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    Approaching Eastern suppliers

    Hi All, Been clearly over thinking this but not too sure how to approach potential suppliers for my new venture. I am setting up an online store, electrical products and want to approach some Eastern / Asian manufacturers to resell their products and have them supply me. I read somewhere...
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    Any PRINCE2 people here?

    Hi, I used Maven training in 2007, they were professional and very good, but bit pricey. i think the price of the training has come down since then, there must be a review website for training companies out there. Also if you are doing Prince 2 to work as a project manager in large...
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    My 1st sale after 6 years

    excellent idea. Good Luck. Glad to see you persisted and never gave up, wish you all the luck.
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    Data Entry, brand development and telephone answering services needed

    peopleperhour.com is good or freelancer.co.uk. Ive found people on here before for data entry and telephone answering services. These two could also be picked up by a managed office service company.. in regards to brand development, you would need to be more specific.
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    Honest opinions really welcome please

    Ruths Bridal boutique if you ever leave they can change the name to ruthless.... sorry its been a long day, ill get my coat...........
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    Honest opinions really welcome please

    not the easiest of names to say.. maybe just use principessa... when building a brand youve got to think about, will people remember the name? how easy is it to spell? will it be easily searchable? what comes up if i search it now? what kind of image does the name portray and do you want it...
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    Probably far out of my depth

    Good on you for wanting to do something productive. It is a good idea as long as you understand your products and your potential customers needs. £500 is a tight budget, but id start on ebay and see how it goes from there, dont be too cheap, make sure your making profit on each sale and give...
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    Probably far out of my depth

    www.thewholesaleforums.co.uk should be a good place to start and get some good abckground knowledge and info from. Goodluck.
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    I'd like your suggestions of business

    whats your website ? Do you have social media relating to your website?
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    Our Cars

    A clean older car, gives off a much better impression than a dirty new car
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    Business sale Advice required

    Hi Rhodes, i did spend a fair bit of time, but i did this out of business hours where posisble, though time was incredibly tight, i found it because i wanted to / had to. I fully appreciate the work a good agent does behind the scenes, it just wasnt a route i wanted to go down. I sold it for a...
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    Business sale Advice required

    Most people gave the typical response 'money isnt a problem when i mentioned proof of funds to purchase' so to that i replied 'im guessing youve got an accountant or a bank manager involved in your decision to buy this business, i would need a letter from them confirming the funds are in place...
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    Business with friends.....

    Same as bove for me except we arent close anymore. have mutual friends and leave it at that. I wish we knew each other on a professional level before we risked our friendship.
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    Sandwich Bar marketing ideas

    Know your market, if your customers are mainly students, put a student on package meal deal together along with a loyalty card as mentioned above
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    Sandwich Bar marketing ideas

    Go round with leaflets and sample trays to the local offices and offer them catering services is usally a good one, especially if you are doing something out of the norm or extra healthy.