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    Would love to run a shop, please help.

    I think you should opt for organic business growth. Your idea for a market stall is a fantastic starting point especially as its getting into finer weather. The market stall is also an affordable starting point which you will learn a lot from. The kinds of items you sell will differ from the...
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    EPOS/ till system / stock help?

    Gemma We alredy deal with a party shop and know some of the problems you get. I left you a message on your answer phone. cheers Mark.
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    EPOS/ till system / stock help?

    what kind of business do you have? if you want a free chat gimmie a call Mark
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    Giftware Retailers and Sales agents

    Very interesting that agents do 50% for you. are you able to share your agents to see if they would market our products? Do they behave themselves and do your customers like the fact agents do the work for you?
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    Giftware Retailers and Sales agents

    Thanks for the FB Hawthorne and esk - 6K is a lot to recoup. I onyl spend that money on trade with Sco Logic and thats because we've been around for 15 years in the industry and IT stuff does cost significantly more. Watch your budget with spring fair as other I have spoken too spent 2.5 but...
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    Introducing coffee sale to retail shop - implications?!

    Some councils insist on publically available toilets for disabled male and female. It's actually easier to gift the coffee than run into all the red tape that could hit you if you are trying to sell it.. Make sure it's good coffee to keep us men happy whilst the wife browses for hours :) New...
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    Giftware Retailers and Sales agents

    Davey celtic candles look well designed, all in tins ad a little on the high price by looking at their website but good choice to select an independant. If you are interested in seeing our stuff i can send a pdf to anyone who pm's me. Small tins like celtic candles are under £2 a tin and...
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    Giftware Retailers and Sales agents

    mhall I agree, being a candle maker is a little like being a jeweller by way that i appreciate others work. The large companys have yet to show me good quality - poor wicking, bad pouring, wetspot disgusting fragrance. I have alot of time for small independant people like ourselves and urge...
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    Giftware Retailers and Sales agents

    Davey, Who's candles did you opt for? Personally we'd never do spring fair, the problem is the stand cost v's the return on investment as we need a minimum of 3M in length for the range and at £385 per M2 and stands that are 3 x 2 , costs are around £3.5k to do the show. We also open our...
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    Giftware Retailers and Sales agents

    Jeff, Yes we know Jane.. :) She and yourself are not alone in the move to do more direct retail just watch you dont loose your remaining stockists as a stockist will buy hundreds in value where Joe public may only spend a tenner. Mark
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    Giftware Retailers and Sales agents

    Davey I understand the opinion, there are a lot of candle companies but it's a bit like the jewellery market or fused glass makers. We have a lot of white candle in a box makers that tend to be very regional. But they all have different takes and target markets. at the BCTF we had 4 candle...
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    Giftware Retailers and Sales agents

    BCTF and others it's not just a 1 show problem. Going back to straight retail is an option but as a 2 year old venture in a market thats led by essentially 1 brand doesnt really expand the business unless we have a larger number of resellers and is the reason we do trade fairs. We're also in...
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    Giftware Retailers and Sales agents

    Thanks for the feedback sofar, it's interesting that you also dislike agents. How would you normally buy stock, what trade fairs do you go to? Personally i know it's not the product or the way we dress our trade stands and our pricing is amongst the lowest in the country - it just seems...
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    Giftware Retailers and Sales agents

    Hello everyone, thanks for clicking. Im looking to find some decent giftware sales agents up and down the country to market our handmade business. Having been to yet another trade show and come back without even handing out pricelists cos the show was full of "visitors" and no buyers i...
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    US TAX question

    Being a UK company selling business to business in the USA we dont need to charge VAT thats fine so far from my VAT knowledge. However we are shipping to the US business from US Distribution but ordering and paying for the goods in the UK. Whats the deal with the US taxation side of things as...
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