http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ for all members of PRIME Business Club en Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:20:55 +0000 http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=9#post-25 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:25:03 +0000 Laurie South 25@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi Fonzi<br /> Setting up a Limited Company<br /> I am not sure where the reams of advice came from, but a good starting point is the Business Link website (www.businesslink.gov.uk). They have a section on starting up a limited company. You might even call or contact your local Business Link. Depending where you live they can signpost you to all sorts of help.<br /> Laurie South </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=7#post-24 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:44:22 +0000 jac 24@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>You could take a look at <a href="http://www.server-room.co.uk" rel="nofollow">www.server-room.co.uk</a> </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=10#post-23 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:20:14 +0000 paulbarton 23@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi Phil I too have a similar problem as i am 30% disabled from service in the Royal Navy. I started out consulting but have settled on a business model which builds an international network of business units that is developing predictable and sustainable income.<br /> I'd be willing to share my experiences and maybe help you find a way.<br /> e mail me on <a href="mailto:paul@pabarton.com">paul@pabarton.com</a> or call me on 01752 769090<br /> Paul barton </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=10#post-22 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:54:28 +0000 Laurie South 22@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi Phil<br /> Did you send off for one of PRIME's packs? If you mentioned a disability we should have told you about some of the specialist agencies. If you live in London, the London Development Agency has a number of schemes. Leonard Cheshire also has a scheme funded by Barclays to help people with disabilities establish their own business. This is available in a number of different areas across the country. Look at <a href="http://www.readytostart.org.uk." rel="nofollow">www.readytostart.org.uk.</a> Depending where you live there are a range of other agencies - for example the Pinetree Trust in the North-East.<br /> You are certainly not alone Phil. A lot of people with disabilities start their own businesses, and at PRIME we certainly try our hardest to ensure you access the support and help you need.<br /> Laurie South </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=10#post-21 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:51:37 +0000 phil 21@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Is it still possible to start your own business if you have a disability ? I am 52 and restricted to the type of work I could undertake but I would love to start my own business. Any members out there who can tell me if they too have the same problem. Many thanks. </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=9#post-20 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:07:10 +0000 Fonzi 20@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>When I first went freelance ( I used to be a computer<br /> programmer) my first port of call was to find a local<br /> accountant. Maybe I was a bit lucky but my guy<br /> sorted out all the Ltd stuff and did the final balance<br /> sheets for the next twenty years right until I closed<br /> down the company to pursue another interest.</p> <p>Hope your as lucky as I was. </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=7#post-19 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:46:13 +0000 alan 19@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi William,<br /> I found 123 Instant site to be very good. It allows you to add and update from a number of web site templates. I am currently building my web site using this company. Costs per annum are cheap at around £2.99 or so per month, also includes a domain name.</p> <p>They can be found on: 123-reg.co.uk/instantsite/ </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=9#post-18 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:38:43 +0000 Jo 18@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>I am currently working for an employer, I am just about to leave to go it alone - in social care. I need to be a Limited Company and am lost among the reams of advice. Can anyone give me a foolproof way of doing this. </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=7#post-17 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:09:49 +0000 g_parry 17@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>It's difficult to make a good recommendation on the information available. It all depends on what functionality you require in a website. I found 1and1 (http://www.1and1.co.uk) a great place to start - a basic website costs £24 a year and comes with a website builder that will help you make a simple website quickly.</p> <p>I hope this helps </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=8#post-16 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:52:01 +0000 g_parry 16@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Having just started my new business, I thought others may find some of the resources I’ve discovered to be useful. Two area’s that caused me some consternation in the beginning, and the solutions I have found, allow me to make two five star recommendations to anyone considering a business venture that requires them to employ others.</p> <p>Health and Safety</p> <p>One of the major headaches for me was, having read all the negative publicity concerning Health and Safety; it appeared to be a minefield where a small error could result in significant costs to a new, or come to that, any business. </p> <p> I found the Health and Safety website to be an excellent resource. It debunks common myths that appear regularly in the national press and it provides templates for all of the major health and safety documentation you require, even down to sample risk assessments that you can use to develop your own.</p> <p>A business doesn’t require a Health and Safety Policy until it employs more than five people, my criteria to implement one before it was legally necessary was based on the fact that as the business grew, the time available to develop this type of documentation would diminish. Having a policy in place will become a legal requirement within the first couple of months and it was preferable to do this type of work before there were competing demands on my time.</p> <p>Using the Health and Safety Executive website, I was able to complete the bare bones of a policy document and complete a full risk assessment encompassing all areas of the business in less than a day. It’s a living document, and as such must be reviewed and amended on a regular basis but the work required has been significantly reduced as a result of following the advice and using the simple templates on the site.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hse.gov.uk/</a></p> <p>Payroll<br /> I guess to any established business payroll is not an issue, for me it appeared a nightmare. A long hard look at the HMRC website left me confused and no wiser as to how to calculate tax, NI and my NI as an employer.</p> <p>The BT business builder website came to my rescue and I could not recommend it highly enough for the payroll function. With no prior knowledge in this area, I was up and running in a matter of minutes and running payroll is a ten minute task each week.</p> <p>The downsides to this FREE package for me are twofold; firstly, once you finalise your payroll the documents are no longer available for printing until the next time you run a payroll. Initially this caused me one or two sleepless nights not knowing that the next time I ran payroll the reports would be available again. Secondly there is no on-line help when completing tasks.</p> <p><a href="https://www.btbusinessbuilder.com/logon.jsp" rel="nofollow">https://www.btbusinessbuilder.com/logon.jsp</a></p> <p>I hope you find these sites as useful as I did </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=7#post-15 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:16:57 +0000 linda 15@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi Willman</p> <p>Mr Site has been recommended quite a few times to me, and I know they have won at least one award. It cost £99.00 a year.</p> <p>I am thinking of using them myself</p> <p>Best wishes</p> <p>Linda </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=7#post-14 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:33:59 +0000 willman 14@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Anyone know of any reasonably priced website providers in West Midlands area please? Or any easy to use software to create myself? </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=4#post-13 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:12:03 +0000 gail 13@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi Fonzi</p> <p>Many thanks for your reply and the link. Property Hawk is a very popular web site for many investors and their free property manager software is excellent for property management but stills lack the link to financial statements i.e. profit and loss account and balance sheet account that, as a book-keeper, I require.</p> <p>thanks again for your interest.</p> <p>Gail </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=6#post-12 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:31:46 +0000 dee kahlon 12@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>My name is Jo Abel and I am a documentary director. I am working on a series for BBC 4 exploring the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren – what it means, how it is different to the relationship with your own children and how it impacts on the family as a whole. I know from personal experience that the arrival of grandchildren creates a massive shift in family dynamics both exhilarating and challenging. I am keen to learn from grandparents about this relationship and how it impacts on life. We have been given this unique opportunity to make this series and to give it the thought, and understanding it needs I need to talk to grandparents, parents and grandchildren about their experiences and relationships with one another. I am keen to talk to as many people as possible. I can be contacted at <a href="mailto:dkahlon@blastfilms.co.uk">dkahlon@blastfilms.co.uk</a>, <a href="mailto:jabel@blastfilms.co.uk">jabel@blastfilms.co.uk</a>, or my mobile is 07979247890</p> <p>Many thanks </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=4#post-10 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:05:22 +0000 Fonzi 10@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi Gail<br /> I found this link a while back whilst searching for online rent books for a friend of mine.<br /> <a href="http://www.propertyhawk.co.uk/?gclid=CNqi7qXlkZUCFQvilAodVT96fA" rel="nofollow">http://www.propertyhawk.co.uk/?gclid=CNqi7qXlkZUCFQvilAodVT96fA</a> </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=4#post-9 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:40:32 +0000 gail 9@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi</p> <p>My partner and I are trying to set up a new business. We are property investors and I am an experienced book-keeper. We are aiming to use todays technology to provide a web based service. As there is no suitable software programme on the market at the moment (and there are approximately 500,000 property investors with 82.5% owning 10 properties or more) we are designing and having one written for us. The aim will be for out-sourced staff to be trained and work from their own homes. </p> <p>I found this site whist searching for sources of funding. How refreshing to find something that caters for us oldies. We have a lot to offer with a wealth of experience. Would love to have someone contact me with any advice especially with regard to IT and funding for this project.</p> <p>Gail </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=2#post-8 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:38:10 +0000 Fonzi 8@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>One of my ideas for a new career or business is web site testing but it may well turn out to be quite a mountain to climb for little reward. </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=3#post-7 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:08:11 +0000 Fonzi 7@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi greyarea</p> <p>Looking to find a new career / business idea myself, home based if possible.</p> <p>I will take a look at your website later tonight.</p> <p>All the best.</p> <p>edit: I like the site, the mostly black and white works very well imho.<br /> My first motorbike was 250cc Royal Enfield Crusader Sports but before that I was a mod on a Lambretta :) </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=3#post-6 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:43:29 +0000 greyarea 6@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hello folks<br /> I've been a mechanical fitter all my life, now 60, but on Friday,15 Aug, I have a new knee fitted and am told I need (knee'd..oh dear) a new occupation in order to make it last.<br /> I don't really have a clue what to do. I'm not too bad with a computer, my own website <a href="http://www.calvertonfitter.com" rel="nofollow">www.calvertonfitter.com</a> is a description of my apprenticeship which I wrote myself but is not a commercial site, but I do hope it shows some ability.<br /> If anyone has any ideas they would be welcomed. </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=1#post-5 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:32:22 +0000 g_parry 5@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi Ian - this came as a bit of a surprise but it's a nice looking site. My login from the old site doesn't appear to work and I've had to register as a new member - could I suggest an e-mail to all the members of the old site encouraging them to come and look at the new one?</p> <p>An update from me - my business started formally at the beginning of June 08 and I'm pleased to say we have already won and implemented contracts worth £75,000 a year. This was a major relief when you consider the current economic situation - I did wonder if it was the right time to start a new business!</p> <p>Good luck with the new site </p> <p>Glenn </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=2#post-4 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:23:24 +0000 gsj 4@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Hi Phil,<br /> Also new to this site!<br /> I too am in website design at the moment but finding it a very dificult unprofitable area to be making a true living in. Don't know about you but we seem to find the larger companies are driving the market down by continually providing websites for next to nothing and ridiculous hosting pakages for just pence!<br /> We are now looking to diversifiy into other more profitable areas.</p> <p>If you keep hitting your head against a brick wall eventualy it stars to hurt but just sometimes a brick becomes loose and the walls fall down. -NEVER GIVE UP TRYING </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=2#post-3 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:28:59 +0000 montysden 3@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>I came across this site by accident through the JobCentre site and thought it looked interesting - and lo and behold - I'm one of the first to post on the new forum.</p> <p>Anyway I'm Phil and based in South Holland. I've been running my own businesses for some years now. The main one is website design and the other is retail fashion gifts. Now I need to change the businesses fromproviding pocket money to paying a reasonable income.</p> <p>I'm prepared to give some help/advice on setting up websites free and I'm also looking for help on running the fashion gifts side as a party plan company</p> <p>look forward to hearing from you </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=1#post-2 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:51:35 +0000 admin 2@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>Welcome to the PRIME discussion area. Here you can talk through your ideas, request and give help - and discuss pretty well anything to do with setting up or running your business.</p> <p>However, there are some rules! This web site is operated by PRIME as part of its efforts to help older people set up their own sustainable businesses. We reserve the right to remove any posts that in our opinion don't contribute to this effort, and ban spammers and rude or off-topic posters without further warning.</p> <p>Please help us maintain a friendly, business-like environment. </p> http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/topic.php?id=1#post-1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:41:30 +0000 admin 1@http://www.primebusinessclub.co.uk/talk/ <p>We are setting up a new discussion area using a different system, which should integrate better with the rest of the site. We hope to have the fully working by the middle of July. </p> <p>Meanwhile you are very welcome to try posting messages here. However the first few may get lost as we try out different ways of automating the detection and deletion of spam. We are also hoping to import messages from the old forums, but the attempt may cause havoc with any new messages. </p> <p>So at the moment this is still very much a test area. </p>