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    Business Gateway - Are Business in Scotland Using This?

    Sounds good.... I've PM'd you my number... M.
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    Business Gateway - Are Business in Scotland Using This?

    Hi Sam - am around most of this afternoon and later afternoons / early evenings during the week. I'd be happy to get a chat whenever suits... Regards, M.
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    Raising funds to buy a business

    - An interesting point, but there are a number of crowdfunded cafes and many others that are 'sexy' IMHO. I tend to think it's worth exploring all options at this stage.
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    Business Gateway - Are Business in Scotland Using This?

    Thanks Sam... I'd be interested to hear your overall impressions at this stage. M.
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    Raising funds to buy a business

    It is always worth checking out asset finance - the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers is a good place to start. Check out www.nacfb.org Also, have you given any thought to crowdfunding? Funding Circle may be a good place to look, but there are a number of others. Hope this...
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    Currently working with a range of clients on new and growing businesses

    Currently working with a range of clients on new and growing businesses
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    Health & Safety Business Idea - Thoughts?

    This is possibly the most interesting thread I've read in a while - well done Flack UK for getting it started and for others for the feedback and discussion. Having been involved in start ups for the past 20 years, my gut feel is to try to soft launch the service - ie to try to get started...
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    Startup Business Advice

    Totally agree with all the advice and comments around leases - they can be an absolute killer, so do make sure you fully understand the terms. Food is something of a booming business, but restaurants and cafes do have quite a high failure rate. I think the key is to be really clear on your...
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    Everyday Mindfulness Scotland

    Hi Jeannie, The SCVO website is a very good resource for this. It contains pretty much everything you could need. It is worth really thinking through why you might want charitable status and a key part of this is considering whether your end users are paying customers or beneficiaries. Also...
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    Training venue in Glasgow

    I think the Tontine in Trongate is a great location and very modern. I think Festival Business Centre in Govan also still let out training rooms... hope that helps. M.
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    Starting a social enterprise

    There is also a very useful resource in Scotland: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) - this includes a lot of guidance on governance, funding, etc...
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    Business Gateway - Are Business in Scotland Using This?

    Hi Everyone, Has anyone made use of the funding support given by Business Gateway in Scotland? There are similar services in the rest of the UK through the Government website. Please let me know if you have had experience with either of these. Many thanks, M.
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    Who uses LinkedIn?

    I have been using it regularly since 2008 and found it very good as a means of presenting credentials - a kind of online CV and this seems to have helped secure work, but I have never won business directly from it...
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    Pop Up Shops - what are your experiences?

    Hi Everyone, I have some colleagues in Glasgow looking to try out pop-up shops... Despite the apparent availability of vacant retail property, we are struggling to find landlords willing to agree to short leases, etc. Does anyone have any experience in this area or know of any online...
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    Networking in Scotland

    Hi Vox, www.findnetworkingevents.com is a great resource - it is effectively a database of business networking events the country - it's easy to search and I've found it extremely useful. I am also a big fan of Business Network International (BNI) http://www.bni.eu/uk/index.php - you can find...
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