Recent content by SolomonD

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    Royal Mail's mad postal system - what happens if you send a bag of sand?

    Yes the carboard works well and saves a fortune
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    Does anyone sell products on Amazon?

    Onbuy seem to be doing very well as a Anti Amazon competitor. Early days still but interesting to see how they develop.
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    Can we run a dark kitchen from home?

    If you have a mortgage you may also need permission from the bank to operate a business from the premises
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    Need advice on remote work and UK sponsored Job visa.

    Slack or a similar tool is very useful for remote working
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    Fulfillment in the UK

    You can try Andrew at Total Fulfilment, they have done some low volume clients before in order for them to grow.
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    Research for article - Biggest problems of ecommerce operations

    Yes customers are an interesting bunch. I have actually suggested internally looking for a business model which does not rely on customers. So far bank robbery is looking pretty good. ;)
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    Research for article - Biggest problems of ecommerce operations

    Hi, I am writing up an article (for a Blog, not the FT I am afraid) and I wanted to do some informal research on the biggest pain points for ecommerce companies, on their operational side (so not sales and marketing) Any an all suggestions very gratefully received.
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    Suppliers hate Amazon

    The aim of any business is to profit maximise, and you can achieve this by lowering costs or raising revenue. Amazon in many respects works as while it may increase sales in the long term it makes it difficult to differentiate your product and offer more than just the product. This is why brands...
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    How important is it to attend a prestigious university for a marketing/management position?

    A good university will always help, however it is definitely not the only route, it just makes it easier and some companies have a rather blinkered approach to only recruiting on a narrow profile (hello group think). We stopped specifying graduates only because we have some really good self...
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    I have been pondering....

    A good FAQ (or in fact multiple FAQs on different landing pages) works really well.
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    News - MyHermes in major international push

    So I am told their new international pricing is very competitive and our company (Desaptch Cloud) has seen a uptick in people looking for a shipping solution which integrates with them. I suppose it remains to be seen if these are loss leaders.
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    Corporation tax and dividends

    Agreed however for a export orientated business the end result to owners could be significant.
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    Corporation tax and dividends

    I just want to check if this is true after a recent conversation If you own a GB company, you will be taxed 19% on profits, which you can then distribute as dividends to UK residents (£2k allowance and then marginal rate) If you have a Jersey company, then the corporation tax would be 0%...
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