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    I need to start from scratch . . .

    30yrs ago I considered myself VERY computer literate but you take your eyes off the ball for a few years & everythings gotten so much more complex . . . . What's involved in creating a search function on a website where you can select a value from a drop down box several times before the...
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    A coaching tip

    I wouldn't touch any "so called" business guru who markets their own services while pretending to be the 3rd person.
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    How to handle eBay scammers alleging missing items?

    You handle the situation by dealing with the INAD case as per ebay proceedures. You can either issue a full refund now or issue a returns postage label so that your buyer can return the items they have received, you then issue a full refund once the items are returned to you. If this buyer is...
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    How do we make SME owners care about cybesecurity

    Many years ago when ISP's were sending out insecure routers I set a young lad up with a laptop & WiFi antenna. He'd get his mum to drive him around housing estates & every 'open' WiFi he detected he'd drop a note through their doors explaining that their WiFi router was unprotected &...
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    Pet Treat sales

    If I had my time again I'd start up a raw / natural pet food & treats store. The one I use is positively booming. The owner started the business by selling boxes of assorted natural treats on facebook & having seen that was successful she took out a small loan to fit out an off high st shop...
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    Is my business idea viable?

    In my village there's a couple of lads who will take a group out Sunday am on a wild forageing, hunting & campfire cooking trip. Very popular & there's often 15-20 of 'em stomping through the woods, but how you could monetise something like that I have no idea.
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    Star up Loan

    You are not going to qualify for a "business developement" loan from any respectable source unless you can satisfy the requirements of the patron saint of finance . . . . The patron saint of finance is St,Atus. Unless you have sufficient assets to cover any default in repayments, then you have...
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    Starting a Fishing Tackle Company - finding manufactures/suppliers?

    Because competition is intense, the market is saturated & there are very low barriers to entry.
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    Starting a Fishing Tackle Company - finding manufactures/suppliers?

    It is a very large pie (£1.5 BILLION) & even the smallest slice of it could become a good business. I've just done a brief financial research on Angling Direct PLC & it looks like retail sales are up while eccomerce is down ! I'm gobsmacked that they enjoy a gross margin as high as 25-26 %.
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    Opportunity but feel awkward

    There are some area's of business where any competition that raises it's head gets it's legs broken . . . . . Go for it. If you don't then someone else will.
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    Rough Guesstimate

    I buy a type of product that the range of manufacturers make incredibly difficult to select from what should be a simple choice of material, size & quantity. It is often easier to purchase through their re-sellers at inflated prices. Roughly how much would a website & database cost to initially...
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    If you could give your younger self £1k

    Buy a flight ticket, learn to speak Chinese.
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    People who've experienced business failure: What do you do now differently, to what you did before?

    I built my first business into a very profitable commercial painting & decorating Co', employing 60+ contractors. Then, my first wife decided she didn't need me anymore. So I walked away & in my depths of depression took my solicitors advice & gave her 'everything'. Best advice I ever listened...
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    business & friends

    I neglected my family & friends during most of my career because I thought the material things that bought them were important. I bought my daughter a pony for her 8th birthday, she was 30 when she told me that I was never there to watch her ride it . . . . . & the ex-wife (spits) now has that...
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    Car parts supplier for online trade

    There's an old saying in business circles . . . . "If you want to make £1million in this job, first you need to invest £5million in premises, stock, staff, marketing etc etc etc".
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