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    Sponsorships

    Hi again, I work for an Outdoor/Ski Clothing Brand (by day - I make craft items to sell by evening!). We have reduced our sponsorship over the last year or so due to a change of direction in marketing from our Head Office, when we did sponsor people it was mainly by providing free kit in...
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    Idea appraisal. Your feedback is eagerly awaited :)

    Hi Alex, I would be interested but would rather have a cost up front. I would also want to know about the legality of the arrangement, would I be signing over my house to you? What work would be done and what would the arrangement be while the work was being done? I don't know about other...
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    Sporting Sponsership

    Sounds like an interesting idea. I guess it depends on what kind of sponsorship people are going to get in the end, obviously if it's money taking a cut will be simple but if it's a kit deal then it might be more complicated. Might be worth contacting some people who already have sponsorship...
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    Google Street View and Home Businesses

    Really interesting thread. I use google street view if I'm going somewhere I haven't been before and want to familiarise myself with what the building looks like/where I'm able to park. If people aren't visiting you and you have a website you'd think they'd just go there for all the info they...
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    Sporting Sponsership

    Hi, we receive regular sponsorship requests and have to turn down loads. Things that make us say no are: Irrelevant requests - for example asking a golf brand to sponsor you for swimming, make sure you research companies current marketing/sponsors to see if you fit in Spelling - getting...
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    Help Needed Starting Business

    Hi Sarah, If you can get a couple more clients as well hopefully things will snowball from there. i have a friend who cleans 3 or 4 houses a day and does quite well. She has built up a group of regular clients which obviously takes a while but she's said the best ones are usually older...
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    Careers Consultants Good or Bad Idea?

    Good point! I'm actually looking at it from an employee point of view as I need to keep working while I start up my business as I'm in the very early stages and don't have the capital to give up my 'day job'. Thanks for the advice.:)
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    Do you value Money Back Guarantees?

    Sounds like a good idea, and if they decide not to go with it you can aways try to use the design for another client/as an example to a potential customer so you wouldn't have wasted your time. As others have said, if you have always had happy customers it should be a low risk. Maybe a time...
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    Facebook Places

    Love that description, now every time I see a targeted ad on facebook (which is scary enough without facebook knowing where you are! I trust my friends with that information but not facebook) I'm going to picture that scene from the Fast Show! As an opportunity for marketers I can see the...
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    Careers Consultants Good or Bad Idea?

    Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but I thought I'd give it a go. I am thinking of going to a career advice company (paid for) and just wondered if anyone had used one & what they thought. Any opinions would be great, good or bad, just want to get a feel for the practice in...
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    New Member/Webshop Advice

    Thanks everyone for the advice, I'll check out folksy as well and research what wordpress is! :)
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    New Member/Webshop Advice

    I had a quick look at them but it's all in dollars?? Does that mean I have to ship to the US or can I just do within the UK? Thanks for your help :)
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    Free Banking

    I'm also looking at my first business banking account, my 'turnover' will be minimal but guess it's best to keep things separate from my personal banking. I bank with Barclays for personal banking and really like them so checked their offer, you can compare their accounts on the main Barclays...
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    Selling On Amazon

    I have sold some books on Amazon and it's been fine, make about 1 sale a week from an inventory of only 10 products. My advice would be research the price of your product first, I don't list anything at 1p only items that the seller pays over £5 for but ALWAYS check the amount you come out with...
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    New Member/Webshop Advice

    Hi all, Just wanted to introduce myself and hopefully get some advice. Looking around the forums everyone seems really knowledgable on subjects where my mind is blank! I am researching starting up a business selling initially on ebay but it is so saturated in my area (jewellery/craft) that I...
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