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    New adwords promotion: £1400 ad credit if you spend £3300 in 60 days (check your inbox)

    Am I just being cynical and seeing that "free" google ad credits have the net effect of increasing everyone else's net spend for those terms, so that for every £1 google gives free, 10 or 100 others are paying an extra £1?
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    What actually makes a talk or training session stick with a team?

    Topic relevance to individuals Topic relevance to peoples jobs Presenter knowledge Presenter skill in passing across that knowledge Practical exercise or scenario in which people participate Something physical and short to take away from the session such as a 1 page summary or 1 page infographic.
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    What’s my business worth? Built a tool for UK SMEs — looking for feedback

    Having started the business sale process with a professional broker (ie. not a we-buy-any-business type operation) I was struck by the detail of the scoping and discovery stage. Basic financials we're easy to answer. But more probing questions over things like customer longevity, order...
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    Packaging sourcing

    Kilby Packaging are reliable, Challenge Packaging also good to work with. Full pallet loads will get you the best price.
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    Price From - False Information or Fair?

    I sell in various quantities, simplified as 1 box £20, 5 boxes £17 each, 10 boxes £15 each. So my prices from is the £17 each mid range item, not the most expensive, not the cheapest, but the most commonly paid price. Google picks up this mid-range price, and shows as prices from. Hopefuly...
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    What do businesses do with their long term cash reserves and profits?

    It was the OP I was wondering about. Just wonder if they were in the "marketing for banks" area... it would be a lovely subtle way of promoting a bank we've never heard of.
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    What do businesses do with their long term cash reserves and profits?

    Fascinating. Do you have surplus cash? What kind of business are you in?
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    Ideas to offload some cheap toy related stock ?

    Go on, update us if you got this stock cleared! Bulk packs?
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    AMAZON Hell! Charge Method problems..!

    If you need a credit card, Capital On Tap offer a proper business credit card, proper statements and decent customer support.
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    How to locate the best accountant for me.

    And when Stripe work out you aren't actually based in the UK and freeze your account, and the UK accountant stops acting for you due to to AML concerns, will you also be looking for a UK solicitor to help you out?
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    Customer wants a contract - I don't have one!

    Significantly different in land and property law. And woe betide anyone who doesn't factor in Crofting law when they think they are buying 3 acres and a house in the crofting counties at a bargain price!
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    Customer wants a contract - I don't have one!

    All very pertinent and wise words, thanks. I did sort out a contract in the end, I'm in Scotland, so Scottish law and Scottish courts. I did have mediation clause as that would be my preference anyway in these things! I tried the template via Lawbrite - requested a call back - nothing. I suppose...
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    Customer wants a contract - I don't have one!

    Ta. But I'm probably the last person in the country who has never used chatGPT or any other LLM for that matter!
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    Seeking Insights: How Would You Price & Use a Practical Safety Consultancy?

    I was thinking to better define your niche as well. For example, what SME industries or sectors struggle to get H&S right? Can you specialise in products for say just building trade, small companies which use fork lifts, small retail, garages? One size fits all from a new company won't have...
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    Customer wants a contract - I don't have one!

    We do but fairly generic about company particulars, terms of business, returns etc.