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    New Business Shop Sharing

    Thank you for the information. It may not be a bad idea but do consider that you may start competing for business and you need to be able to spend all day with this individual without falling out with them.
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    Finding Startups

    1. Because I want to know more about this individual and their business and they may not want certain information in a public forum. 2. For some reason my alerts aren't working very well and I have to manually find the forum that the response is on. 3. If I ask this individual a question and...
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    Finding Startups

    This can be done and there are places online. Please send me a message and I will get back to you. Helping start ups is a very serious thing as it could spell disaster for them if you don't do a good job. If I feel confident you know what you are doing I will give you my way of approaching...
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    When to approach an accountant?

    Do some research on the field you are in and see what write offs/deductables an accountant may be able to grant you. Then book a consultation and make sure they really know what they are on about. It is always worth having a good accountant, they will save you time AND money as long as they are...
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    Selling products on behalf of customers

    This is a very interesting issue, there are plenty of ways you can sort out the payment issue/commission. Before giving any advice I would need to know more details so please send me a message and I will get back to you. I don't want to give you bad advice based around assumptions.
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    New Business Shop Sharing

    This is legal as long as the landlord agrees as far as i am aware. But I don't know if this is the best idea, are you doing this because your business isn't doing well? If it is then this could fix the problem a bit but not completely. If your business isn't doing well then please say so and we...
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    Open to suggestions to maximize profit

    I'm not sure what you are trying to do here, are you trying to rent out the flat? Are you trying to run a business in the office or a combination of the two? Or are you looking to spruce up the building and sell it for a profit?
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    Loan needed for house purchase

    Is this a home to live in or a home to let?
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    Introduction

    This is of interest to me as I am currently advising a sports supplement company, I will send you a pm so we can have a good discussion about this topic.
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    Not 100% sure what marketing is, or how to do it?

    As I said in my introduction post; a lot of businesses leave so much money on the table...
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    Not 100% sure what marketing is, or how to do it?

    You hit the nail on the head with customer service, my biggest strength is my in person communication and relationship building skills. I work at a hotel and we have a silent competition of who can get mentioned the most on trip advisor.
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    Not 100% sure what marketing is, or how to do it?

    This is a very good post and I agree, I even consider the way your dress/present yourself as marketing. I am always ready for somebody to enquire about business just from the way I dress. The other day some kids asked me if I was a member of the secret service. I responded "Yes, but it is a...
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    Introduction

    I would like to introduce myself to this Forum and give a bit of a background into my business. My name Is Tom and I am trying to start my first business, I spend many mornings in the library researching and try my best to network with accountants, marketing experts and customer service...
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    Low-skill entry business ideas.

    I was also a loser with no skill and a college level education but I worked very hard to educate myself, I type this whilst sat in a library having just spent 2 hours studying accounting. I attend networking events and try to learn from everybody I can. I think your best bet is to spend a good...