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    Second Hand Childrens Wear Boutique?

    HI everyone, just wondered if there was anyone on here who owned a second hand shop? Just looking for some advice. My new idea is to set up a shop selling second hand designer baby/childrenswear. I have little finance to put in to it, so am wondering about starting out with a market stall...
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    newbie - looking to open my first baby / childrens wear designer shop!

    Hi Joanneclair Just found your post whilst researching an idea I have for a second hand childrenswear boutique. How's it going? Have you contacted a solictor? Just wanted to say well done for being brave and following your dream through. I know times are hard, ecomomically at the moment and...
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    Gradual Purchase

    Thanks for being positive Keith. I do have the confidence to go and view the business, I have done it before when looking at somewhere else. Its the proposal of gradually buying the business and them practically loaning us the money. I do know the business I go in there frequently. I am...
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    Premium on Lease

    Hi all I have just been looking at possible shops to lease, one says that the lease is £6750 pa with a £5000 premium. I know this is probably a stupid question but what does that mean?? Thanks
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    Gradual Purchase

    Thanks, guess its just a matter of having confidence
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    2012 the year of you?

    I really hope 2012 will be the year I fianlly do somehting different with my life. I currently work in the NHS part time in an admin role, and I am bored, bored bored!! I am in the process of applying for the volunatry severance scheme my Trust has announced. Not def going for it, but want to...
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    Gradual Purchase

    Thanks for reply Banned. Yes aware that without a garuantee of a new lease there's no point in considering it. Wonder what the owners will do when it comes to the end of the lease....hummmmm only time will tell.
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    Gradual Purchase

    Hi Thanks for reply. I am aware that people arent going to know if this couple are going to go for the idea or not, sorry I should have worded it better. I was really trying to gage whether this was something that was done, or not. The business has been established for 25 years and with the...
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    Gradual Purchase

    I have looked into this abit more and this kind of arrangement is known as vendor finance amongst other things. I suppose its just whether the vendor would be interested. I have emailed the agent and enquired a bit more. Has anyone ever had any experience of this??
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    Gradual Purchase

    Hi all, I am looking for your thoughts, not sure if this is the right board, maybe I should ask on the Finance board, but any way here goes. I live in a small town/large village in a nice area not far from Newcastle upon Tyne. There is a card and gift shop in the village, which seemingly does...
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    Changing a business completely

    Hi Sorry things not working out as you had hoped. I'd open a sweet shop if I were opposite a school. I used to save my dinner money every day and spend it on sweets when I left school... Mind I dont know if they do school dinners with 'real' money anymore or if they are pre-paid?? Other idea...
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    Still dreaming....advice please

    Thanks for that, I had been thinking lately about the fact that you can't 'feel' the products. I was also thinking about the fact that if I am wanting to sell maternity wear then ladies would want to try on before they buy. Oh I dont know what to do???? Still need to speak to Business Link...
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    Still dreaming....advice please

    Thanks for the advice guys. It was actually you I was thinking of renting from RentAWebsite, but it will be at the beginning of next year. Going to try and visit Business Link to see get some advice in the mean time, just a bit scared of telling people my idea when I have no momey!!! But...
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    Still dreaming....advice please

    Hi all After more months day dreaming about running my own shop (baby clothes) I have changed tack. I am now thinking a maternity and baby boutique, selling a range of essentail maternity wear and gifts as well as some baby wear and gifts. I thought of this idea as a shop has come up let in...
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    Where to start??

    I understand that there is a still a lot of work to do in setting up and running an ecommerce website, I suppose that its just a funding issue and a on line shop would be cheaper and less of a risk. I have seen a empty unit in the village/small town where we live - this is a relatively...
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