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    Best thing to do?

    Sounds like a business ripe for expansion to me - why are you reluctant to scale up (if you don't mind me asking)?
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    Registering my business name

    You do not need to a register a company to start trading - you simply run your business as a soletrader and use a trading name. Whilst your business is small, it usually makes sense to remain as a soletrader, but there will be a point when it might make sense to setup a company for various...
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    Wholesale Food Supplier wanted

    If you want Japanese food (e.g. sushi and sashimi), send me a PM. Chris
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    Start up

    Have you tried Angelsden? They are a professional outfit who will get your business summary/plan in front of lots of people. Looking at your web site, I think your main problem is the sector you are operating in. Nobody is touching property at the moment. You need to have a compelling reason...
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    Mailshot Addressees

    Can you call them up and ask to speak to the Manager to find out their name? Any other way of finding out the info? If anything is not addressed to me personally it goes in the bin.
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    Business idea - what to do

    As the previous poster has said, another company trying to fill a niche is a good sign that there is demand for your product/service. Assuming you can do it better (better web site, customer service, pricing, etc.), why not go for it? If you want to provide some more details of what you are...
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    Finding an Investor

    Trev, Send me a PM and I can point you in the right direction.
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    Investor

    Am interested in this product - can you post the link to your item on tradehandles.com? PM me if you prefer.
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    Mobile phones recycling

    I've used envirofone (in a personal capacity) a couple of times. At my firm, we collect all phones up, send them to envirofone and then give the cash to charity.
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    Green Post

    Interesting post - I agree that a lot of new technologies and processes are actually MORE energy intensive that their older counterparts. In this case, however, I do think there are some serious environmental advantages, the most obvious one being the removal of hundreds of thousands of road...
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    Green Post

    I posted in the general business forum about a new service called Viapost (no connection, etc.) and didn't get any response. From a carbon footprint perspective it is awesome - might be worth a look as part of cost-saving/green CSR initiatives? Site is at viapost.com
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    Investment/Sale of a startup

    There are lots of places to look for finance: friends and family 0% credit cards with SBT facility personal loans overdrafts angel investors If you PM me and let me know more about the business I can advise whether it is something an angel would be interested in. To raise finance via debt...
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    Video Game Supplier

    What's the plan? Re-selling or rental?
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    Who wants an easier life???!!!!!

    I'm not sure I understand the product - why can't I just use a bottom sheet, top sheet and duvet, which is what I do at the moment. Whilst sleeping I am only in contact with the top and bottom sheet which minimises the need to wash the duvet.
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    VAT on postage (again!)

    Thanks both - am tempted to use Viapost (I started another thread on this) as they'll charge only 27p + VAT to send out an A4 flyer which includes everything. What do you reckon?
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