Recent content by Alan Starkie

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    I’m burnt out running a business

    Me and my son run a camera repair business. We usually work until 10pm each night, sometimes later and quite often 7 days per week. Still building the business and I'm hopeful that we will cut back on our hours as things settle down. Funny thing is, I should be retiring in a few weeks! Not a...
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    Will FB advertising work for me?

    I built my international business from scratch primarily through Facebook. I paid for a few ads which were cheap. Once word got around I stopped advertising because I couldn't handle more work. Mine is a niche market though, so what may have worked for me may not work for others. Having a...
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    Temporary Imports Headache!

    Thanks Tom, we're pretty much resigned to how it is. If we were dealing slightly more specialist equipment, we could appoint shipping agents that would make life easier. Our customers are dotted around the world - general public really but here is the thing. Someone in New York wants to send us...
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    Temporary Imports Headache!

    Our business is camera repair - the older film variety and as such we offer a very specialised service. Our customers are worldwide which gives us a headache. For businesses like us - we take something, add value and return to the owner. Technically, any incoming item is subject to import duties...
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