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    Bespoke Website running costs

    The infrastructure costs are the least of your expenses. Sales and Marketing costs will dwarf the few hundred pounds you need to create the site. My advice is do your market research, build a solid business plan and pitch it to investors that know how much investment is required to launch a...
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    Commission based sales aren't the answer.

    Whilst there should be commission incentives for any sales role, I agree that commission only is usually a red flag to an underfunded company and could highlight that they are also skimping on the supporting services a salesperson will need to be successful, such as marketing and lead gen. Are...
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    Can I have two brands, as a sole trader?

    Yes, your company name doesn't have to be your brand name so long as all the legal stuff is in your company name you can promote several different brands. Invoices etc should be clear as to the legal entity that is billing on behalf of the brand : Company Ltd T/A Brand Name.
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    Management & Software Consultancy company: Advice on how to search out & win contracts

    100% agree with Steve, its about identifying your targets audience and building trust. I've provided biz dev services for lots of companies and the biggest mistake most of them make is to try to " boil the ocean" - pick one niche ( I'd suggest the one that your most successful client so far is...
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    New Business - Landed UK Distribution Rights

    Happy to take a look ...
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    Appointment Setting - Any Recommended Companies?

    How come it doesn't work for your business, which looks like a normal B2B sale ? I'm intrigued to know what your stuff does, have you got a web link ?
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    Herbal dyed tshirt

    Is herbal dyed a selling point ? Suggests to me they would require hand washing.
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    Does anyone use Insightly?

    I used it a couple of years back, found it didn't really fit my business and wasn't capable of being easily adapted. I ended up with something called symvolli, running costs are about the same but there was an upfront cost to get it mapped onto my business, worth the investment IMHO as the CRM...