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    ChargeMaster - installing charging points - is it worth it?

    Thanks Ashley_Price! Slight misrepresentation I think - my fault! At the moment, we're being offered the freebie, but not sure if is any point [pun intended?] as they don't seem keen to come and take a look at our property and tell us how disruptive it will be. We were approached as I'd asked...
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    ChargeMaster - installing charging points - is it worth it?

    I made a speculative enquiry re installing a car charge point in our driveway, making use of an apparent Government sponsored scheme where you can have one installed free of charge. They want to come and do a survey AND install, but I know little about this scheme and whether its really worth...
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    Huge trading loss - how is this viable?? HELP!

    Aw FFS!! Just when you think you've drawn a line under it - 'last steps' include contacting the ex-director who's still a shareholder to tell her that we've ceased trading, she owes £X amount and would she pay up please. As always, hubby [one of the other directors] hasn't worked out the final...
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    Huge trading loss - how is this viable?? HELP!

    Byre! I can understand the amusement - over the last 2 years, if I hadn't laughed I'd've wept buckets! As it is I did both in roughly equal quantities!! Happy New Year! Lets look forward now to learning those lessons and reinventing myself for 2014!!
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    Huge trading loss - how is this viable?? HELP!

    Quick update, we had a directors meeting just before Xmas and agreed to cease trading on the grounds of insolvency. We had been financing things from personal monies for far too long. All directors agreed and we are now in the process of winding up. Thanks to everyone who has advised. :( But...
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    Can I use my old company's customer list

    We have just ceased trading, but as the operational director (ie the one whose business it originally was and the one who actually did all the work) is it OK, ethical, (legal?) to keep the customer list that I generated over the last two years, with a view to starting up again on my own in the...
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    Franchises - anyone heard of these - husse / hotels.tv

    I've made enquiries re setting up franchises with the following companies but wondered if anyone has had any dealings with them please? Any advice re what to look for in a new franchise would help too! www.hotels.tv www.husse.co.uk
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    How to convert a published article into sales?

    We recently had an article published on an over-55s website and whilst we have had the most likes for any article on their pages and have had 230+ likes on their facebook post directing people to the article, we have yet to see anyone coming over to our own website to place sales! They have...
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    Huge trading loss - how is this viable?? HELP!

    zoeneedshelp Now that's a good question, bearing in mind our revised figures for year end Sept 2012, finally submitted to Inland Rev, show a £44K loss! I'm no accountant, so an answer to that one might be relevant to me too, as we certainly haven't broken even this year either!
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    Huge trading loss - how is this viable?? HELP!

    UK Contractor Accountant: Unfortunately, the bank would only give us an overdraft if the 4 of us [as we were then] guaranteed the loan personally. As Hubby and I are 1/3 shareholders, we would owe 1/3 of that. Our 3rd shareholder could sue as she thinks I'm a bit crazy [due to a...
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    Sending customers to competitors

    estwig - just tried working out the affiliate program - can't even figure out how to fill in the forms!!
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    Huge trading loss - how is this viable?? HELP!

    Ignore this post. Was trying to send private message but can't delete a post so editing text instead. Earlier Post re invoices stands!
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    Huge trading loss - how is this viable?? HELP!

    You know what? I knew it was too good to be true. Hubby has just left on a business trip to Warsaw and left me with the info that our shop haven't paid us our invoices all summer. They take payment on our behalf, we invoice weekly and they are supposed to pay us on receipt, less their...
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    Huge trading loss - how is this viable?? HELP!

    Thanks to everyone who's advised on this. We have had several "professional tantrums" recently and whilst all seems bleak when you look at the books, the only way out is to try to turn things around. I am following up on several very promising leads, having changed our ranges, services, got rid...
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    Sending customers to competitors

    We have a customer who wants a 2nd order from a range we no longer do. We know where the range went but are really keen to keep the customer with us. Do we try to sell our replacement range, or give in and send the customer to a direct competitor, who now does the previous range? my plan is...
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