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    Help and advice welcome for new business

    Hi Rachel The first thing I would do is to say what you mean, and how it would help people. As a creative person myself, I read that paragraph and just thought, "How does this apply to me?". Maybe some clear english instead of management talk would be a good start for your...
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    From retail premises to party plan

    Regarding the landlord - unless you can line up another tenant for him, I very much doubt that he'll let you leave the lease early. Vacate, yes. But not pay the last 7 months rent? Only if you're lucky. Regarding the eBay thing - good idea to get rid of surplus stock. Regarding the party...
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    Young business hopeful seeks mature advice

    You might find it a bit difficult getting stock ;)
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    What do you think of that name?

    Sounds like you sell Gymnastics Equipment such as vaults etc. Am I right?
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    Plus size range - what to call it?

    So far I like 'comfort range'. The only other suggestion I would have is 'growing fast' ... i.e. "Our growing fast range are manufactured for the kids who seem to be growing faster than sunflowers! You'll get plenty of wear out of these clothes before having to replace them." ???
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    Student Pub Crawl

    "Hi, this Stacey from Insurance Company You Called. How can I help today?" OP: "Hi, I've been told that it's a legal requirement for me to have public and employee liability insurance for my business. Can you quote me please?" "Of course sir. What line of business are you in?" OP: "We...
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    A professional way of saying - "we're not big enough!"

    If you go through mybuilder, the firms and contractors there will give you a quote and they will (in my experience) stick to it. You can also check their feedback from other customers too, so really, you have nothing to lose here. Your insurance would have nothing to do with this, as the...
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    A professional way of saying - "we're not big enough!"

    Are you crazy? Get the full details of the job, post them on 'mybuilder' and get quotes. Add 25% to the medium quote with the best feedback. Write back with 'your' quote. Accept it. Book the company from mybuilder and earn 25% for 2 letters. :eek:
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    Ex-employee problems

    Witness statements? Didn't you have signed time sheets, or perhaps a log-in/log-out system on the main PC? Surely the employee would have queried their hours when their payslip was given to them and suggested there were hours missing? Totally confused by your post to be honest.
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    Ex-employee problems

    "We're all in this together" ;) It's certainly not unreasonable to inform her in writing that you have received her request querying her holiday pay and also for copy payslips. Informing her that these have been requested from your accountant and should be available to collect from X date would...
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    Ex-employee problems

    AnneLou, I was the first to reply to your thread, and I'll be honest, just reading it back I was beginning to wonder if perhaps this was a wind-up or something? I've changed my mind a bit now though and I've come to the conclusion that you're simply frazzled and burnt out. It's great that...
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    Ex-employee problems

    The law states that all employees are entitled to 28 days paid holiday per year and that this is accrued from the very first day they start working for you. It has nothing to do with how much of a bad employee they are. That's what warnings are for and the dismissal procedure. In the real...
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    I thought the government were meant to be supporting apprenticeships?

    Hey everyone, I'm more of a lurker here than a poster, but I hope you'll still welcome me. I'm looking for some advice from anyone who knows anything about the area of funded training for apprenticeships. Following David Cameron's invitation for employers to get involved and lead the way in...
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    Has anyone had a business that failed?

    I had a business set up that went terribly wrong after too many thousands spent and too much heartache as well. Already owning a successful turn-key operation (I go in on pay day once per month), I thought it was time to set up another. We were awarded the distribution rights to the whole of...
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    Selling in to wholesalers. Any advice?

    Hi Lazster, Well, to answer that question would take me all night. But I suppose we could start by asking how young are you exactly? Why do you feel that you would like to make your own products? What is your vision? How much industry/business experience do you have? What do you feel is missing...
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