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    Maximum consecutive working days.

    @WaveJumper This is useful read, and regarding hours worked per week this helps, but I understand that this has some flexibility based on what myself and my employee agree. I also completely understand that from a H&S perspective, making sure things are done safely is key. I would not want to...
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    Maximum consecutive working days.

    Thank you all. As a small company we are not in a financial position to offer full pay for a prolonged period of sick leave, as much as we would like to, as SSP is not liveable. We obviously do not want to overwork our staff, that being said, the weekend events are festivals and are actually...
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    Maximum consecutive working days.

    Hi All, I have an employee who will be needing to take some time off after an operation (3 weeks minimum), and he has requested that he use holiday days instead of receiving SSP, which we are happy with. He typically works Monday to Friday, but with the nature of our business, we regularly...
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    What is reasonable for a supplier of a faulty product?

    The T's & C's section of the website states: Guarantees and Warranties 8.1 Equipment and machinery supplied by XXX are covered by their respective manufacturer's warranties, details of which are included with the product. Faults which develop within the warranty period should be notified as...
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    What is reasonable for a supplier of a faulty product?

    Hi All, My company manufactures some of our products in house, and ~5 months ago we invested in some equipment, purchased from a UK supplier, but manufactured by an American company. We have recently seen the performance of the equipment degrade to a point where it is not fit for purpose, and...
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    Help!... Business Mentor and Planning to Sell

    @Gecko001 I see why this may sound strange. The 'day job' is actually a result of me quitting my previous employment to start a company, for which I now a handful of employees and a decent size premises, but we are moving into bigger soon hopefully. My main business is an Internet of Things...
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    Help!... Business Mentor and Planning to Sell

    @tony84 That's about right for a basic horn, but we also have scultped, carved higher end things, and lots of other products in the same niche. It's not been uncommon for our return customers to purchase 4+ times. There are also some high value product lines in this niche, and our customers have...
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    Help!... Business Mentor and Planning to Sell

    Hi All, I started a new business with my wife late last year. It's an eCommerce business selling Viking jewellery, drinking horns, and other Viking items. It has been well received, we have had more than 2000 customers, a good repeat customer rate, around 4000 email subscribers with a good open...
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    Which business models provide fastest return?

    @mattk Our devices are all bespoke for our clients so far, but most of them are extremely low power, therefore don't have an operating system to speak of, so Apps aren't an option for that. We are working on a secure scalable IoT platform that will really accelerate IoT related product...
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    How to make money from empty space?

    Very close to Reading town centre, so it's a great location, in my opinion.
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    How to make money from empty space?

    We have confirmed with the landlord that we can sublet. :)
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    How to make money from empty space?

    Hi All, My company is about to move office, and we are currently looking at properties and have found one with a great potential for us to expand into. The building is a warehouse downstairs, and office upstairs, each floor being ~120sqm. So, the problem is, it's a bit above our budget (by a...
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    Which business models provide fastest return?

    P.S. We do have marketing experience, and a digital marketer within the company, and I own another business which is eCommerce, so we have a decent amount of capabilities in addition to the technical team. We are working towards the revenue streams that may be slower to come to fruition at the...
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    Which business models provide fastest return?

    @The Byre As it's a business related question and not a technical one, then it's a perfectly fair request to strip out the jargon. To go slightly on the defensive, I think it is important to include the jargon, as a I may get a more relevant answer from someone in a similar industry due to...
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    Which business models provide fastest return?

    @The Byre Thanks for your response. To try and state my question in plain English. I own an engineering company, have the ability to make custom electronics and software for cheaper than a lot of other startups, and we have some extra capacity at the moment. I would like to make best use of...
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