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    Trade fair postponed 3 times - what are my rights?

    So looks like legally I might not be able to do anything. Though ethically it's a bad move by them, because it's a sure fire way for them to lose my future business beyond this exhibition. I know all businesses have to do what they can to survive but ethics are important and also maintaining...
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    Trade fair postponed 3 times - what are my rights?

    Yes I did sign the contract with this clause in it. I'm not sure if many people read or cared about the force majure clause before the pandemic, I certainly didn't... :( The organisers are Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd. Yes the event probably will go ahead eventually if the...
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    Trade fair postponed 3 times - what are my rights?

    This is the clause in the contract (below). So looks like they have covered themselves. But the question is can they reasonably do this or is it just black and white and I have no grounds to ask for a refund at all? I had other exhibitions booked, and although they also have this clause in the...
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    Trade fair postponed 3 times - what are my rights?

    Yes that's correct. Can they postpone repeatedly like this and keep my money for this long under this term?
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    Trade fair postponed 3 times - what are my rights?

    Hi, We signed up for an exhibition stand at a trade fair which was going to originally take place in Spring 2020. We have already paid in full for the stand. Due to the pandemic the trade fair got cancelled and we were told we can't be given our money back as per the contract and that trade...
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    Calculating holiday hours accrued

    Thank you everybody for the kind responses. Great help.
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    Calculating holiday hours accrued

    Hi, I'm having some difficulty getting my head around this so I wonder if someone can help please. I have a staff member who is on a fixed term 6 month contract. She works 25 hours a week every week but the hours on each day are different. How do I calculate how many hour she has accrued for...
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    VoIP solution?

    Thank you very much everyone for the responses esp Cubik for the detailed response. I have heard great things about vonage before so I'll look into that.
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    VoIP solution?

    Hi, I am not up to speed with telephony solution options and have done some research on this but can't seem to find my answer. Please advise what solution would be best for me. I have 2 different businesses and I want to have a different landline telephone number for each business (local...
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    Daily reading?

    Any more?
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    Daily reading?

    Hi, I am looking for some inspiration, so it would be nice to know what is on the daily reading list of others on this forum? Thanks.
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    New Company Retail/Distribution Help.

    Hi Mark - For international sales, reach out to DTI and tell them about your plans. They will most likely be able to provide you support in some capacity and help you put together a plan of action.
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    Merchant account advice

    Hi, I currently use Worldpay for processing off line payment (phone orders) for my wholesale business. I also do retail events where I sell to the public directly and use izettle/sumup for that. Moving forward (in a couple of months) I want to also start taking payments on 2 e-commerce...
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    Which back-office / ERP system?

    I've been researching and found a company called Khaos Control. They seem reasonably economical but I don't know if they are any good. Has anyone heard of them? Anyone used their ERP software? Thanks
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    Which back-office / ERP system?

    Hi SERC1204 - thank you for your detailed advice. I appreciate it. You are talking along the same lines as what I am looking for.