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    I can't pay vat owed

    Over what period did you use that money to pay yourself? If its a year then £20k isn't so bad as it's bare minimum, if it's 2 months on the other hand I would expect them to take a dim view......
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    Potential New Products

    Thanks - that is definitely worth considering and taking to the market research pot of data
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    Potential New Products

    Probably explains why it wouldn't be a good fit for you then! :)
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    Potential New Products

    Can I ask what sector you are in? You raise valid points but I would imagine this would be something to supplement and reduce the amount of time at trade shows etc
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    Potential New Products

    Thanks for the reply Mark You are correct that the main focus would be B2C companies in the home and garden sector where it moves quite fast.
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    Potential New Products

    Very true but short of winning the lottery that is not going to happen any time soon, but hopefully the hard work will realise that dream at some point in the future before i'm too old to enjoy it!
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    Potential New Products

    Not as much as I wanted. :) I had a little girl so readjusted my life priorities as working 7 days a week was not was life is meant to be about and I didn't want to miss her growing up so got my business partner to buy me out. She is 6 now and i'm no longer together with her mum and have her...
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    Looking for a company to manage social media for my bar

    What is your broadband speed like? If it is half decent, drop me a PM and I can introduce you to a product for WiFi marketing that will help you massively connect to your customers and understand their demographic. Its been designed specifically for this industry.
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    Potential New Products

    Thanks for the reply Mark. The business acts as a source for newly released/ soon to be released high worth products (renewables, hot tubs, composite decking etc). Some will be exclusive by region or country and others will be open to all resellers The plan is to release this information early...
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    Potential New Products

    Morning bump to see if anyone else could help
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    Reaching the decision-maker

    Very similar to above but i've introduced a conference call with the underling (keeps him happy and feeling important) and the DM (i then get his email/contact number to send calendar invite and dial him into the call) to discuss the finer areas before I can quote. Any that won't do this, we...
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    Lead Generation /Telesales/Telemarketing

    Welcome to business growing pains! On a serious note, you sound like you are at the point where you need to hire someone. A great mantra I got told early on in my career was to be successful, you had to remain doing what you are good at and got you where you are so far. What other parts of the...
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    Tips and advice needed

    Are you asking for their business? Selling is far more complex than just presenting a product and a price. there could be a thousand different reasons why they haven't agreed to purchase through you and most can be handled easily enough by asking the question or assumptively asking what dates...
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    Is there a list of B2B industry sectors?

    Sign up to Mint UK for a free trial and you should be able to see/access their list of sectors and SIC codes
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    Does targeted cold calling still have its place in modern sales?

    Cold calling is a massive waste of time However, targeted, well researched cold calling can be your most successful and cost effective marketing stream available. If calling B2B then before the phone is picked up, you should know the name of the person you want, what that business does and...
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