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    Theo Paphitis shouts out about dots and spots!

    I dont know how it works but you know when someones twitter feed, or last 4 or 5 tweets, shows up in a wee box on the right hand side of their web page, could you set up a 2nd twitter account to do that with? so have a box with say with 4 tweets in and re tweet theos sbs tweet as the middle one...
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    Yell...

    Agh I read the first post and link thinking it was todays article. I thought it must have been a late afternoon ray of light on a horrible day. Never mind will have to wait a couple of years for money back. Complete depressing mugs game. No such thing as easy money.
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    Any Community interest co's on here?

    and what do you do? Just looking into it. What are the advantages of them tax wise etc, how are they different from charities? Can it be a case of operating a normal business and giving your profits to a chosen charity or are you supposed to do something in actually what you do that is...
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    Does this look right estimate of profit?

    Yeah its sandwich shop/takeaway so longish hours I recon. And quite low spend. I'm getting to thinking its just a wage most people get from a cafe/small shop. and if thats the case its not really worth spending the £25k set up, and 5 year tie, and risk. Not that risk is bad, but the reward...
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    Plus size range - what to call it?

    Do you remember the catalogue for taller than average ladies called "long tall sally", a variation on this, but i dont trust myself to start thinking of them.
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    Does this look right estimate of profit?

    This is exactly the sort of thing I had in mind. Hot, modern, exciting food on good bread and like 3 or 4 different dressed salads, all well packaged. polystyrene free zone. But I just cant see it paying!! I'm all for money not being everything but its got to be the end goal eventually when...
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    Does this look right estimate of profit?

    so if I have a 7 day week, open from say 8-5, 56 hours, with 2 staff average = 112 hours. You think this is too many. Just trying to be realistic with it all, because how many people do you think ever over estimate there costs? Usually the opposite Id imagine. Yeah the shifts are a good Idea...
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    Does this look right estimate of profit?

    Yes its an interesting one the VAT, but unfortunately most of what I would have done is probably needing to be VATable(maybe not a word that). even though its purely takeaway. Breakfast rolls or hot breakfast box, hot pressed sandwiches, hot filled bagels, coffee, and for the lunch and the...
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    Does this look right estimate of profit?

    Yeah i know what you mean, but If I was to do quality produce, with quality ingredients and with quality packaging, a £2.80 sandwich isn't going to be far short of 0.90p to make. or a £2.20 bacon roll costs; roll 17p bacon 3x19p, thats 74p, + lurpak + heinz + packaging. So I said 33% to avoid...
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    Does this look right estimate of profit?

    Yeah i thought £7 would cover all of that. But long days as its near the pub circuit, so morning, lunch and nights. Always best to overestimate costs. And I agree, very ambitious, I was making kind of a best case scenario. But does that £108,000 a year look like i worked it out right to break...
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    Does this look right estimate of profit?

    And this is bread and butter "what people need" business. The costs are scary. Does anyone make money? and the vat man sticking his ore in just as you get going! Think il leave it.
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    Does this look right estimate of profit?

    insurances yep, thats another nearly £1k. Its so demoralising thinking your first (and maybe only) £100k turnover is going to be shared out among everyone else. Always thought food was a winner
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    Does this look right estimate of profit?

    Hi, can anybody tell me if making money from food is really this tricky. I've always done mobile catering where your turnover is high compared to overheads, a lot of your costs bunched into the days when your turning over big amounts. but its always been my ambition to have a shop, am starting...
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    About to start but how to sell?

    I don't know how expensive it is to do for you but could you personalize bottles to take with you? Like personal to the guy who owns a wedding venue, or personalized to the venue itself? Or witty, salesy and personal! Not done much selling but seeing it from the other side, buying, I would...
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    Best lease terms??

    Im going to put an offer in on a shop lease this week that looks perfect for me. Its going to be a sandwich shop/takeaway. Obviously a lot of empty shops at the minute so am keen to negotiate best deal. Its the first time I've done this so I was wondering if any of you had any tips. The shop...
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