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online payments/merchant account
What does everyone think is the best way on this tried loads of different ones and there are things for and against each, it seems some charge a fortune, any help would be appreciated
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Husband setting up as Fork Lift Truck Instructor, can anyone help please?
My husband is hoping to set up on his own as a fork lift truck instructor/NVQ assessor shortly (within next couple of weeks we hope!) but he's currently working all hours doing it for someone else and so getting stuff organised is difficult. I'm trying to help as best I can but with two kids under 2 it's not as easy as it…
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Getting that first sale. . . .
I have my website up and running now and am getting about 10 - 15 hits a day at the moment but still haven't had a sale and am getting a bit worried. I have reduced my postage from £3.50 to £2.50 yesterday but am worried as I am still awaiting that first sale!!!!:confused: :confused: My business is purely internet based so…
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Rmu - Retail Merchandising Units
Hi, Just wondering whether anyone has any experience with RMUs? (Retail Merchandising Units or in other words - stalls in shopping centres to hire) I've just been checking prices, which is £500 per week - plus insurance and deposit. Seems a bit steep to me, but obv. will get alot of passing trade and will be dependent on…
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Tax return for my Ltd company
Hi everyone, Here comes a bit of a daft question i assume (in that i should really know the anwer already) but.... I started a Ltd company in Feb 06. At the start of this year, (07) I received a form to check and update the company details etc, which I completed and sent back with the relevant paymnent. Recently (cant…
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Limited Companies/Best Business Current AC.
Hi All, Advise would be much appreciated. Heres the scenario, I have been working as a IT consultant for the passed 4 years now, and been using Giant Group for my invoicing, and payroll. I never really considered going via my own LTD, because using Giants Mananged LTD service i was taking home approx 80% of my new income.…
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Business Logo
Hey everyone, As part of a new business im setting up, i have designed a logo to go with it.. The issue i have is that the logo i have designed has been hand drawn and im unsure as to how i get it transferred into a professional looking graphic, which i can use on business cards, my website etc? are there programs you can…
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Website building - pls help!
Hey peeps! I'm a self-employed sole trader in nails, beauty and holistic therapies, currently toying with the idea of - finally - setting myself up a website. Anyhoo, just wanted your advice on the cheapest way of doing it, whilst still keeping a professional image. Any advice greatly appreciated. Many thanks! G. x
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Small business rate relief
Just to remind everyone who is a small business - dont forget to apply for your rate relief. We have just got ours for this year &..... last years, that I forgot to apply for!!!! (whoopeeee!!!!!!):j
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what business insurance should i expect to pay?
im getting some figures together and looking into setting up a small joinery business up, employing maybe 5 people, there will be woodwork machinery involved. can anyone give me a guide price on what i should expect to pay. thanks.
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Website Link Swap
I am not sure if I am even allowed to post this here so if it is not allowed feel free to delete mods.... I wont sulk.... I promise:rotfl: I have recently started my own website selling house and garden things and am looking to see if anyone wants to swap links with me if they have a similar or complimentary website. If…
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New Business started by accident, now what?
A friend of mine was recently asked to walk her friend's dog. She was given some petrol money and off she went. Her friend recommended her to another friend, two dogs, petrol money and a couple of quid for her time. Now my friend has people ringing her and asking her to walk/train their dogs, offering to pay her by the…
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Invited Somewhere, No Idea of Dress Code
Hi all Hubby and I have been invited to a business event in London. The organiser isn't a company we normally deal with, and all we know is date, time, venue. We have no idea of the dress code. If it were just our industry, it would be fine, we're jeans and t-shirt people (and that's on a formal day) but there are going to…
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Slightly bigger company adopting Yellow Pages advertising - my rationale
Hello all, I've signed up for some Yellow Pages advertising and although I'm not expecting super results I hope to cover the initial outlay. As our business is quite large, I thought it would be a good test to see how responsive the market is to old fashioned directory listings. The rationale behind YP advertising is that…
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public liability insurance
hiya... does anyone know where to get the cheapest public liabiliy insurance? Thanks molly x
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advice need on reg comp or payee
have found out that from the 6th april HMcustoms will no longer allow conventioal self employed operation without being reg company or payee. does this mean the company has to be limited or do you just have to be registered???
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Starting new business- help please!
I've had a really bad time recently (at work) and have decided as soon as I can I want to start up my own business. This will eventually end up in me opening my own deli (with a cafe with great food and perfect coffee!). I am passionate about cooking, am great at making cakes, home preserves etc so want to slowly start off…
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HELP! Anyone had experience of the Corgi vat optimiser?
Can anyone please help me with this? My partner and I run a corgi registered plumbing and heating business, and are vat registered. Corgi have a vat optimiser product which they claim could save us £75 per installation. This is based on vat notice 708/6 which is to do with vat being charged at the lower rate of 5% on…
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any good cheap/free advertsing
To help kick start a new venture in the east mids? Liz xx
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i want a name for my business!!!
Hi I am starting my own business - which will offer translating services (polish - English). I will offer my services to banks, and any other business, who e.g employ polish people or deal with polish people. So I have done all the work, but got stuck on the name for my business, therefore I would like to ask you…