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sales procurement advice needed
Hi I know that charities and private sector companies such as Scottish power, Cancer research and Oxfam use marketing companies / agencies who have reps stand in the high street to solicit donors. Where can one find out how to tender for theses contracts - as well as the more private sector ones? Thanks in advance for all…
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General Form of Judgement or Order
Hello all hope you can shed some advice. We had a shop that was a lease hold but then the owners took it back. 6 months later they billed us for wear and tear and have plans to convert the shop to a house. We then received a General Form of Judgement or Order confirming application for ^3rd party debt order dismissed ^.…
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Ecommerce Business Address help
Hi, i am about to start online shop for clothing . I am new to all of this. I need advice. An address is required for starting a business and i am renting and landlord didnot allow to use his address. Is there any way to buy a address? I need address for customers returns etc.please guide me.
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Company shareholder - Cash Call request
I suspect this is quite a niche question so not sure if anyone will be able to help, but having done a quick Google I can't get a clear answer on this. My father was a 50% owner of a business and last year that business was sold. As part of the sale agreement my father retained a 10% shareholding. At the beginning of the…
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copyright book on Amazon
Hi , I wrote a book about 4 years ago but did not copy write protect it now someone is selling my book on Amazon and has refused to release the book. I contacted Amazon but they wouldn't take it down unless i provide the copyright ownership. Could you kindly confirm how i can tackle this situation? can i still copyright my…
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Chasing Unpaid Invoice from US Client
Hi everyone, I am seeking some information and guidance regarding chasing unpaid invoices for work delivered by my UK Limited company to a US-based investment fund. I work in the consultancy space and have a contract with the client, which states very clearly that all invoices are to be settled within 28 days. I also have…
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Credit card for charity
Hello, Has anyone out there managed to secure credit cards for a charity? I have contacted most high street banks but it's either not a service they offer or we have to hold a bank account. We currently bank with CAF bank and use their business debit cards. Thanks
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When does TUPE apply?
We are a small company that has provided specialist services to a large public sector organisation since 2010. The amount of days has been agreed annually. We have now been advised that they intend to take 70% of the work that we have previously done in house and employ new staff to complete the work and offer our company…
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Limited company for our hobby shops
Hello,My partner and I each have online hobby shops with the revenue now likely to exceed our £1k trading allowances this tax year. We are also PAYE employed where I earn enough that I need to make extra pension contributions to avoid higher rate tax and child benefit payback and my partner is roughly in the middle of…
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Holiday Home Rental
I’m after some thoughts/advice on what I should do with my caravan. The park it is kept on I can’t do my own subletting and has to be done through the park. I can however let friends and family stay in it. I have a friend who would like to book the van and I have told her the price for the time she wants. She has now asked…
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Do I need to file a tax return for individual charitable operations?
I'm asking for a philanthropic friend setting up a charitable service. She has sourced a grant to deliver her service and intends to spend all money on 'stuff' or freelancers. She will not pay herself a salary or any profit and will put the money in a separate bank account to keep things clear. I am under the impression…
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Client contract confusion - do I need a professional to assist?
Good Evening all, I will soon be starting an ltd company providing a range of administrative services to help sole traders and small businesses manage their communications. I've searched online for contracts or SLA's and have come across many many examples and it's overwhelming! Does anyone have a template for a similar…
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Private Healthcare Clinic - Implications / How to Set Up?
Hi all I can't give any specifics away here and this may be a non-starter of an idea but here goes ... I work in the healthcare sector and harbour ambitions of setting up a private clinic. I just wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction of getting some advice? I have contacted my professional body and they…
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Do I need an accountant for my private limited company?
I wanted to create an e-commerce website to try out a business idea. I setup a UK private limited company. The initial idea did not work out and so I want to temporarily scale down the running costs of the website and hosted services but I want to keep the business active as I may try something else in about a year's time.…
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SEISS - How do I report it in my accounts
I did get the SEISS payment, but unsure how to report in my accounts, do I put it down as Income, or will the HMRC automatically work it out when I do my Self Assesment ?
Thank you
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Item delivered twice - can the seller get it back
Hi, I run a small business and during lockdown, when all of my staff were furloughed, I accidentally sent a customer 8 chairs instead of 4. I realised this when I had 2 invoices from the manufacturer. I have contacted the customer and she is not cooperating. is there anything that I can do? Thank you
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Problem with customer
Hi we have a very new small business, just me and my husband, making mud kitchens. we've only been doing this for 3 months. A customer ordered a kitchen which he wanted us to send by courier. This was made and picked up by the courier on time. The couriers lorry broke down so the kitchen arrived the day after the specified…
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NatWest Business Account theft!
No strictly theft but it feels like it. I have a NatWest business account which had 18 months free banking. Coinciding with the 18 month mark was the sudden death of my brother so I haven’t been fully present but suddenly realised today that I have been charged a total of £427 since Sept 19 in a series of pcm payments…
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Can I claim tax releif for part time working from home
I have been part home working (2 days out 5) for the past 3 years - with the news that a tax claim can be submitted for full home working for those persons forced to fully work from home during COVID, is it also possible to make a retrospective claim for past years for my part home working arrangement (2 days out of 5) ?…
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Trade parking permits
I just want to highlight something that is costing small businesses money and not sure what to do about it. Councils (in this case Edinburgh City Council but might be similar across the country) suspended on-street pay and display parking charges for a period of 3 months from 22 March to 22 June, so parking was effectively…
