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    Not VAT registered import export

    We had this come up a lot before we were VAT registered as most suppliers assume you have a VAT number if you're a company. If you're not VAT registered, basically you forget VAT exists. On purchases it counts as part of the expense so you consider only the amount including VAT as your total...
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    Do I have to create a UK business to sell in the UK with a French company ?

    These are the rules on goods and services sold between EU countries, it is European law so it applies to all EU countries. https://www.gov.uk/starting-to-export/sending-goods-to-eu-countries
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    How Can I Get My Business Name on Postcode Lookups?

    Thanks, I sent them an e-mail with the details, will post when I have news. I don't mind if they take 3 months to update, better late than never.
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    How Can I Get My Business Name on Postcode Lookups?

    Are there guidelines on how this happens exactly and / or possibility of paying Royal Mail to get the business added?
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    Do you have a Logo?

    Totally agree, the logo is good for visual brand recognition and this applies mostly for large companies as small businesses rely more on personal contact rather than branding. Having a logo, a mascot, etc.. all those things can help but aren't vital for success. In the end every bit helps so...
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    Do you have a Logo?

    I think the discussion wasn't about if having a logo is good as that everyone here knows it is. The question was if you can build a strong brand without a good logo. Just like everything in business it is all a game of percentages, there's no 100% or 0% therefore a logo will have an impact on...
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    Do you have a Logo?

    Why not simply attribute a % of impact to the logo? It is not 0% or 100%, the logo will have some impact but I don't think it has more than a small percentage (2% maybe). With a quick google search you can probably find statistics showing how important the logo is, per industry and target...
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    Help

    Point 1 is incorrect, you can use a personal account for a limited company but there are some cons to it. More info on this, from an accountants website: It is not a specific legal requirement that a company opens and runs a bank account in its own name, and where a new company has been formed...
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    Invoicing persistent spammers

    Yes, I was reading about it, looks like a complete waste of time to use TPS at all but I do get the feeling companies are slowly adhering to it and ICO is increasing their grasp. They fined a few companies for £80k+ but the question is... how much money did those companies make out of breaking...
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    Invoicing persistent spammers

    Check these ICO statistics on amount of unwanted calls received and types of calls: https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/nuisance-calls-and-messages/
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    Invoicing persistent spammers

    I wish TPS fines money would be paid to the person making the complaint rather than go to the government, it kind of defeats the purpose to invest time making a complaint when there's nothing to gain from it and won't stop all the abusers, just 1.
  12. Bruno Domingues

    Partnership or self employed

    My apologies, was late at night when I replied, missed the market stall part. Cheers! :-)
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    Uk based company - working in France

    There are plenty of non-UK residents with UK Companies, companies house only requires a Registered Office Address in the UK. One of the companies that provides this service for £185 / year isEuropean Business Centre (MailboxUK.com) A Residential Address in the UK is also a service many British...
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    Confused with VAT

    Yes, in that case I think it can be split in 2 different calculations, please correct if I missed something. VAT registered: Item cost price (exc. VAT) + profit margin + cost of shipping (exc. VAT) + fees = final price (exc. VAT) + VAT Not VAT Registered: Item cost price (inc. VAT) + profit...
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    Confused with VAT

    If you're not VAT registered it is always exclusive of VAT because... well... you're not VAT registered. ;)
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