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    Advices-Bring Chargeback Ratio under Control

    We used to get this regularly until we bought a kimble gun and started tagging all our own printed garments. We only accept returns for wrong size/changed mind if the tag is still attached and it costs us under 1p per item for the tag and kimble barb. We haven't had this problem since - It also...
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    Photoshop

    I guess it really depends on what you will be using it for. You can pick up the latest genuine version of CorelDraw X8 for under £90 if the home version will be suitable but if it's for business use then it will obviously cost more. We pay around £17 per month per licence but it's well worth it...
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    Competition advise?

    There's no point in creating a price war with the other seller because you can't win. If, as you say, this seller has 4 times more space and many different items that already make him money he could sell the items that crossover with yours at cost and put you out of business quickly then raise...
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    Flyer Distribution in Public Place

    You will almost certainly need permission from the local council or you may be subject to a fine of £2,500 under the Clean Neighborhoods and Environment Act 2005. As for how many leaflets you would need it totally depends on the area but I would take at least 5,000 as it just doesn't make sense...
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    What to do for Chinese sellers copy our products?

    I can't help with Amazon as I don't know enough about their policies but if people are using your trademark on eBay you can join the VeRO program (Verified Rights Owner). This basically gives you a priority reporting system where any infringing listings will be removed quickly and the sellers...
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    Renting a warehouse to sublet

    You could fill it with 20ft shipping containers and rent them out as self storage
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    What needs declaring with part time staff?

    I simply said we had a good look through everything and it was all as expected - from my point of view I meant things like the floor size to see how the layout could be changed in line with his new plans, whether existing sign boards could be re-used to save a bit of money, the quality of...
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    What needs declaring with part time staff?

    Like I said in the very first post it's a good friend of mine - I don't generally involve myself in such matters but I thought I would try to get a bit of information from the forum. I've also stated multiple times in this thread that professional advice would be sought but I am unlikely to be...
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    What needs declaring with part time staff?

    Just to be clear he wanted me to go along to look at changing the layout and branding as I run a shopfitting and signage company but thanks for your helpful comments.
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    What needs declaring with part time staff?

    Thanks for all your replies, it might not be quite as dodgy as if first looked although we obviously need to get it checked over properly before any money changes hands. Thanks again.
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    What needs declaring with part time staff?

    It does appear that they are declaring the full takings but paying the staff cash from the till. My big concern with it is that there isn't any sort of link between the staff and HMRC. I think my main question is whether or not there is a scenario where this is acceptable or should all payments...
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    What needs declaring with part time staff?

    A friend of mine is looking at buying an established café and asked me to go with him to have a look around. We had a good look through everything and it all seems to be as expected but when talking to the current owner they told us that they pay the staff (3 part time workers) cash in hand at...
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    Becoming a self employed Mortgage Adviser

    Thanks for reading this, to give a bit of background I worked for one of the large high street banks as a general adviser for seven years before starting my own sign business which I had been running for the last 10 years before accepting an offer to sell up recently. I decided that I wanted to...
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    pocket landline

    Fair enough but over the month it must cost you a fortune. Today I was on with one customer for over 40 minutes - that would be £5 including the vat and that's just one call of the 5/6 that we had today. Pocket landline is £10 for the month all in with no extra fees.
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    pocket landline

    So do you pay £2 per month for the number then 10p per minute to divert to your mobile as that still seems quite expensive?
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