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    trading standards / weights and measures

    if i was to sell something by weight, i know that i have to use trading standards approved scales. however, how often would these have to be checked? i cannot seem to find any information on this. do you have to check them yourselves once a day with an approved weight, and record the outcome...
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    Public & product Liability

    I am looking for a company to supply me with product & public liabilty for a online shop. The online shop would sell toiletries (not manufactured by myself) and toiletry gifts is run from a home address and only ships to the UK & Northern ireland. can anyone recomend me a company? Ive already...
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    electricity & water bills

    thanks for your help. i wasn't expecting it to be around 300 a month, that seems like alot more than i thought. Oh well!! If anyone else has any ideas that would also be good. thanks
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    electricity & water bills

    can someone give me a ball park figure for yearly water and electricity bills (for my business plan)? i know this is a difficult task, but if i give some information, maybe someone with a similar premises can help me. I'm looking at a very small retail unit somewhere in the region of 35sqm in...
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    car insurance covering transport of stock?

    hello i'm thinking of doing a market stall one or two days per week in addition to my full time employment. The only vehicle i have access to is my personal car which is currently fully comp, social, domestic, pleasure and commuting. I'd need a vehicle to transport my stock to the market, but...
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    can someone do a simple sum for me. i think my brain has stopped working

    thanks for your help, but its suddenly just dawned on me. if i divide what profit i need by 1.25 then add it to itself i get the answer!
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    can someone do a simple sum for me. i think my brain has stopped working

    hang on, is the answer 45,000? if i need to make a 25k profit, using 125% profit margin, do i need to take 45,000? have a cracked it?
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    can someone do a simple sum for me. i think my brain has stopped working

    for some reason i can't seem to get my head around this and i'm starting to think i'm being a bit thick! If i buy something for lets say £2.00 and sell it for £4.50 I am making a gross of £2.50, which is 125% profit margin. firstly is that correct(!) so if i sell all of my products at this...
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    survey

    could anyone spare a few minutes to fill in my survey. i'm trying to find out peoples buying habits regarding soaps. you do not have to leave any personal details and it isn't spam. for those of you who may have taken my previous survey, this one is similar but with some different questions, so...
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    my survey

    thanks, i thought id set that question to allow multiple answers. obviously not! its too late to change it now. thanks for your answers anyways!
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    my survey

    ive made a survey regarding soap buying and i'd be grateful if any one would complete it, i'm trying to get an idea of soap buying habits basically. you don't have to leave any personal details when you fill it in. thanks http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=HNINI_cbdbe66b
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    insurance

    can anyone help?
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    insurance

    if i am just selling to the public via the internet. is product liability the only cover i need? would this cover any injuries caused by my products (i am not the manufacturer, i just sell) the products in question are toiletries. or would i also need public? any help appreciated.
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    ecommerce webisite

    thanks, ekmpowershop is 19.99 a month, are there some catches im not seeing then, does it actually cost more?
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    ecommerce webisite

    i am wanting to set up a small ecommerce website (selling soaps and bathbombs, toiletries etc), to suppliment my full time employment, so i'm not wanting anything major. i do not have a lot to spend a month of fees either. could anyone recomend an ecomerce package? i'm after something easy...
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