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"As your just starting this up and you have no experiance of pricing and costing, I would advise you to go as a sole trader and see how it pans out. If your still doing it in a years time, then think about changing to a ltd company.
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As far as pricing…"
"There's a lot more to being a ltd co than simple separation of assets etc. As a new ltd co with no trading history you may find suppliers refuse to give you credit accounts for a few years. Also a ltd co is becoming less and less tax efficient (what…"
"You don’t need to break down costs for the client. It is better to give a total fixed price, but if the job involves removing waste and/or other tasks associated with the job at hand, you can list these tasks involved but not a breakdown or list the…"
Morning all, Another start up venture post.....apologies!I have spent some time reading through the various posts on this site which has led me to sign up and post myself. I am currently reading Paul Powers how to book and it makes for very good rea…
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Morning all, Another start up venture post.....apologies!I have spent some time reading through the various posts on this site which has led me to sign up and post myself. I am currently reading Paul Powers how to book and it makes for very good reading however he runs his business as a sole trader, whereas I would like to run as a LTD company to separate personal finances assets etc from the company. From the other threads I understand it's far better to price per job than to quote per hour,…
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Reply by Adrian Noble 21 minutes ago
Hayter harrier 41 pro
Good morning, a dealer near me is advertising the hayter harrier 41 pro 2019 model at £600 inc vat. It has a honda engine which i know to be solid. I could do with a roller mower to add to my kit but have no experience of hayters apart from using a customers hayter 48 last year. Anyone been using these? Is it possible to fit a mulch blade? Any help would be much aporeciated, regards, Martin.
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