Recent content by oodya

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    Domain names

    Hello all, I was just wondering if someone can help. I have a few domain names that are not in use at the moment, but I'm looking to start using them (I'll be selling products on them except for one website that I'll be trying to sell other people's products after trying to rank the website...
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    Self employed question

    Hello, Yes I have filed self assessment for the last 5 years. As mentioned there has been no profits as I have invested everything back into the business (simply to have more stock, machinery, assets etc)
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    Self employed question

    Hello all, I am self employed, but have not been showing a profit as I reinvest all the money back into the business. Due to COVID-19, I have literally had no money coming in. I am currently on working tax credit and was wondering what options I have with regards to the COVID-19? Any...
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    Coronavirus small business grant

    Hello, I hope everyone is safe and well. One quick question regarding the grant. I have two businesses that have been trading from the same location for over 5 years. One is a VAT registered limited company and the other is not VAT registered and is a sole trader. I was wondering whether it...
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    Best way to potentially sell a business

    Hello , I currently run a couple of small businesses. As I am struggling with running both together I am looking at the possibility of selling one. I currently sell LED lighting and have a few ongoing customers. As I've not been able to give it the proper care required, I am thinking about...
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    Printer with managed print services

    Thank you for your reply and information. Just out of curiosity, how much do you pay for the click rate? Also is this good for double sided business cards? I have a slight issue with the print registration on my current printer whereby it doesn't have a great print registration when printing...
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    Printer with managed print services

    Hello all, I am wondering if someone can help please? I am looking to purchase a used sra3 printer that can print on 350gsm double sided for leaflets, business cards, posters etc. Ideally I would want something under a click per print contract (so the maintenance, toners etc will be covered). I...
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    Managed Xerox print services

    Hello all, I am looking to purchase a used digital print press (maybe potentially from ebay), but wanted to know if it is possible to get it covered by a xerox maintenence contract? Is it possible to purchase myself and get a maintenance contract? Or would I need to purchase from an...
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    Best course or book for driving traffic

    Hello, I have some products that I sell that are seasonal. I was wondering if anyone can advise me on any courses / books that would be helpful to me to drive traffic to my website. I'm looking for things like Instagram ads, Google ads, Facebook ads and anything that I might have missed...
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    Domain purchasing for affiliate marketing guides

    Hello all, I am looking at the possibility of launching two websites. Both will be affiliate websites. I am wondering what peoples experiences are and how they started? I can imagine that things like search engine optimisation is key as well as the range of products. What are people's...
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    Sole trader making payment to Alibaba Trade Manager

    Hello all, I am wondering if anyone can help. I am a sole trader looking to make payments in USD to suppliers in China using Alibabas Trade Manager. Can anyone recommend any international fx companies please? A couple have asked for a fair amount of information i.e. How the business was...
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    Supplying promotional merchandise / executive gifts

    Hello, I am wondering if someone can help? I am currently a supplier of LED lighting. My company provides innovative LED lighting. I am now trying to tap into the promotional merchandise / executive gifts sector but finding it very difficult to get replies back from online retailers. Does...
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    Selling foiled certificates to schools, sports teams etc

    Hello, I am wondering if someone can help please? I am looking to sell foiled certificates to schools, sports teams etc. We have the ability to individually foil each persons name to add that extra personal touch. Does anyone have any experience doing this? Also, with regards to data...
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    Invoice question - credit note

    Hello, I am wondering if someone can help please. I have an invoice dated December 2017. The VAT period for November 2017 - January 2018 has now been submitted. The invoice dated December 2017 was in dispute and now the supplier has issued a partial credit note. I was wondering how to best...
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    Invoicing, quotation and stock management for small business

    Hello, I was wondering if someone could help please? I run a small business and was looking at becoming efficient in the way that I work. I was looking at some cloud software that can be used for invoicing, quotations and stock management. Would anyone be able to help or point me in the...