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    The very first steps as sole trader

    Then, if I want to get VAT refund, I have to charge VAT (Even if I do not go over 70,000 turnover). And if I do not charge VAT I cannot get refund on expenses.:redface: Thank you
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    The very first steps as sole trader

    One more thing about trade mark/name registration. It says that Trade marks are not registrable if they: describe your goods or services or any characteristics of them, for example, marks which show the quality, quantity, purpose, value or geographical origin of your goods or services And the...
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    The very first steps as sole trader

    i make loads of purchases with vat. then, how i reclaim it? thank you very much. regards.
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    The very first steps as sole trader

    Thank you. Then trade mark... I really thought that is for big businesses, that for sole trader small business name is only a question of registering as... I dont know... small business name, but no trade mark. Regards S.I
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    The very first steps as sole trader

    Hi DrPepper, I think trademark name and small business name are different things. I think. The link you passed is great to read more about the subject. Thank you. The page I have been looking at is "national business register" for name registration. Does anyone know about this "national...
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    The very first steps as sole trader

    Hello, I am struggling to understand which are the very first steps to register a business and become sole trader. Let me tell you what I think I need to do and PLEASE correct or add the information. THANK YOU (that is shouting, yes :)) 1- choose a name. No need to register it as it is not a...
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    Business name and the use of Co and Associates

    I checked some legal docs from the House of Lords. I have underlined and bold a phrase. One more text follows it. Regards. Misleading names Clause 794: Name containing inappropriate indication of company type or legal form 1496. This clause replaces sections 33, 34 and 34A of the...
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    Photos help

    Hello, I have just taken pictures of my jewellery, detailed ones. Probably this replay won't be of much help to you since you have got the equipment: I contacted a photographer in a photography forum who would do it in exchage of experience (since I have not started my business yet I dont...
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    What sort of Trade Price Should i offer

    Can you please explain it a bit more? Regards S.I.
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    What sort of Trade Price Should i offer

    Hi, Silver, I am plannig the launching of a business and have thought about the possibility of selling to shops too. First I was thinking like you: I dont want to lose the 50 percent; I can do just public and no give away hours of my work. Then, I changed my mind after speaking to my boss at...
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    Business name and the use of Co and Associates

    Hi, I think that would fell into "misleading" category. I said "I think". I am also starting -not yet- as a sole trader and I am reading as much as I can on the legal bits and, actually, on everything else. I have been reading this page triple w dot start dot biz slash business names ... (I...