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    Business options

    Yep, I know...Was thinking I could find a more temporary or part time job alongside just to keep me ticking over in the meantime. Working hard or long hours is not an issue at all for me - I just want to have the right idea that I know I can get somewhere with if I put in the effort.
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    Business options

    Money - you said not to answer but I will anyway. Few K at the most. Not a great deal. I wasn't sure if I start off small just to learn the processes and then perhaps get more serious later. Knowledge of importing - Nothing but the basics. I recently travelled around the world and I found...
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    Business options

    Thanks. I was looking into PC repair stuff until I started researching it and read things like the thread below: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=701077&page=4 basically there seem to be many people who 'used to do it' until they realised that there was only pocket...
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    Business options

    my skills are pretty technical to be honest - my job is with IT/web....I have a computing degree and a law diploma. I want to move away from the technical stuff though really. I am good with people and a good communicator provided that i am comfortable with my subject. i've alays been very...
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    Business options

    Recently found out that I'm highly likely to be made redundant in the new year - so I'm desperately looking for business/self employed ideas without much luck so far. My question is quite general - basically is there money to be made out there in this economic climate or am I better off just...
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    Importing/Exporting

    Well Fz, I don't know if you still frequent this board? I'm around 5 weeks into my trip now and up until now have had very limited access to the internet. Naively I assumed free internet would be easy to come by! The experience so far has made it clear to me that I absolutely can't go back...
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    Importing/Exporting

    Big thanks Fz, You've just saved me hours and hours of blind searching in that one post. I'm travelling tomorrow so wouldn't have had time to figure it out before I go. Really appreciate it. I've had a look at the AliBaba site and it looks really useful. One question that springs to mind...
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    Businesses with low start up costs?

    nope, but I'm just about to take a look - cheers. Channel 4 apparently.
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    Importing/Exporting

    fz, thanks again for such good advice. Am definitely going to at least experiment with this. Have already started some research on what Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore etc specialise in as these are places I will be going. I get what you're saying now. The guide I posted seemed to be all...
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    Importing/Exporting

    great, cheers. So, are you classed as an 'agent'? As in, is your money made in commission from all sales made of the product by the company you are importing to? Do you know of any good reading on the subject where I can learn how to experiment with this? Obviously I know that choosing a...
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    Everyone remember: Bebo

    The fact that bebo has a 'log in with Facebook' option says it all!!
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    Importing/Exporting

    fz, Have you done any importing/exporting yourself? Can you recommend any good reading on the subject? I've come across a lot of rubbish from the brief searching I've done so far (people trying to sell import/export courses etc). The how to guide I posted was a good read but doesn't go into...
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    Businesses with low start up costs?

    Great, thanks. I've got a potentially very lonely 120 days of travelling ahead of me - I will be armed with my netbook in hostels and when I decide what I'd like to do then I want to learn everything possible about it. So, if there is money to be made with importing then I'm sorry in advance...
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    Businesses with low start up costs?

    When I say I want to get away from the 9-5, don't take that as me not wanting to work hard/long hours. I just mean I don't want to be doing the same as everybody else - looking tired and fed up because they know that no matter how hard they work, their salary isn't going to improve. If I set...
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    Businesses with low start up costs?

    Honestly, I've just turned 27 and I still don't really know. A big problem if I want to start a business I know. I'm fairly good with technology/IT but again I'm not sure I want that anymore. I'd like to think I'm pretty good at learning new things so am just testing the water for ideas right...
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