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    Money claims service (gov)

    Hi all. Wondering if anyone had experience with the gov.uk money claims service (what was the small claims court). Trying to recover £8000 from someone, have gone through the process, paid the fees, didn't get a response from the initial claim, went on to the CCJ stage and there still hasn't...
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    Ltd Holding Company vs Individual

    Morning all, I know this has been asked before as I have searched and found this useful thread - https://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/threads/is-one-company-better-than-multiple.428830/ - but I wanted some clarification as some of the replies confused me further. I am currently self employed and...
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    Libel?

    I don't necessarily think it is worth going down the legal route because in all fairness, I don't think they're currently as successful as my service is proving to be hence their desperate tactics, I just didn't want to mention libellous behaviour in my response if it wasn't. There will most...
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    Libel?

    Good morning I have been made aware by a new customer that a competitor of mine has made some untrue claims to them in the hope that they would terminate their plans to switch provider and stay with them, the claims are regarding pricing and also that customers have left me to pay a higher...
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    Registering for VAT for existing business

    This is still playing on my mind and has been worrying me no end for the last week or 2, but has to be done. I have just asked ChatGPT to write me a professional but empathetic email based on the circumstances of my business and this is what it produced which I think is great - thoughts please...
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    Registering for VAT for existing business

    Hi Paul, thanks for getting back to me. That's exactly my worry, i'm obligated to add 20% which majority wont be able to claim back so they'd see it as in increase to them. To answer your questions: - Competitors all charge VAT but may have done from day 1 and they're much bigger than I. - It is...
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    Registering for VAT for existing business

    Good morning I have been providing services to primary care (GP surgeries) for 7-8 years and was only ever intended to be a small business so never registered for VAT however my reach has grown and I am quickly approaching the threshold for VAT registration. I am conscious that majority of GP...
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    Promotion for new small business going online

    Thank you for the reply, that's a really interesting insight. I was originally thinking something similar but online rather than at the stall, i.e. giving any stall customers a coupon code to get free treats with any online purchase of a personalised product. Unfortunately i'm not sure it would...
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    Promotion for new small business going online

    Yes the treats will be sold at the show but not the personalised items, it will just be generic items at the show, but the products are different to the other vendors/stalls. Just trying to think of a way to use the show as a good avenue for providing some sort of incentive to visit the online...
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    Promotion for new small business going online

    Hi, just a question about how best to promote a new website for a small business that has been operating in-person and on Facebook for a couple of years, selling dog treats and personalised products/gifts. Online shop will be launched in the next 3-4 weeks and then the business will be...
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    When to invoice?

    Hi everyone, I invoice my customers annually and for the past 6-7 years I have been generating and sending the invoice 4-5 days before their renewal date, the invoice has terms of payment within 30 days. But last month I started using Sage and generating invoices through that, and I noticed...
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    Recovering monies from company who have merged

    OK I sent these guys a final reminder last Monday (17th) giving them 7 days, still no response nor payment. I am going to send one last email but this time CC in the partners who were at the previous practice before they merged informing them of my intention to proceed with legal action to...
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    Recovering monies from company who have merged

    NHS GP Practices are Partnerships, my contract was signed by the Practice Manager at the time who is no longer working for the group (she has had to move on because they already had a PM in place post-merger) on behalf of the Practice. I have been sending the invoice reminders to the new PM but...
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    Recovering monies from company who have merged

    Thanks guys, just to clarify the customer is an NHS GP Practice who has now merged with another NHS GP Practice to form a "Group Practice", therefore they now go by a new name of xyz group practice rather than their 2 individual practice names. The invoice is for the practice website which they...
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    Recovering monies from company who have merged

    Hi all. I have an outstanding invoice with a customer, invoice is now 4 months outstanding. Shortly after sending them the invoice, they told me that they had merged with someone else and that company (as I knew them) no longer exists, however I have a signed contract with minimum term that they...
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