Recent content by smeets

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    Checking a trademark before registering

    Hi All, I'm starting a new business and want to check our potential name for any conflicts with other trademarks - where do I start? I have contacted a solicitor who has suggested he can do a clearance search (?) for us for around £200, I think that's the bit before filing to ensure that there...
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    Withdrawing Trade Mark Application

    Hi all, apologies for the delay in responding to your replies. First of all, thank you for getting back to me. @finest123 I completely wish I hadn't contacted the solicitor first. @FrazerBye Thanks for your feedback. On the day after I posted, I spoke to a trademark attorney. Conclusion is...
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    Withdrawing Trade Mark Application

    Hi, I’m hoping someone can help with this query as it’s proving to be quite stressful sitting here thinking about it. We put in a Trade Mark application with the IPO for our brand that has been going for 5 years, but a major high street retailer opposed it via formal opposition – they claim...
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    Selling to boutiques: T&Cs

    Thanks for the suggestions. Does anyone have any ideas about how much solicitors charge for this?
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    Selling to boutiques

    Thanks for the suggestions. At first i thought about creating an email which would give a little bit of information about our company and contact details and attaching a catalogue, then following up a week or so later with a phone call. Is this the right way to go? Am conscious about...
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    Selling to boutiques: T&Cs

    Hi All, Does anyone have any experience of selling to boutiques and setting up Terms and Condition's for doing so? We currently have our own leather handbags e-commerce store but would like to sell to small boutiques at a reduced trade price What should we include in our terms and...
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    Selling to boutiques

    Hi All, Does anyone have any experience of selling to boutiques. We currently have our own leather handbags e-commerce store but would like to sell to small boutiques at a reduced trade price. We're still very small so would like to start off small i.e. not contacting a whole list of...
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    Selling to a store- T&Cs

    Hi All, Any advice on the above? Thanks
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    Selling to a store- T&Cs

    Hi all, We are looking to approach some small stores to stock our range of leather accessories (bags and purses which retail between £60-£100). Has anyone come across any good examples of Terms and Conditions documents that you would get the buyer to sign off when placing the order, or would...
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    How to show income in first year of Self Employment

    So does the monthly salaried income not count as a large proportion of the regular income and therefore work in your favour?
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    How to show income in first year of Self Employment

    Hi, thanks for the info. So are there any particular lenders that are more likely to lend to someone who is self employed (and also has a salaried job earning 12k per annum after tax)? Also, what i don't understand is whether having that regular monthly income from the salaried job works...
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    How to show income in first year of Self Employment

    Does the 3 year (ish) rule still apply if i have a part time job that I've had for nearly 3 years earning about £12k p/a? Does that count in my favour at all?
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    How to show income in first year of Self Employment

    Hello, thanks for the info. 3 years worth?? :( that is indeed a veeeery long time :( Any mortgage brokers on here that could clarify, or indeed anyone else with any advice?
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    How to show income in first year of Self Employment

    Hi All, Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this thread, newbie here :) I wondered if anyone had any advice on how someone who has been self employed for less than a year (therefore has not completed a self assessment yet) can show their income? I ask as i may be looking to...