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    How important is it to have a landline number for a small business these days?

    I was made aware by K0608 (thanks!) of a £25 joint reward for referrals to Tamar so here is a link. https:/www.tamartelecommunications.co.uk/r/dh25 I have no connections with Tamar other than being a completely satisfied customer and saving £400 a year since moving from BT redirect to mobile...
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    How important is it to have a landline number for a small business these days?

    I was made aware by K0608 (thanks!) of a £25 joint reward for referrals to Tamar so here is a link. https:/www.tamartelecommunications.co.uk/r/dh25 I have no connections with Tamar other than being a completely satisfied customer and saving £400 a year since moving from BT redirect to mobile...
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    How important is it to have a landline number for a small business these days?

    Their customer service is great. I have no regrets. Simples.
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    How important is it to have a landline number for a small business these days?

    I used to do the BT divert thing. I switched over to a company called Tamar Telecom. They ported our landline number onto their system and now charge me £5.99 inc VAT per month. I can receive calls to my landline on my mobile but I have to call out on my mobile.
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    Need advice on how to expand my business

    Not really that I can think of now. The trouble with books is they can go out of date so quickly. Have a search on Amazon. Read the reviews. On the Kindle versions they only cost a couple of quid so buy three or four and glean the best from each. There are also lots of free resources online I...
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    Becoming limited from self employment

    I'm surprised they are that flexible. You live and learn. Hence speak to an accountant.
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    Becoming limited from self employment

    Any new company you set up would have its own VAT reg no. The HMRC will want the VAT due from your old business. There is a principle in accounting called matching. The expenses against sales should be matched in the same financial period and even more so within the same organisation. Your...
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    Need advice on how to expand my business

    Couple of ideas. Twitter could really work for your kind of business. Following people is a good way to get attention. Following people who are following your competition. Following people your competition is following. Following people who are interested in this area, Dr Who fans, Star...
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    Divorce

    My accountant advised me the same. I said no for exactly this reason. In a divorce case she could likely sue you for 50% anyway? (I'm guessing, not a lawyer but makes sense to me. The only upside she can't prove a value, but you would have to take salary instead of dividend in order to avoid...
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    Should I start a bookkeeping company?

    My advice, keep getting experience in SMEs. You are perfectly placed to see how businesses run. Find a business model that works and that you enjoy being part of, then copy it, or do it better, or find some niche aspect that could stand alone as it's own business.
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    Should I start a bookkeeping company?

    Are you intending to build a business with employees doing the work, with you overseeing, or to do the work yourself? Is this going to be your main full time job? If yourself then I would have thought your value as CIMA qualified would be better than any hourly rate bookkeeping. And you will...
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    Need advice on how to expand my business

    "I'm getting an average of 300 users/day and 1000 pageviews/day" Are these people or bots?
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    Need advice on how to expand my business

    Establishing a web shop business will take some time. How are you advertising? Google adverts? Or magazines for that area of interest? What is name of site so I can have a look?
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    The greatest ever LinkedIn message!

    They just doubled my bill for premium membership. £32 to £64. Don't ask me. Just double the bill. Will be have to rethink the value. Cancel my paid membership and start posting motivational pic and quizzes to get attention.
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    The greatest ever LinkedIn message!

    It's not just me then. :-)
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