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    Breaking my lease agreement early

    We are able to and are advertising for sub-lets but no joy as yet And we are eligible for SBRR Thanks
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    Breaking my lease agreement early

    Thanks for your response Charlie B The lease is in the name of the Ltd Company No personal guarantees given As director, I don't owe the Ltd company any money (I've been living off savings since, not even taking a salary) Hope this helps
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    Breaking my lease agreement early

    Hi I'd like to get some advice from the board if I may. I'm 15 months through a 24 month lease of a commercial suite. I have kept up my rental payments with no fuss or delay and have had a good relationship with the landlord so far. My business is not taking off, and for this reason as well...
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    New business and personal mortgage up for renewal - any experience?

    Hi I always get great advice from the members here and just want to say that I'm grateful for it and I will 'thank' your post in return. I'm still learning here so not always able to reciprocate with advice, but I hope that in time, that will come. :) So I quit my job and set up my...
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    Companies House WebFiling service - Annual Return question

    Hi When I started up the company last year I put in 1 ordinary share. I later learned that it is better to enter 100 so you can divide into percentages more easily at a later date. There's been no change in the share capital of the company (i.e. it's still just me), but whilst doing the...
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    Started own business, living off savings

    Thanks Paul for your response Yes, I'm aware of the possibility of paying myself in dividends but, in the absence of profits, what must I physically do to notify HMRC and demonstrate that I am still salaried? Is there any specific forms I must fill in to notify HMRC that I have not quit a job...
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    Started own business, living off savings

    Hi I recently (3 months ago) stopped full time employment to start up my own business (limited company, not self-employed). For the past three months, I have been living off savings as the business is still getting off the ground. I need to pay myself some modest salary (even though...
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    If a company purchases your services, do they implicitly agree to your terms?

    An update to the below: they are willing to buy our services on a trial basis but without contract, as the person who deals with contracts at their end if away until July. What are the risks of providing services to them on a trial basis without a contract? Are they implicitly agreeing to our...
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    How to learn to design websites

    I'm the same as you... I desperately needed a website for my business so I installed a cheap and cheerful, pretty limited, wordpress theme. It looks basic and I urgently want to revamp it... I've been exploring these drag and drop sites such as Jimdo, Wix and Weebly, but ultimately I want to...
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    If a company purchases your services, do they implicitly agree to your terms?

    Hi Got a question regarding a company which wants to procure our services. We usually ask our customers to sign a contract to cover ourselves and them, but one potential client seems very hesitant to sign anything (but otherwise look like a respectable company, I think it's just a fear of...
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    My new client is a school - does anyone have experience with this?

    Thanks for your response. The school now seems a bit tentative on entering into a contract - they have instead suggested a pilot scheme for just 6 weeks (the total value of services not being more than a thousand pounds)... if they don't physically sign a contract, are they still essentially...
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    My new client is a school - does anyone have experience with this?

    Thanks for your replies. If I give a proposal with an indicative contract to say the Deputy Head, I'm wondering whether they'll sit on it because of confusion or get scared off because they may not want to enter into contracts on behalf of the school.
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    My new client is a school - does anyone have experience with this?

    Hi, I run a small business providing training services to individuals (e.g. team building, leadership etc), and we have a contract which we use for that. My new client, in which I'm providing training services to their students, is a school. What are unique issues with entering a B2B...
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    Wholesale books

    Hello! I have just seen your comment and am interested in finding out more. We are a young education start-up aiming to expand our resources. So we are in need of text books catering to students of Key Stage 3 and upwards. Please can you get in touch with me if this is something your...