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    Strange request from China

    Thanks, Bud
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    Strange request from China

    Hello Hope someone can help me I've been designing websites for a while and have never come across this before. My first thoughts was spam spam spamatty spam, but now i'm not so sure. Jon Dear Sir or Madam, We are the department of Asian Domain Registration Service in China. I have...
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    Trading name on stationary question

    Cheers, glad i never ordered that stationary ;-)
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    Trading name on stationary question

    Hello Hope someone can help me. If i have a company, say a company limited by guarantee and i set up a new business/brand offering a different service to the CLG, do i need to disclose this on the new business cards, flyers, website, etc? I've been looking on the net and can’t find an...
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    Can i use a business name already taken in Dublin?

    Hello I thought of a business name, but another business is using it in Dublin who are doing a similar thing to me. I can't see any trademark. Should i avoid it? Thanks, Jon
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    Diversifying & Rebranding a department - 2 names for 1 business

    Ok, say I have a general plumbing business which does all aspects of plumbing work including bathrooms. If I wanted to promote the bathroom side by rebranding/renaming that department e.g. having its own website, marketing materials etc. Is there any legal implications or payment issues such as...
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    Diversifying & Rebranding a department - 2 names for 1 business

    Sorry for the confusing title, did not know what to call this If a business wanted to create a new brand to sit alongside the current brand, is there any legal implications? For example would that department need its own insurance, bank account etc, If it was still apart of the business? What...
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    Does Alan Sugar Talk Rubbish

    Never mind the cost to produce the food, how about the cost to produce an app, did you see the size of that production team! He was saying that anyone could start a business on a low budget and the market is much wider than when he started.
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    How many entrepreneurs are on this forum?

    Just because you are in the black does not mean you are successful. Where would you rather be? £10,000 in the black with no assets and yearly profits of £10,000 or £10,000 in the red with £50,000 of assets an yearly profits of £50,000?
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    Will you be working over Christmas?

    After 2 days with the family, i'll be happy to get back to work lol
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    Is any one using Magento to manage their e-commerce business

    Thanks guys, I think I'll give it ago. It's hard to commit to a new package as if something better comes along it could mean going back to square one. How does it compare with Joomla's eCommerce extensions? I'm worried that if I want to expand the site to include a social network or blog...
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    Which is more important, branding or delivering a clear message

    Ok that’s fine if you are happy about your level of sales. If you are not happy and want more I would have a good look at your shop front. Do some research with the general public on how quickly they can determine what you do and who your shop is aimed at. Do you stand out? are you delivering a...
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    Which is more important, branding or delivering a clear message

    It’s just frustrates me, seeing so many shops get it totally wrong when it comes to shop frontage. Sometimes it takes several seconds to workout what they do or sell, because of poor signage, window display or colour scheme. I thought if they did not have a clue about these three factors (which...
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    Which is more important, branding or delivering a clear message

    Which is more important to a small sandwich bar, branding the company name or delivering a clear message? I ask this question after regularly walking past a local shop for the past few weeks and only just noticed it was a sandwich bar. It has a sign above the shop stating its name. Would it not...
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    Is any one using Magento to manage their e-commerce business

    Hi Has anyone used Magento to run their online store? http://www.magentocommerce.com/ I have used 123-reg instant shop and found it rather frustrating to operate
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