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    Businesses in Northern Ireland

    Hi Dave, I too am from Co. Down, however, I moved to London and lived in Berlin for a brief period of time when I was studying. Plan to move back in about 6 months for a couple of years. As for business, I currently run a small IT company which Hosts Websites, Offshores Development...
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    To Trade Mark or Not

    Yeah, anyone can do what they want - you and I can't stop them. However, if you believe someone / some business entered the market doing just that, you could claim against them for exploiting your brand name and reputation. You could also claim that your customers were confused by this new brand...
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    Redundancy

    Well if sales have been dropping because of the employees then this is a cause for poor performance and a termination of employment. I worked on a complex finance project last year where many people were disappearing from their desks every week because of their quality of work. This is also very...
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    Open bank account in the U.K.

    British banks have very strict regulations about opening bank accounts. Security procedures have been implemented which can lead to delays for anyone (especially students) who try to open an account on arrival in the UK. While it is unlikely that you will be able to set up a bank account before...
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    Hosting webstore

    If you are planning to trade in the UK, it is best to get UK hosting for search engine ranking reasons. Servers in places like Spain will do nothing but deter your marketing efforts no matter how fast and reliable they are.
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    New member needing some advise

    Hey Marketing King, Will the new owner not assist with expansion as part of the takeover deal?
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    Absolute novice - all help welcomed

    I disagree with some of these guys although they do make points worth thinking about. You can get good quality UK hosting for £50 and install many free open source carts such as Open Cart which happen to have very friendly user / admin interfaces. These solutions are perfect for anyone looking...