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    Company dissolved but could director still get outstanding invoices paid as a sole trader from an old client ?

    Hello, Hope you're all doing well. My company was voluntary dissolved 10 months ago. However, an old client owes me some money and got in touch with me to settle the payment, but I trade as a sole trader now as oppose to running a Ltd company. I have asked the client to pay the invoice into...
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    Testing the waters for a choco fountain and other "wow" events services. Please can you advise me.

    @MBE1 thanks for the answers, much appreciated. You are right about holding onto the savings, and yes it is very easy to lose it all and hard to win. I will take up your advice on looking at suppliers who can hire me the equipment required to start this operation. I will look into this whole...
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    Testing the waters for a choco fountain and other "wow" events services. Please can you advise me.

    Hello MBE1, Thanks for your response and advice. Please see the below quotes and response and possible questions. Do you mean hire it on a dry hire basis and then sell it as a package to the clients? I want a small home based business so I can keep an eye on the family that is the reason why...
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    Testing the waters for a choco fountain and other "wow" events services. Please can you advise me.

    Hello fisicx, Many thanks for your kind reply and advice. You are correct about wedding planners hiring from existing suppliers. I also have experience in events and wedding planning as I currently work for a well known prestigious London venue. I am also considering to add wedding/events...
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    Testing the waters for a choco fountain and other "wow" events services. Please can you advise me.

    Hello Members, Hope your well and doing brilliant in your projects. In addition to my other post in this thread relating to the events hire business, I wanted to ask members for some further advice on a certain idea. As some members who are aware, my original post was about me setting up a...
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    Starting up a Chocolate Fountain and other WOW factor services/products for hire business

    Hello HazelC, Thanks for your input, I appreciate all the information I am getting on this thread from everyone. It is very true what you have said, most of these businesses are sidelines and additional services to an already existing business. I am also considering adding a catering...
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    private domestic rental

    Hello Christine, It seems like your son was renting the room from a sublet operator. There are many operators out there who run these types of businesses. There are estate agents who even do this. They take on a landlords property on a guaranteed rent scheme and then let out the flat/house for...
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    Starting up a Chocolate Fountain and other WOW factor services/products for hire business

    Thanks SilentJay for your advice. Are there others on this forum running similar type of operation that I am planning on embarking soon. Please come forward and let me know how you are finding this industry?
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    Starting up a Chocolate Fountain and other WOW factor services/products for hire business

    Hi UKBF Friends, I hope everyone's well and doing good in your chosen business field. I really need some advice/tips on a business idea I had been contemplating for a while now. I am interested in setting up a events hire business mainly specialising in, Chocolate Fountains, Fruit Palm trees...
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