Ltd business, its only a small concern, with me and my partner working for it. So we have this spare money in a Abbey reserve account, its not earning alot of money in interest, I can't think of what to do with it, can I buy premium bonds or something? It doesn't seem…
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Affiliate links and charity
Our Website goes live next month and we would like a few affiliate links on it to get a bit of extra revenue while we get going. Was thinking of Betfair any ideas which links are most profitable / least offensive to customers. Would also like a link to a stroke charity if theirs any suggestions for that . Thanks!
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Business bank accounts
I currently have a business bank account with HSBC (small business, self employed). I can't say I'm very happy with all their charges and I noticed that it would be cheaper to bacnk with Abbey. However, I have a business loan with HSBC. Can I switch my account to Abbey and still just pay off my loan by direct debit to…
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They copied my name!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi bit of a strange dilemma, not sure if anyone can help. Have been trading now for three years, have built up a good reputation and have lots of account customers. Yesterday i heard a rumour that a shop has opened this week about 6 miles away in the same trade and they have chosen to use my business name. What can i do…
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Start New Business from being on benefit
HI everyone, I was wondering if anyone can help. I am working at the moment, and trying to clear my debts - so I'm struggling by - BUT - my partner has unfortunately not been in a position to work for over a year, and is recieving incap. benefit. He has started to dabble again, in the special effects/prop industry which he…
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Parcelforce charges no VAT, DHL does?
I'm really puzzed about this. I have a contract with Parcelforce and nowhere is VAT even so much as mentioned in the Terms. So I assume they do not charge it. But also I have a contract with a reseller of DHL and they DO charge it (and I believe that DHL also charges VAT to it's direct customers). (We are currently not VAT…
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Starting a Business... But where do I get cheap goods from???
Hi, I've been meaning to start an online business selling video games online and anything related to that with my brother and friend for quite some time now. We have had meetings several times and we have set out a plan, researched about the different competition etc. We are all IT graduates and we also have pre-university…
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Business Expenses - What can be claimed?
Hi all, Does anyone have or know where I can get a list of legitamate expenses which can be claimed against? I have recently set up a company and obviously want to use up a portion at least of my allowance. Thanks a lot
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Contract/terms of employment
Can anyone tell me where I can find a template for Contract/terms of employment. Hubby is about to employ someone for the first time. Hope someone can help.
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Cake Stall
Can anyone give any advice please. My wife makes fantastic cakes and is looking to get back into work once our youngest starts school in September. I'm trying to persuade her that a few cake stalls at craft fairs may bring some mortgage money in. She wants to do something that won't over commit her time but isn't sure…
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record phone calls
hi i am looking to start a mobile phone business, and intend to start part time selling over the phone. the problem is the distributer i want to use requires that all phopne calls are recorded and saved. any clues as to the best and cheapest way i could do this? many thanks
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Writing off damaged goods??
Hi everyone, I have a small business buying and selling and I just wondered if anyone knew what to do about damaged/out of date (i.e. calendars & diaries) goods and how to go about writing these off, if that's the right thing to do?? Many Thanks!!
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accountants fees for buying an existing business
We are looking at purchasing a business, have viewed the shop, and received basic info but now need to get an accountant to look into the books and produce a report to us, and also produce a profit and loss projection and cash-flow projection etc. for us to approach the bank. I have contacted 2 accountants for a price, but…
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how to advertise a blog
any ideas please
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taking donations online
Hi I am setting up a website for a charity and I want to accept online donations, what is the best and cheapest way to do this. Thanks in advanced
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Starting an online Ebay / Amazon feeder business
Hi, I'm looking into starting a business selling people's things on Ebay, Amazon, Ebid and so on and wondering if anyone has any experience in doing this sort of thing. I would collect people's things, take photo's and list it and take a commission off the final selling price. Alot of people have loads of things they want…
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Simple VAT Guide
Does anyone have a link to a website or a file that breaks the VAT rules down to nothing more than half a dozen bullet points? Im about to go on a 3 week holiday, and my boss is about to have a VAT inspection, and while everything is in order he is terrified of having to answer questions regarding the VAT. We have already…