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    How much should a bookkeeper/accountant cost me?

    I have a small eCommerce business which is turning over around £120,000 per year. I have around 1,200 purchase invoices per quarter, and all sales invoices can be pulled from Shopify automatically (i think, at least) I have recently reached the threshold for VAT and have been in talks with...
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    I registered for VAT, now what?

    I was late to register for VAT by some months. I hired an account to take care of it to register for VAT, and take care of some other things. What do I need to do differently now I'm VAT registered? I have not heard back from my account in weeks, still not paid any overdue VAT, nor have I...
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    Very worried about my overdue VAT!

    I met with an accountant today, who explained something about VAT that i previously did not understand (the threshold is applied to the past 12 months) . Over the past 12 months, i've turned over £110,400 1st April 2017 to 1st April 2018 is £92,100 I am really worried that I now owe an amount...
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    How do I become GDPR Compliant?

    Thanks for all the info! Is the guide you mentioned here on UKB or is it a site you're personally affiliated with? As for the suggestion of an audit on what info I'm collecting and where it's been stored, (this appears to be very straightforward) it's all stored on Shopify and MailChimp. Have...
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    How do I become GDPR Compliant?

    I've only just been made aware of this and now I'm beginning to panic a little... I own a small eCommerce store and am the only employee. Hiring a legal expert is simply out of the question. I've done a bunch of reading but I cannot find anything I need to do, in layman's terms, for how to...
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    Why are some businesses so evasive over prices?

    I had the same experience when trying to find out how much it costs to join a David Llyod gym. 2 of the reasons I think are because it gets you further down the sales funnel by going to the gym and meeting with a salesman. Secondly, there are maybe around 20 different prices dependant on what...
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    How to boost sales short term?

    I think you missed my original point.
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    How to boost sales short term?

    I do in fact have a well optimised AdWords campaign running around the clock, however, this alone does not always achieve my 5-sales-a-day target
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    How to boost sales short term?

    The title of this post is a bit of a mess I must admit, but let me elaborate on what I mean. How do I meet sales targets on a day to day basis? For example, yesterday I sold just 2 items and my daily target is 5 items per day. On a market stall, the merchant can begin offering BOGOF deals...
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    Facing problems implementing a subscription model on ecommerce business

    I need some advice on implementing a subscription service into my e-commerce business. The main issue which I've identified is my customers entering into a 6/12/18 month contract for the product. I don't even know where to begin implementing such things, or what requirements need to be met, and...
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    How much does an accountant charge?

    I'm at the stage of my first business that I need to become VAT registered and hire an accountant... However, I have no idea what would be considered a good fee to pay an accountant and am keen to get a good deal and not pay a premium where it's not necessary. Thanks
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    Delivery signed for, but customer has not received parcel

    I need some advice here... A delivery has been signed for under the customer's name, but they have not received the parcel, nor has it been left in a safe place or with a neighbour. Where do i stand, or what are my rights as a business in regards to who's responsible for a missing order? And...
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    [Help] Choosing a courier service

    i'm currently in the process of moving from drop shipping to buying in bulk and fulfilling my own orders for my eCommerce business. I've contacted several courier services and have a few meetings lined up within the next few weeks. Is there anything i should be aware of going into these...
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    I signed up as Amazon seller, getting 0 traffic

    It's been about 3 weeks since I listed my products and I've had about 7 views on my products (which i think are mostly myself). Can anyone give me any tips on how I can improve the traffic to my products? (I am positive it's not a matter of my products being in demand or not)
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    What is my business ID type?

    I'm a sole trader, non registered business. I'm attempting to sign up to Etsy wholesale to add some products to my website, but I'm stumped when it comes to this: https://imgur.com/a/Uiq9t
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