Recent content by richofwombwell

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    Low-risk business that provides a living wage

    Telesales supplying printer cartridges. I started 3 years ago with 2k and a part-time job and B&Q. I now do 70k a year profit before wages. Takes a bit of market knowledge and you can make a lot more if you push it hard but you can definitely be comfortable from it that's for sure.
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    Post Brexit VAT - dropshipping from spain supplier - spanish customer.

    Hi Richard, All of the sales are to each representative company in each country. The company itself has multiple companies operating out of each European country. I thought it was triangulation where I am supplying from country a to country B with a supplier from country C. I think the...
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    Post Brexit VAT - dropshipping from spain supplier - spanish customer.

    Im looking for a little advice. I supply a company that has multiple subdivisions In the following EU countries. Spain, Portugal, Italy, Ireland. For Spain and Portugal I buy the goods from a Spanish supplier and have them dropshipped to the stores in Spain and Italy. I do not pay VAT on...
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    How much money did you start your business with?

    Cold calling costs me around £100 a month yet it has provided 100% of my 140k turnover.
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    Cold calling techniques?

    Cold calling is how i generate 100% of my business. I first call on a fact finder getting the information i need to find out what sort of client it is. I then send an information pack through the post with a sachet of popping candy stapled to the letterhead as it brings in the eye and is...
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    How much money did you start your business with?

    £1K, worked a largish business selling printer cartridges to businesses and schools and left did something else, didn't work out then decided to start up on my self ! 3 years in now. Still just myself as i'm not sure i want to grow it to need staff but doing around 140k a year in sales at a 55%...
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    Dropshipping Spain - Spain from UK firm supplying spanish company. Vat troubles ?

    I am a uk vat registered firm having products drop shipped to spain from spain for a customer based in India ( supply Ireland and Portugal too) But for certain suppliers they want to charge me IVA (Spanish Vat) as the goods are not leaving the country. I am also looking to supply the same...
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    Managed Print / Pay per month printing.

    I don't normally watch it but the wife had it on and its pretty good actually ! If you want any more info or help in future with printers feel free to send me a message ! :)
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    Managed Print / Pay per month printing.

    Samsung's are great, owned by HP now though reckon it will be another year until the brands merge. In that case it would be a brother machine over a 14 month contract at £13 per month or something similar (back of fag packet maths watching death in paradise that is ). That would be more like...
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    Managed Print / Pay per month printing.

    It would be interesting to look through a number of smaller machines. Probably looking at a smaller HP or brother machine for that amount. Is it just mono machines or colour ? Looking at a more cost effective model of HP instant ink which is a huge rip off.
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    MENTOR WANTED

    Toby you are wrong, Are you a moderator ? No so don't act like one or apply to become one. The forum has moderators for a reason. If its a business forum why do you not have your business credentials posted up on show ? Your attitude is disgraceful show some respect to others.
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    Managed Print / Pay per month printing.

    Canon i-SENSYS LBP251dw is the printer I'm going for, got a few out to my customers at the moment and there great printers.
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    Managed Print / Pay per month printing.

    I'm looking at more like a 20 month contract at £34.95 per month.