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    Greeting card printing

    Hi everyone I’ve started a new business in this industry at the moment I’m having trouble finding what equipment would be used to print on start up scale greeting cards I currently design the cards myself and print with an online printer which is all good but the problem With this I must...
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    Website design advice

    Hi Just wondering if anyone could advise me I want to set a site up, where people can customise a product on the site, Similar to a greeting card/ t- shirt customisation sites but not in that industry. How expensive would this site cost compared to a standard website ? Can a good web...
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    catering/sandwich shop that is just going to go over the VAT line

    the problem I have is if i register for vat and up my prices then I am going to be very uncompetitive with my competition, and i have around 3 competitors I know there is no way around it just looks like if i up my prices i will lose business if i don't up my prices i take a 20% hit on all hot...
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    The apps business

    Hi all Can anyone tell me how this works ? I have a few ideas for different kind of apps 1st problem I don't know how to build an app and don't have the time to learn as well as running my current business, I understand that there are many people out there that can build an app and get in...
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    Just can't get my head around the net profit

    Hi all I opened a sandwich takeaway shop a year ago, things have been going well, I'm still here and I am not in debt, But a year on and I'm wondering if this is worth it, I do love being my own boss, it's just at the end of the week I am left with anything between 0 and 20% to me this is...
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    How to do market research on my idea

    Hi all I have had a idea on a subscription based business, what I really want to know is what is the best way to get market research to see if people would subscribe to the service before deciding if it has a chance to work
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    Extra business for my sandwich shop

    Hi All I can say is welcome to the club, I am in the same situation
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    Ideas wanted on how to increase turnover

    Hi all Just wondering if anyone could throw some ideas at me, I have opened a sandwich / deli shop last week things are going quiet good obviously the busy times are between 12 and 2 I am looking for ideas how to increase my takings , with the time I have in the mornings and late...
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    Has anyone set up a delicatessen from scratch?

    North Wales, think you will struggle to get funding from the bank, I think the maximum they will lend is 75% on a very good business/ business plan
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    Has anyone set up a delicatessen from scratch?

    Hi I'm doing ecaxtly the same thing in my area What I have worked out is thati must do the catering with good quality local ingredients otherwise I doubt I will survive
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    Frozen yogurt kiosk

    Hi all If you need a supplier give me a shout I personally know the owner of one of the biggest manufacturer of frozen yoghurt in the uk
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    Is the Olympics good or bad for your business?

    Hi* Very interesting topic I am in the tourism business in Wales basically very busy between April and September and non existence *in other months I have been looking at the last three years of turnover recently and this year we have seen a dramatic fall in sales the only two factors...
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    Book people distribution business model

    Ok My Idea was Get x amount of fruit For £5.50 X amount of veg for £10.50 Deliver to offices, schools work places once every week Items would be carried in a bag for life Bring back your bag get 50p off I am thinking that people would react better to someone coming to the...
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    Book people distribution business model

    Anyone??..........
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    Where to find sewing machinists

    I know nothing about the industry but watched a Programme On bbc one Tuesday night " the town taking on china" second part this Tuesday try Bbc I player It's seemed like a very hard industry to get quality staff