Recent content by a4nthony

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    Ideas for a new joint venture

    There’s a very old saying ‘you never know someone until you live with them or work with them’. It is bad enough between two friends. But if you want to try it then before deciding on what business you are going to start, you need to establish, i) what skills each of you have and equally, ii)...
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    Cybersecurity website

    Firstly, well done for starting you business. Secondly, in my view your first message should focus solely on the problem rather than on the solution, or about who you are. Try switching your message around, so that your second paragraph becomes your first.
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    Hiring an apprentice

    I'm confused by this! How can a Business Owner know nothing about their trade?
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    Closing L Company as moving country. Outstanding tax. Run or pay?

    Re-read what has been said, where is the preaching?
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    Closing L Company as moving country. Outstanding tax. Run or pay?

    So you think it is right to advise people how to purposely cheat?
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    Closing L Company as moving country. Outstanding tax. Run or pay?

    It's very simple, this is a site for helping people "after the event" when they have got into trouble without realising it and certainly without planning it. What the OP has suggested in their post, is a blatant attempt to defraud, as others have suggested. This is not a forum for helping people...
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    Closing down Ltd Company

    Hi, Before you close it, have you considered selling it?
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    Inbound marketing, what is it?

    In a nutshell, no ! But I think I will suggest that. Thanks.
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    Inbound marketing, what is it?

    Good question. Long answer really, i'm still confused myself tbh. He was offered it as the owners were in dispute over something and he got it cheap. I don't really understand it myself, i'm not sure I would have done it, but he's a bit gunho!
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    Inbound marketing, what is it?

    I can see how many people have opened and clicked through, which is above the industry average according to constant contact and mail chimp, but it is still small in terms of actual numbers and sales don't seem to be increasing.
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    Inbound marketing, what is it?

    Isn't that just marketing? Why is it called inbound? What makes inbound different to ordinary marketing?
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    Inbound marketing, what is it?

    Thanks ethical. The email campaign has gone out to his existing customer database (he has taken over an internet business which offers cheap international calls, predominantly to migrants), but the take up rate from these campaigns is poor. There is already an existing business but it is only...
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    Inbound marketing, what is it?

    Hi all, What is 'inbound marketing' and how can it help with sales? I keep seeing people talk about it but don't really understand it. I'm trying to help a friend with an online site and have done some email campaigns for him but it's not working very well. Can inbound marketing help and how...
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    Bank Loan for UK business

    I think you have answered your own question. Why is it ridiculous ? Would you lend money to a stranger with no address?
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    Young Enterprise ideas

    "Some trees"...yes.....but really.....! If it's illegal then so be it, otherwise...move on