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    Where are the opportunities?

    Kenny I'm from Glasgow, run a cleaning company (including at the moment starting on windows) We do approximately 500 cleans for house builders every year, we are now in the process of branching out into more regular work. In my business it's about nailing profits at the right time, for eg...
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    director & mortgage advice (sorry if wrong section)

    Thanks for the information
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    Name for cleaning company

    I run a cleaning company. My pet hate is companies like 'squeaky clean' or 'shinez cleanz' I think it cheapens our hard work. Mines is just 3 letters then 'industrial cleaning ltd' Very generic and never had any problems getting work from it.
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    Expanding my cleaning business and need some advice please

    This is what I have mentioned above. They are just PAYE without any benefits. Are they registered as self employed with any paperwork? I'm sure they receive their own UTR number. Do you put them on your payroll as self employed for RTI reports
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    Expanding my cleaning business and need some advice please

    I had some advice when we looked at taking on self employed cleaners and it was easier for them to be PAYE. For them to be s/e they need to be actively looking for their own work too. Think HMRC are hammering down on the 'subbie' route. Just be careful. You would be best off invoicing the...
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    Tax implications of this

    This is similar to when I was at secondary school (I'm 27 now). Basically we as a year group were pushed towards university to 'prove ourselves' I went to a reasonably good school and most people went to uni or college the year before. The reason schools push university is because it is printer...
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    Fast way to check if hes a company director

    Can you not contact your customers to explain anything without going into detail? Do you have contracts with your customers/suppliers?
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    Newbie sole trader...lease or contract hire ?

    All van expenses are tax deductible.
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    Car sticker

    Back 1/4 windows and rear window do not count, you can have anything you want on them, only windscreen and drivers/passenger window cannot be obstructed. What about vans, they dont have back windows at all...
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    Own a franchise - need advice please

    could you not contact the BFA?
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    Newbie sole trader...lease or contract hire ?

    my company has 3 vans 1 on contract hire (full maintenance package) 1 bought outright and 1 on finance to purchase. when i first set up i wanted a reasonably new van with a decent monthly cost (VAT upfront as deposit and now only £145 pcm) which was good as 145 pounds isnt a lot for what was...
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    what is the pros and cons of working from home?

    I'm sitting here in my "home office" suit trousers and work shirt. If i just sat around in my trackies and tshirt i would feel like it was a day off, its only recently ive started doing this but i definitely feel as though i do more "work orientated" tasks. Today was: invoicing, phone a...
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    Invoicing and payment terms - how do you do it??

    we work for house builders and as part of their environmental policy, all our invoicing has to be done by e-mail now, they will request paper copies if its important. its great for us as we only need to print off our own copy. Depending on what industry you are in and how many customers you...
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    Finding staff

    so many problems with vans, i sacked someone for grossly over using a van i had given him (he has a car too!) was told the van was for work only, we have them tracked and he was using it for over 150 miles a week extra on my fuel and then lying to say he wasnt using it. I would be careful about...
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    What are your thoughts on young entrprenerauers?

    i still get it slightly at 26 - in the construction industry. its daunting but ive got 8 years on you. Been doing my own thing for 2 years, and you get used to it, just remember - if you are confident in what your abilities are, you will be fine.
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