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Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to introduce myself to you all as am new to UK business forums.

I am in the process of setting up my own party supply business, is a very exciting time!!

Nearly ready to begin trading - just a few more things to cover then ready to go. Hoping that UK business forums can help!
 
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Nice one!
Great to see that your going into business, my name is joe searle and I run my own pt business and also an online marketing business, if you ever have any queries about marketing your business online let me know!

Joe
 
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Dave here, based in Bognor regis and MD of the Utility Savings Centre, which provides unique solutions for business owners in the catering, hotel, lesiure and property sectors, designed to help them save money and generate income, in a smart way.

I look forward to connecting with fellow members, in what is a busy forum

Dave
 
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Hi all,

My name is Robbie and I've joined today to get hints and advice on how to progress my business.

Me and my partner setup Obelysk ltd last year. It is a design company based in South East London.

At first it was more of a side project and now we are pushing forward and hopefully my business partner will be able to leave his other job and both be working for Obelysk Ltd full time.

First thing I need to try and find is a commission only based sales program. We're willing to offer 20% on all projects that are sold because you introduced us. I'm looking at this route as there is only two of us full time and I currently contact most companies but I thought if I could get a few people doing it too, it could really take us to the next level.

What are peoples thoughts on this? I imagine the kind of people that would go for it are people already in jobs, looking to earn some extra money in the evening or weekends.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post - I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Robbie
Obelysk Design
 
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Hello Farnhamit - I am based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

Hello Chuckles, I will be supplying children's birthdays of all ages as well as baby showers and wil then be progressing in the new year to adult birthday, milestone birthdays and wedding/ hen nights.
 
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Hi again Lianne, brilliant stuff, good luck to you.

Are you setting up a website and/or will you have a brochure/trade price list etc?
 
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Hi Chuckles,

I will have a website for people to buy from, I also plan in the future to develop my own party range/ tableware, stationery and gifts which will be available both retail and trade....fingers crossed!!
 
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Hi Robbie. We wish you and Dan well.

We're only 'up the road' from you, as it were! All the best.
 
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Hello

I'm new to the forum and I'm a new business based in London. I'm a nutritionist and I would like to do this full time and now have to do a normal job. I've been in IT for 20 years now and its time for a change.

I've always been into Health and Fitness and with my own weight loss I've been able to advise other also.

As I'm new to having a business I will be learning from you guys but I've also got a lot of knowledge I can give to others :)

Thank you
 
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Hi,

Newish to the forum. My part-time business has developed from what was an experiment into ecommerce into distribution from the US, partly just by seizing an opportunity. Starting with sole distribution rights for a new range of back packs from the States. Based in Southampton - currently employed 4 days a week to reduce the risk but the goal is to go all the way to self-employment and find new product of a similar to add to the portfolio.

Looking forward to learning from the experiences of others and helping out also where I can.

Kind Regards

Rod
(AirBac UK/Fresh Air Active)
 
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Hello,

My name is David Matthews im 23 years old.

I joined the forum today looking fro advise on how I can setup my business, currently I am working full time at a Citrix Administrator, but I enjoy web design so I would like to do this in my spare time evening and weekends.

When it comes to the tax and NI side I am not that experienced and any advice would be appreciated in helping make it success, not sure on what the best path is to take, Limited company? sole trader? tax? VAT?

I also hope I can be of assistance to anyone else too.

Many Thanks
Dave.
 
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Hi David, and welcome.

Articles such as this...

freelanceadvisor.co.uk/go-freelance-guide/limited-company-vs-sole-trader-which-is-best/

...may help you decide between limited and sole trading.

VAT? Doubt you'll have to register straight off. This may help...

hmrc.gov.uk/vat/start/register/when-to-register.htm

All the best, and feel free to ask specific questions. We'll help where we can.

Jon
 
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Hello All,

Apologies for a belated introduction. Have been a member for a few months now.

I'm an eCommerce, Mobile & Web Solutions Consultant, and writer.

Have over 15 years in IT consultancy/architecture, multi industry verticals covering eCommerce; system integration; ECM; CMS; CRM; business intelligence; data warehousing; eMarketing, financial solutions and enterprise search technology.

Interested in working with anyone on exciting new IT, digital media and writing projects.

As for my consultancy team. We have significant experience in the IT industry providing Internet and ecommerce solutions to a diverse range of industry sectors with proven success. Cross industry sectors and multiple functional areas such as CRM, databases, enterprise search, eCommerce, business process management, CMS plus more. Skills include, WordPress, Magento, OpenCart, Joomla, Drupal, JAVA, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, NoSQL, PHP, Python, .Net, Javascript, Ad Server, Web design plus more.

Hope I can be, and have been of help to fellow board members. Especially those embarking on freelancing or starting their own business.

Thanks for reading and feel free to get in touch.

Best Regards,

Paul
 
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Hi everyone,

Just saying hello here! First off - I'm new to forums, so bear with me while I learn!! :)

I've been on the web for quite some time now, but I grew up in Spain (English parents) and married an English girl, we have a child and now have been here in the UK for almost a year (time flies!) so our boy can spend time with his cousins and family.

I started my business, MobileWebsiteDesignUK.com early this year and by cold calling and persistence have a "nice little earner" as my Grandad would say!

I am a trained Graphic Designer and have been building websites for over 6 years now. I love it. There is a continuous challenge and learning curve when it comes to hosting, website design, website architecture, and search engine optimisation (SEO) - never a dull moment!

I'm on this forum for two reasons, to network/generate business as well as to give free advice when I have spare time. I strongly believe that one has to give to prosper and if what you give is good, you'll be rewarded. Strange how that works but it does... and nowhere more so than the web.

So.. for those of you who read this, my strengths are in graphic design, branding, photography, web design and SEO. I'd love to meet up with people from East Grinstead, West Sussex if possible.

All the best and kind regards,

Matt O'Gara
Mobile Website Design UK <--- Google it!

West Sussex, September 2013
 
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Hello all

We are a small London-based company providing a simple, hassle-free end-to-end sourcing and supply chain management service for merchandise.

We have an extensive database of national and international suppliers and work with start ups, smaller wholesalers and promotional companies to quickly search, compare and provide the most cost-effective supply channels for products they produce for customers.

I’m happy to receive personal messages and can help with free advice on efficiently sourcing products in the UK as well as in the Far East.

Thanks
 
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Hello UBF members,

I am currently based in London, working on many projects. I would like to ask if anyone is interested in internet marketing cooperation. Please pm me if you are a webmaster willing to promote a good business in London.

Thank you.
 
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Hey Guys,

Im new here as you can see,

Im looking to start up my own online business in the field of household electronics and baby goods.

Through my research I have come across this site and it has simply drawn me in.
 
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Hey, Dave,
I find your business is related to mine, so please contact me if interested.

Is anyone else into household goods or services?
 
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Hi everyone,

Thought I'd introduce myself here as we are based in sunny Bucks. Just launching our new service so going through our nervous/excited phase!

Andy
 
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AndyLF said:
Just launching our new service so going through our nervous/excited phase!
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This looks good! Do you have a newsletter/email list signup, to send out updates during and after launch?

Am also posting here to introduce myself and say hello, of course. I founded SwiftFeather; we're based in East London, and we help local businesses make the most of their web presence.

Hope everyone's having a good week. :)
 
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I am based in London, working from home where I have been able to automate much of my business, property, coaching and training activities through automation and delegation.

Over the last few years I co-developed, implemented and coached others on the "House to Buy a House for £1" residential property systems that have become well-known in the property investor community.

More recently I have combines all my business systems, property, marketing, communications and economy understanding to educate new and existing business entrepreneurs. I have and continued to work with many high-profile international entrepreneurs in this time.

I am always looking for new connections at all levels and profiles, and believe an online community like this can facilitate and expedite that process. Through my experience I have found that you get back whatever you give out, and often it comes back in greater doses.
 
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I know this is an old thread, but thought I would pop in and say hi.

We're a serviced apartment firm, who provides luxury accommodation (mainly as an alternative to hotels for bussiness guests) in Hemel Hempstead, Watford, St Albans and Windsor.
 
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Hi,

I'm Elizabeth from Brighton. I'm a freelance writer, researcher and editor, and I'm looking forward to joining in the discussions on here. When I'm not in work mode, I enjoy SuDoku and visiting as many art galleries as possible!
 
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Hi to everyone .... I run a social media marketing and online consulting business I look forward to sharing ideas and helping others as well as learning even more feel free to connect and say hi
 
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Hi my name is Dee I'm a P/A at building contractors in West London. We take on all aspects of building works for residential or commercial projects.
UKBF has given me some great tips & advise, I hope I can do the same for others thank you
 
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Hi all, Essex boy here.i have a few business interests and am an avid networker so just wanting to say hi and connect with any Essex / east Londoners out there and anyone else that want to talk to me ;-)
 
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Hi all,

London based sales trainer and business development strategists. Here for networking, advise, to help where I can and potential business opportunities. Feel free to get in touch if I can be of any help or if you feel you could be of help to us.

Lucas I notice you're from Infusionsoft - had a half hour chat with one of your colleagues the other day who was going to be sending me some more info. Didn't turn up :/ Wondering if he will get around to sending it before the end of the week.

Tom
 
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Hey Tom! I let Anthony know you didn't receive the email and you should have one in your inbox soon!
 
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Hey Lucas,

Guy I chatted to was based over in the states. Not sure on his name though.

Tom
 
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Hi,

I am Guy and Surrey based. Having 20 years of accounting experience gained in multinational and SME's, I have now chosen the path to work with smaller companies only.

Throughout my career I have discovered the importance to have proper processes in place for accounting and credit control.I can document and improve the efficiency of your accounting processes. Please send me a message to see how we can work together..
 
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Hi I am Marcus from a new company called Introduce4Money

In essence we are acting as the conduit between Introducers who would actually like value from their introductions and referrals on the one hand and great Suppliers who not only offer a great service at a great price but are also happy to share revenues with Introducers on the other.

Run another business which allows us to be well connected with all sorts of people and also a Non Exec director for a couple of companies, so always happy to help.
 
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Welcome Marcus

As 99% of our business comes from referrals is certainly a good way to work, provided the suppliers are of good quality and not just being chosen because they pay for introductions.
 
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Paul_Rosser said:
Welcome Marcus

As 99% of our business comes from referrals is certainly a good way to work, provided the suppliers are of good quality and not just being chosen because they pay for introductions.
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Thanks Paul, Certainly working on that premise. Also trying to get refers to think about 2nd and 3rd income streams for themselves as well.
 
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