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    Meet Birmingham Mail business editor John Griffin this Tuesday (13th December)

    Hi everyone. We are hosting an event next Tuesday morning (13th December) where we have the pleasure of having Birmingham Mail business editor John Griffin as the guest speaker. As you are probably aware, he is somewhat "Mr Business" in the local region. Spaces are limited, so please reply...
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    Can some one google search 4 me?

    It is on the middle of page 3 for me.
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    Copyrighted Image

    Update: I think I was wrong about the supplier being bust. It looks like they just stopped doing business with the supplier. It also looks like the supplier has the correct licence so everything should be OK.
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    Copyrighted Image

    I have a friend who owns a website where they used images given to them by their supplier. They have received a cease and desist letter from GettyImages claiming that they own the licence and are demanding that they pay £1200 for the unlicensed use of the image. His supplier has since gone...
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    Is wordpress any good?

    Wordpress is great. If you are able to install it yourself (It is very easy) then it is a cheap way to have an immediately very powerful website. It has its downsides in terms of complicating the addition of bespoke features and being more complicated to style. It depends what you need really.
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    Best ways to keep a record of sales?

    You could always use spreadsheets. If you don't want to buy software then I recommend Open Office. Open office provides free spreadsheet software.
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    EBITDA and director salaries

    Yes EBITDA is horrendous for measuring performance. In the words of Warren Buffet: "References to Ebitda make us shudder.
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    Business Computing - Making Money

    I would like to recommend The University of Birmingham School of Computer Science. I graduate this July after having studied 'Computer Science with Business Management'. I have had a very good experience.
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    looking for cd print company

    These guys are pretty good from my experience: http://www.ebusiness-cards.co.uk/
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    Best phone number redirect service?

    What I mean is I don't want a 0121 number that redirects to a voip phone. If if is a 0121 number that directs to my mobile then what part of that is voip? Is the only difference their systems that I need not worry about?
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    Best phone number redirect service?

    I have just realised. I mean 0121 prefix! I will send you a pm
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    Business Computing - Making Money

    Try to identify what you can already do well and figure out how you can sell that.
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    SEO made really, really simple: The 20% that makes 80% of the difference

    I think this misses a lot of SEO issues that are really very important. I would say that claiming this is the 20% that makes 80% of the difference is quite a way off. E.g: Navigability and link visability are extremely important, this can often be a problem with heavily javascript pages. So is...
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    Business Computing - Making Money

    I graduate this year with computer science with business management as my degree. I would say that if you are currently unsure about how to apply your skills then employment may be the best thing to do first. Once you move to web development over web design you must be careful about things...
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    Just started a new business

    Unfortunately you have to register if you are operating so that you pay income tax. It is really simple. Here is a really simple guide to registering as a sole trader...
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