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    ltd company, CCJ, resigned director please help

    Alan I wasn't sure how to mitigate past errors. I apologise (to all, really) for posting what might have been incorrect - it was based on my experience of troubling directors and businesses going bust - which honestly is based on single numbers of occurrences. I shall take your comments on...
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    Need overall advice on new business

    I do not think you need insurance at all. Your site is based on referrals - there are many sites which do that. Mainly I'm thinking of sites like tripadvisor, or more relevant sites like yell.com / freeindex / or gumtree. You must have a robust disclaimer (do check out these sites - I'm sure...
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    Legal advice needed for self-employed roofer

    I'm no expert, but I would go to the small claims court. Solicitors will cost a lot. Document as much as you can - everything from meetings to conversations to phone calls. Inform her, and her solicitor, that this is going to be your course of action.
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    So... what do you do all day

    To get a decent overview on the basics of employment law, go to my company website www.collinsongranthr.com, go to library, and get a pdf copy of our book 'Employment Law for Line Managers'. It's designed to be a book for people who manage other people, but don't have much clue about...
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    Classed as an employee?!

    In a book which we produce, called 'Employment Law for Line Managers', it states that the questions to answer when deciding when someone is an employee or not are as follows: - Who has control over how the work is done? - To what extent is the person integrated into the structure of the...
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    ltd company, CCJ, resigned director please help

    Him leaving represents poor responsibility from a director's perspective. As a director, he had legal responsibilitied to maintain the standing of the business. Theft from, and failing to legally maintain (since maintaining the accounts is actually a legal requirement - failing to do so would...
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    ltd company, CCJ, resigned director please help

    The pub can stay open, as long as you provide and agree a plan of repayments to your debtors. Re your friend, I would go to the small claims court; report him to companies house; and possibly (I'm not quite 100% behind this one) the police. There are issues around him being an unsuitable...
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    Debt Collections Between 2 Companies. Legalities?

    An 'interesting' situation. A couple of things I think would be worth investigating: 1) strictly speaking, the customers owe money to the business, not to that individual. 2) Now he has nothing to do with the company, (assuming that you have 100% of shares, and are the sole director), he...
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    Starting up a cleaning business in North London

    I think 'we' would all benefit from some specific questions... what exactly are you asking? There are options as to what sort of business you want to set up - e.g. sole trader or limited company There are options as to how you might employ people There are options as to how you might go...
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    What Do We Do?

    Thumbs up to Newchodge One issue is, that if you accept this behaviour now, you will be under pressure to accept it in the future. This is one reason why small businesses might benefit from having some policies and procedures - do you have any - covering the likes of: - holiday leave -...
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    Gettinga Patent on an Existing Product

    This issue, boils down to this: People could copy the products which are in the public domain. Even if you then patent 'it' - those would not be covered. Businesses which expect to be in that position would normally apply for a patent prior to launch, simply in order to put the words...
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    New building materials for UK market

    Aniko You probably know, that the building sector, especially building materials, is having a tough time at the moment. However, even today, there are some big building firms reporting profits and growth (although some I know of reduced revenues up to 70%. Also the margins are quite high -...
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    Greetings & help needed with an old thread

    tbh... sounds like you should take it steady. The company could easily claim that the procedures were normal, you would struggle to go against that, and what they did was in line with their procedures. Threatening to go to a supermarket will not win you any friends internally. At the end of...
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    Advice on Importing Scarves/ bags and Jewellery

    Since no one else has replied.... Although this may not be gold dust either... You are free to purchase from abroad, and sell in the UK. You will be subject to VAT on the cost of freight (assuming a UK business does it); additional costs of import duties and import-related paperwork. If...
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    Registering as a sole trader whilst employed

    Unless within your contract is says that you may not work for another business.... and I trust you aren't going to compete directly (a polite way of saying 'take customers with you'!)
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