Recent content by John Muir

  1. J

    Insurance recommendations for ecommerce company

    Thanks for all your suggestions I have a quote from Gallagher that isn’t too bad so I think I will go with them.
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    Insurance recommendations for ecommerce company

    Our insurance is due for renewal and the company we were with have been taken over and won't cover us. They say that this is because 95% of our goods are coming from China. All our business is via e-commerce. Are there any insurance companies that you can recommend for us to look into. Thanks...
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    Accountant Fees

    Hi, Just wondering approximately what we should be paying in accountant fees for a business turning over around £300k / year. We would be looking for the accountant to do year end accounts, we will do all the bookkeeping, VAT returns etc. The business is a partnership (not ltd) so looking...
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    Help! Brexit, Import from China!

    Hi Darren, Thanks for getting back so quick. Leaving it as is will be easier.
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    Help! Brexit, Import from China!

    Hi Darren, Sorry for jumping in on this thread. We also import from China, from what I have read from your post, if we don’t inform the shipping company (TNT) that we wish to postpone the VAT we will be charge VAT and duty was we currently are, then claim it back on our next VAT return? If so...
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    Card terminal/GPRS signal poor - help!

    I would contact O2 and ask them for a Boostbox. It connects to your broadband router and you then connect the card reader / mobile phone to it and the card reader will have full signal on the O2 network. If you Google "o2 signal boostbox" you will find more details. Regards
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    Weary of buying an e-commerce business

    If the business is on Amazon and eBay the seller will need written approval from each of them to sell the business account on their marketplace. If they don’t have this and the business is sold, Amazon and eBay can shutdown the selling account at any time without warning.
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    Help with Trademark Application

    I am trying to register a text trademark and made my application using the Right Start option. I have just heard back from the IPO and they have picked me up on a number of points. 1. Specification too wide; I should be able to sort this by removing some of the Class specifications and being...
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    Is there a good eCommerce solution for this please?

    Have a look at Opencart. It is a shopping cart with some CMS and you can use discount codes. It is free and there is a wide range of extensions to add extra functions.
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    2 Partnerships or Form Limited Company

    My wife and myself are both self employed and have formed a business partnership, this business has developed over time. There are now two distinct sections to the business that are not related to each other, we are thinking that we should split the business into the two sections. The reason...
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