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    Cold calls sale visits - retailers opinions please

    Where are you based? :D I've cold called shops in the past and may do again in the future. As others have said, give it a go. I tend to find people are more receptive to a conversation face to face rather than phone calling, however you can't speak to as many people due to travelling times. I...
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    if you cold call, how many calls do you make a day??

    How many times per week do you do a session? There was a time when I did outbound cold calling as a full time occupation. It becomes easier under those circumstances as you become attuned to the little aural clues that tell you whether you're calling at a good time or not. It was a means to an...
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    Fully funded adult apprenticeships are about to disappear...

    I thought it would be only fair to alert you all to the situation that funding is about to be replaced with a loan system for adults who would like to gain qualifications whilst at work. As of the 1st August, people over the age of 23 will no longer be able to apply for funding to pay for any...
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    Have you had success from getting articles published?

    I ask this as I recently went to a workshop about profile raising. One of the areas discussed was about positioning yourself as an expert in your field of work. I've just had an article published locally on the Brand Yorkshire website. I guess time will tell whether it leads to more business...
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    Working From Home: Can you trust yourself/others?

    When I was an employee and worked from home, I took the Mick. Now I'm my own boss working from home, I find I've got a different mindset. If I don't work, I don't earn and the choice is purely mine to do either. The only difficult times are when I want or need to work either earlier or later...
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    New Business Idea What You Think?

    My business works on a model similar to what you're proposing. It can, and does work for me. Mind you, I've been in the work based learning industry for a few years now and have built up a solid base of clients and contacts. If I hadn't, my chances of success would be much less as I'm in what is...
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    How to find companies

    There are plenty of data organisations that have this information for sale. Local Chambers of Commerce often have access to this data too.
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    Will your business need apprentices?

    I run a business called The Apprentice Finder. I'm based in Huddersfield, and cover the West Yorkshire region. I help employers find apprentices by providing a free recruitment service to them. Below is a list of apprenticeships I support- IT Professional Hospitality Business Administration...
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    UK Sales Calls

    When I receive cold calls I'll often use the 'send me an email' line. Sometimes I may be interested, other times I won't be. Ususally it's becuase I'm a busy person and will have something more pressing to do than speak with the caller, regardless of what the subject is. For me, it's all about...
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    Is it still OK these days to advertise for a 'commission-only' sales person?

    What are the rates of pay? What would you realistically expect somebody to be earning each week? Over the years I've seen countless offers promising the much fabled 'grand a week', but on closer inspection wouldn't net a fifth of that. If you've got a good enough product, surely it's worth...
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    Are you on twitter?

    I'm also on Twitter @appfinder99. As I get time in the next few days I'll follow you all. I'm looking to network there as well.
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    Self employed or employed??

    I don't see much risk sharing.
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    Self employed or employed??

    I'd be more worried about finding somebody that's willing to agree to those terms...
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    Self employed or employed??

    One thing to consider is that they should have the potential to earn at least minimum wage if they're working effectively on a self employed basis for you. You don't need to worry about their tax, NI etc, they do.
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    Employing Sales

    Having some idea of what you do would be a start...
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