Recent content by trefd

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    paypal versus bank's merchant service

    I am planning to sell training courses to joe public and I'm aware that if a student pays by credit card thru a bank's merchant service, then under current legislation the bank has an obligation to ensure that the training takes place or else it has to give a refund to the student. The banks...
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    intellectual property

    Can anyone tell me if I can use a document that was produced by a liquidated company. This document wasn't copyrighted and was a set of guidelines for a product which I am now selling. I have nagging feeling this may not be straightforward!
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    paypal vs merchant service

    Hello there. I am opening a new business bank account and want to be able to accept cretdit card payments. I fear that this will entail the bank/merchant service asking me for a guarantee/deposit to offset potential liabilities should we not deliver what we say we will (heaven forbid!). Am I...
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    health and safety business

    Can anyone give a view on the pros and cons of launching a business which provides H&S training and/or consultancy? Is the market as good as my (limited) research indicates, i.e. more H&S training companies than any other topic by far. I have experience of running training companies previously...
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    website ownership etc

    I am about to engage a company to create a website and a ppc/seo campaign for a new business. what do I need to do to ensure I own the site and its content and also contol access to the website so that I'm not held to ransom in the future?
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    bad ppc experience

    I was involved in the pilot of a new business last year offering distance learning training products. The aim was to test the market through ppc. Unfortunately we didnt spend enough of our ppc budget to establish the average cost per sale and the project was eventually shelved. Our advisers told...
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    website groundrules

    i'm in discussions with suppliers re the creation of a website and subsequent ppc/seo. how do i ensure i dont lose 'control' of the site e.g. its taken down by the suppliers because of future dispute? any other guidelines welcome!
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    credit score predictions

    I plan to credit score individuals before providing them with a service which they'll pay off over 12 months. Is there somewhere that will tell me what the predicted repayment default rates are for specific credit scores?
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    Privat tuition centre - starting up

    Hi -I'm looking at doing the same having doing much research in this sector. Do you want to touch base to compare notes?
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    a good time to offer seo/ppc services?

    Hi, I have a reasonably successful track record in business and I'm thinking about creating a company to offer seo/ppc services. I'd welcome some feedback on the following issues. - is this a profitable market sector to be in? - assuming plenty of energy, tenacity etc, how difficult is it to...
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    a good time to offer seo/ppc services?

    Hi, I have a reasonably successful track record in business and I'm thinking about creating a company to offer seo/ppc services. I'd welcome some feedback on the following issues. - is this a profitable market sector to be in? - assuming plenty of energy, tenacity etc, how difficult is it to...
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    a good time to offer seo / ppc services?

    Hi, I have a reasonably successful track record in business and I'm thinking about creating a company to offer seo/ppc services. I'd welcome some feedback on the following issues. - is this a profitable market sector to be in? - assuming plenty of energy, tenacity etc, how difficult is it to...