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    Starting a dog-walking business is trending

    There are a lot of articles posted in the newspapers over the years giving totally false indications of how much dog walkers can earn. They look at the charge per hour, times that by 6 dogs, then times that by 8 hours a day. :D It can take 3 hours to walk 6 dogs for one hour, and usually you...
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    Doggy day care

    Takes around 2 years to be full, if you are selective in the type of dogs you take, ie you are doing behavioural assessments. If you are not, and will just take anything, you could be full in 6 months. This also depends on the demographic you are appealing to, and of course, any other local...
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    Covid Support and Bounce Back Loans

    I'm still paying mine on time (sole trader). It will outlast the van it paid for... I do love having a bigger van, but the BBL will likely stop me upgrading to something less polluting or more modern. I should never have chosen such a long loan for a vehicle. I am struggling more the last two...
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    Insect based Pet food business

    There are lots of insect food brands out there in pet supermarkets, but I assume you are going for 'proper' supermarkets? I can't help with that, but manufacturing pet food is covered by lots of different laws, as it's counted as livestock food (ie food meant to animals that feed humans)...
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    Lazy Girl Jobs

    Employers need to start seeing the value of taking on ND people. I didn't have enough work at a couple of my jobs, because employers expect a neurotypical amount of work to be done in a day. Once when working for the BBC my team was moved to a temporary office, and we were much closer together...
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    Any chance that forgiveness...

    More of a pitiful wail than a serious question. I should have put it into time out. At least it's a fixed interest rate... :D
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    Any chance that forgiveness...

    of bounce back loans for sole traders might happen (legal)? I bought my van 3 years ago with a BBL and although I'm paying it fine with no problems, I'd just like it to be forgiven, like all the fraud that happened... I was one of the 3 million outcasts who didn't get any other help, if I'd...
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    Which would you prefer? One time investment (£795) professional WP website or DIY (£20/month) website builder

    I pay for someone else to do my site. I create the content and just send it to him. When I started my business I had enough knowledge to create my own site, and could have/would have learned more. But my business wasn't web building though, so it's so much easier to just write the content and...
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    Outdoor Adventure Brand looking for business partner.. UK Based - CamperCars.co.uk

    Would be happy to have free products (on loan if needed), and use them at dog shows around the country, and take photos etc. Waterbowl, camp kitchen and water pump would be ideal, tyvm.
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    Influencer trying to negotiate a discount

    If you decide you need an influencer, you can go and find one suited to your needs. Random people contacting you might not have the target demographic you are looking for, so their big following might be 12 year old teeny boppers who can't afford bespoke furniture. As sad above, treat them like...
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    Social media marketing doesn't work

    Sorry I can't let this go. Which dictionary is putting an S on the end of a word that is already plural?
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    STAFF, Trainee jobs Youngsters, Where have they gone !!

    Is there new comments in there, or just repeats? Feels like I'm watching the BBC. :D I will also repeat - It is not impossible to insure under 25s. I will expand - yes probably main stream insurers who compete on price comparison sites will not. Luckily for those of us who are able to make the...
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    STAFF, Trainee jobs Youngsters, Where have they gone !!

    Ah, so we can ignore part of the laws on employment equality that we don't like? It's okay to discriminate as long as it's against young people? There is a difference between impossible to get insurance and it being more expensive. I've had under 25s driving for me and it was perfectly...
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    STAFF, Trainee jobs Youngsters, Where have they gone !!

    Which is age discrimination and unlawful.
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    STAFF, Trainee jobs Youngsters, Where have they gone !!

    Kind of agree on the driving thing. You want an 18 year old, who probably doesn't already have a job, to have a driving licence. Would you really want someone just passed their test driving your work vehicles? I have had success with young people in my business, but there is no doubt they do...
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