Recent content by nickjb

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    Are Patents worth the paper they are written on?

    I had a quick look at the patent abstract and to me it looks like you would have a hard time in court as there would be 10s or 100s of examples of prior art in the financial trading arena. I'm no lawyer though.
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    Accounts for non trading company?

    Thanks thats very helpful. Looking for a new accountant for another company of mine so will check your website.
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    Accounts for non trading company?

    Hi, I have a company thats not traded in its last financial year, has no assets and only a very small amount of cash in the bank. I want to do the correct thing but i don't have an accountant to do it and one has quoted me £450 just for drawing up accounts which i would imagine will just have...
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    Vat

    Go to hmrc (google it, cant post urls) and register for the login codes and then you can register and do vat returns online :) they have a priority system i think, as half way through the registration form they ask if you are going to go over the limit in the next 30 days (or something like...
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    What would help you?

    I think you really need to try harder with the explanation of what it is you do, a short intro of your companies product/service would get more response. Hope that helps Nick
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    V.a.t Advice

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    Inland revenue liability help

    In 2000 i started working as a IT contractor, at that time i was 20 and had no clue about business or finance, and unfortunately no one I knew and trusted had any knowledge of the subject either. I signed up with a contractor accountancy firm who opened a ltd company for me and were...
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    Startup advice needed

    On the last note, I don't want to put a downer on that idea but consider carefully the state of the local and national property market. Have a look at www.housepricecrash.co.uk, it's bearish but it may be better than being in negative equity in 3-4 years time. Best of luck Nick
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    Costs for advertising

    Just thought I'd point out www.videolan.org for linux streaming, It's free software of course and highly configurable, though i've not had much experience running it for long periods time as you would require but it's pretty reliable in my experience. Good luck Nick
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    Business legality

    I'm really greatful for all your input and advice. I've decided to go ahead and do a trial with a small number of customers to see if it will be viable with my rather limited business skills. Thanks again
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    Business legality

    Hi, I've been doing some small IT consulting jobs over the last couple of years now and again when they pop up. I'm in full time employment and have been looking for business opportunities to start out properley on my own, but have so far not found anything that really could lead anywhere i...