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    What sort of car insurance can i get

    This thread is specifically about what sort of insurance I need to get for my company car which I will be using personally. I know some business owners just get private insurance and declare that the car is company owned. However as I plan to put graphics and branding on the car, will personal...
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    Claiming VAT back on company car used for marketing our products

    Thanks everyone for your valuable comments. I will steer clear of claiming vat.
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    Claiming VAT back on company car used for marketing our products

    Hi all I have purchased a company car and I am going to use it to market our products, we sell car accessories online and the car is going to be used as a promotion tool in trade shows and generally driving everywhere advertising our business and our products within the UK. We also sell outside...
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    Trading in USD, customers and suppliers

    THank you. I have a wise account already. They have a USD account, however that account is not available to pay off any credit card bills in the UK as the USD account is based in the US.
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    Trading in USD, customers and suppliers

    Hi guys My business mostly trades in USD. I get customer payments in USD and also my suppliers are international and only take USD payments. When I receive payments into my bank account, they come in GBP and there is a conversion happening. All my customers are from US. Basically there is a...
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    Online store for mostly US customers

    As the title suggests, I have just started a small website that I want to grow and explode across the US. As the customer base is mostly in the US, I want to find out the best way to get this set up from a tax perspective. My website is not dropshipping but it is close. I have an agreement...
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    FCA regulated stocks and share starting small

    Thanks for all your replies guys. They are making total sense. All I need is your knowledge so go easy :)
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    FCA regulated stocks and share starting small

    Bob yeah I would definitely steer clear of those guys. I'm happy with 10% really. I want to dabble into this as an extra income source. Garyk. I will call my bank barclays to see what they offer. I just need someone to do the trading for me because they will know what they are doing, just...
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    FCA regulated stocks and share starting small

    Not interested in ISAs really. It's boring and sluggish and gains (or losses) are tiny. Need something a bit more exciting. Like +0-8% to 10% monthly. Will pay tax on it obviously.
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    FCA regulated stocks and share starting small

    In other words, if you have done something like this, what was your experience? Who did you do it with? What would you recommend? Was it worthwhile for you?
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    FCA regulated stocks and share starting small

    What do you mean by my bank? I'll have a look for this register but I was asking for advice from people who have actually done something similar and with which company
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    FCA regulated stocks and share starting small

    Hope some people here have some experience with this stuff. I dont have any experience in trading and would like to start somewhere. Can anyone recommend a firm where I can open a small account say £1000 for investment opportunities in stocks, shares or hedge funds? Dont care about the size of...
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    A quick list of things to work on for a new business

    How should I proceed with this? I have just registered my very first company with my home address, I have a partner who is a friend of mine and looking to get as much help as possible to get our product to the market. Any and all advice would be very useful. What should I be looking at? How...
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    Electrical thermoplastic manufacturing Chinese companies needed

    Hi guys I am looking for some help in this area. I am very new to this business and I am working on a product to bring to the UK market. It is in the electrical components industry. I have worked on my product for a while and finalised the design and prototyping with a 3d printer. I now need to...
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    Help with prototyping, 3d design and print + production contacts`

    Hi guys Been reading a few posts about prototyping after a quick search but most of the threads are very old. Can someone please let me know of a quick cheap way to get a prototype designed with CAD and 3D printed as well? I am based in London so ideally want someone local who I can meet and...
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