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    VAT on Commissions?

    I appear to have been badly misinformed. An accountant I had a word with told me, and assured me, you do not pay VAT on commissions received from selling something on behalf of someone else. However, I had a feeling I should double check this, and the hmrc website includes this: 'In addition to...
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    Calculating COS%

    Hi all, I am in the process of finishing a business plan and securing funding and have hit a brick wall with this one. If I sell spaces on classes and activities online which cost nothing to have featured on our website, what else should be included in the COS? I keep flicking through...
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    Insurance for E-Commerce businesses?

    Hi, I am currently looking into insurance among other things. Just wondering what sort of insurance I should be looking for? I was thinking public liability and PI? Am I right or should I be looking for something else? Will be selling products from my own website and through ebay and...
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    Best shipping solutions

    We are looking into how we are going to get our products to customers cheaply, quickly and efficiently. Bearing in mind we will be shipping internationally, can anyone recommend or give advice on good/bad experiences with RM or any other carriers? The bulk of our products will be t-shirts and...
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    Distributor wants proof of a ltd company

    I managed to track down suppliers individually and get what I needed! ;)
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    Is there a market for Pay-Day Loans?

    If you want to compete with the market leaders then your marketing spend should be equal to or more than theirs.
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    Is there a market for Pay-Day Loans?

    They can't, simple. Poor media attention and the large companies simply make it inviable.
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    Distributor wants proof of a ltd company

    I think the pros pretty much outweigh the cons, which is what I thought. I don't want to rush into things but, to me, the obvious thing to do is register asap and get things moving! Thanks for your help roibot!
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    Distributor wants proof of a ltd company

    This is definitely happening! I already own the domain I want to use but what would be the point in getting a basic website up and running when I won't have what I want to sell on it yet? I agree with you roibot and I am leaning towards just doing this and setting the company up. Can you...
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    Distributor wants proof of a ltd company

    So would you recommend just registering now even though I won't be ready to trade for around 2 months?
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    Distributor wants proof of a ltd company

    I know what you are saying but I have had discussions with them were they have made very clear all they want me to do is hand over business registration and a URL for my website. I have read the terms of registration and there is nothing preventing newly registered companies from signing up.
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    Distributor wants proof of a ltd company

    Haven't tried calling them but have had numerous email conversations that ultimately, end in them simply saying they don't deal with non-limited companies or eBay and amazon resellers. Maybe a phone conversation would be easier to get my point across as they are based in Germany. No, they...
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    Distributor wants proof of a ltd company

    Hello there, I have been trying to persuade a distributor that I will have a ltd company very shortly but was keen to get a trade account with them so I could see their prices to help with my forecasts. Whats the point in that when someone needs to know the price of what they're going to be...
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    Research advice

    Numbers mainly. I want to get an idea of how big the market is in the UK firstly, then possibly Europe if I think I can handle it. ;) I know who the big players are and have been looking at their accounts etc on company check. Anymore advice on where to get more info on them would be great...
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    Research advice

    Hi all, Currently doing a bit of research on the market I want to enter, which is consumer merchandise. Had a look on www.statistics.gov.uk and www.bpma.co.uk but didn't really find much of what I was looking for. Anyone one recommend any other websites or other sources on where to gather...
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