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    Free tool for searching UK government contract awards

    I have not found any others that have trodden down this path. Various websites list government tenders, but this data is already provided already by the government. The same companies have historical databases but you need to pay them for access. ContrctLens is a public historical record of...
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    Free tool for searching UK government contract awards

    If you bid for government contracts or do procurement research, this might be useful. ContractLens is a free searchable database of UK government contract awards. You can: Search and filter 15,000+ awarded contracts by supplier, buyer, sector and value See the full contract history for any...
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    Why are the social media profiles of so many recruitment agencies inactive?

    that sounds about right :) 10 years ago I looked at working in recruitment, I had a couple of interviews and was really put off by the culture, it was all about hammering the phone all day. I thought in 2020 things might have moved on a bit but it appears not the case. People that work in...
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    Why are the social media profiles of so many recruitment agencies inactive?

    I spoke with someone I know who works in recruitment and he said in his experience recruitment leads from any kind of job advert (e.g. linkedin, indeed etc) are also generally low quality, and its a matter sifting through a lot of noise. To generate higher quality leads you generally need to...
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    Why are the social media profiles of so many recruitment agencies inactive?

    Many agencies post jobs to their website e.g. https://www.headwayrecruitment.co.uk/jobs/ but dont also post jobs (or often anything at all) to their social media profiles e.g. https://twitter.com/HeadwayRec Anyone have any idea why this might be? These agencies look a decent size (e.g. not 1-2...
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    Can I remain a UK company director if I move abroad?

    Excellent thanks Cam I think I'll just dissolve my UK company and setup as a sole trader abroad.
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    Can I remain a UK company director if I move abroad?

    Hi I'm considering moving to live permanently in Eastern Europe. I plan to register as a resident and pay taxes there instead of the UK. However I currently run a small UK company. I've been told that I should dissolve this company and setup a company in Eastern Europe instead. I was told...
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    How much corporation tax can be claimed back?

    Hi Several years ago I submitted incorrect figures to HMRC for corporation tax (my fault) The figures showed my company made a profit for the year, and I subsequently paid £2690 in Corporation tax because this is what my figures showed. Later I found out the company made a loss for the year...
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    For voip calls is the codec choice or the carrier more important?

    Thanks Lee - yes in my short time testing with G729 I'm with you. Sound wise its fine - if as you said sometimes a little flat. Do you know if its possible to integrating click to call with a hardware handset? At the minute I'm clicking on numbers in an Excel spreadsheet which then...
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    For voip calls is the codec choice or the carrier more important?

    Thanks for all your comments, you guys are smart! I'm using Didlogic because they provide a Singapore server and I'm making calls from the Philippines to the USA. If there was another carrier that provided a server close-ish to the Philippines where I am I'd use them but havent found another...
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    For voip calls is the codec choice or the carrier more important?

    Hi I'm having issues with my voip phone. I use X lite and the carrier https://didlogic.com/ for sip minutes Most of my calls are fine - but often the call drops after like 15 minutes. I'm using the G.711 codec. I have a 2mb broadband line which rarely goes down. When the calls drip my...
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    I would love your feedback on this marketing idea for accountants

    I know from experience being registered with the FPS or CPS doesnt really matter. You'll still receive calls or faxes
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    I would love your feedback on this marketing idea for accountants

    Much appreciation folks for all the posts above, very helpful! Thanks Steve, very helpful. I’ve been looking online about why businesses might switch accountant, and hadnt found much. Thats an interesting idea on the USP side for the accountants. It would help with creating a target list...
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    I would love your feedback on this marketing idea for accountants

    Regarding the top tips - thats just an idea. Accountants know better than me what information clients are interested in. I was only using the top tips as an example. And do people only find accountants using search engines these days? If people want advice yes most will search. However if...
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    I would love your feedback on this marketing idea for accountants

    Thanks for your quick feedback, I really appreciate it. David regarding the £4800 a year and getting 1.5 clients worth £900 a year part - I was just trying to gauge what it would cost for the accountant to break even on the campaign. I take your point about it being overkill /excessive...
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