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Target corporate clients
I own and operate a chocolate fountain rental company and have been doing very nicely all Summer with Weddings. However the wedding season is all but over and I need to now turn my thoughts to Corporate Christmas parties..etc. I have mailshot a few local companies and also emailed...but with no response. I don't know that…
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Small business broadband - commercial premises
Hi all, I've looked around this forum and the internet one, but most of the answers relate to people whose businesses operate from home. I've been checking out the various business providers and Tiscali seem to have a good deal at the moment (512Mb @ £19.99 per month, unlimited download, webspace etc), but I'm worried that…
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Promotional Material?
Hello, I'm interested in purchasing promotional items such as pens and golf tees to promote my website, where I provide freelance web design services. Everywhere I've looked requires I order 500-2000 pens as a minimum order, likewise with golf tees. I'd like to order such an amount but simply don't have the money :( .…
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Frieght forwarding
Hi, Wonder if anyone can help. I have seen some products in the US to use in my business (can't get it here), but they only ship to US address' - and I unfortunately don't live at one or know anyone at one ! I have been told by a friend that it may be possible to get a freight forwarding company to forward it on for me.…
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VAT Rant
Just realised we should have registered for VAT 3 months ago!!!! Our accountant told us that as long as the total for the year was less than £61k, we would be OK. I thought he meant financial year, he meant rolling 12 months. Aaaaaagh!!! What makes it worse is that I had been diligently watching the turnover figure, but…
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School Lists
Does anybody have a list of Secondary School addresses they could let me have? Gonzo
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SB: Urgent: At least £360 free money from government
As I seem to have missed any previous publicity for what looks like a really good incentive for a really good scheme, I thought I would highlight it here. The scheme is Payroll Giving, under which any employer (which includes companies with only one employee) can let employees make a voluntary charity donation out of their…
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Help ! Free 0845 Service Provider
Can anyone help with a 0845 service provider? We are a homebased business and a number for our nearly completed website. Is there any service which provides a free number/s and no set-up costs/charges:confused: Is there any that may pay for incoming calls.:confused: As I am looking at all possibilties. Any help,suggestions…
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Small Business = Cheaper Car
Hi, I have just spoken with Peugeot dealer and he said that if I was a small business then he could offer me a discount(aprox £3591 14% :j ) on a car we are thinking of buying and we'd get 0% finance on it aswell. :rotfl: The thing is that i'm not a small business but 3 of Brother-in-laws are. :T Now my question is that is…
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Help Please Loss Customers/Leads -Virtual Office Assistant?
We are a hombased business who place adverts with our contact numbers. We occasionally have the phones unmannned for short periods and sometimes for a day or so during office hours 9-5. Our office has a answering machine to cover for these gaps, however, we appear to be losing enquiries because people are reluctant to…
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Limited Company questions
My husband has set up a limited company, there is just him, so effectively he is director & employee. How does he pay his National Insurance, does he pay class 1, or 2 & possibly 4?
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Shop insurance £3,000!
Help Shop insurance due for renewal!! very soon and I don't wanna stick with the same old one as £3,000 is a lot for a small pet shop! Any scanners for businesses?? Cheers
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Free self-assessment SA800 software
I would welcome recommendations for a free 3rd party software to enable me to file a partnership tax return SA800. Turnover was less than 3k so am reluctant to buy one unless a few quid will mean less stress!! Thanks.
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DVD Rental/Database Software?
I am looking for DVD rental/database software, preferably freeware. It is going to be used in a gym to loan movies to members as an incentive type scheme. The software will be running on xp and if at all possible would like it to be compatible with fingerprint recognition. Thanks in advance. Raptorman:)
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Starting a Money Transfer Business
Has anyone got any ideas how these organisations work. Has anyone got any idea where i could go to do some research on this industry. Cheers
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Moving free phpBB to my own domain (& buying it) etc
I have a free to use phpBB forum but I would like to have it hosted elsewhere and buy the domain for it, so how do I go about doing it and what is it likely to cost me? Will it cause any disruption for my members if I was to move the forum? Is it easy to do? Thanks
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Self Employment & Getting Another Job?
Hello, I've recently registered as self employed but have found the chance of a 12 week job over Christmas working in a retail store. (Business is slow and the extra money would be welcome) Where would I stand with HMRC if I took the job but continued working self employed? Would I need to tell them I was doing so and…
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Legal Agreements
Does anyone know where you can get free legal documents / templates a la lawdepot.co.uk ? Looking for loan agreements, business start up info - that kind of thing! Thanks!
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Do I need a Merchant account?
im currently trying to set up a online website to sell things on. I currently use ebay to sell stuff and get payment via paypal. Now im setting up a website which will process payment via paypal, I was wondering should I make a new paypal account under a business name? currently its under my personal name. will this be a…
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CH: Online banking for charity accounts
I've recently become the treasurer for the pre-school that two of my children attend. We currently bank with Barclays but have found their service slow and unhelpful and think we should be able to get a better rate of interest on our savings account elsewhere. I have three children aged three and under and find it…