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New 'Missed Call' scam highlighted by Trading Standards and Daily Mail

Another scam, this time a worrying one with the implication of automatic call back to a potentially Premium Rate number with NO action from phone owner. Forewarned is forearmed... :)

Via Trading Standards Alerts!: "Mobile customers are falling victi

Started by Gary RK in Business

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Gross Profit Margins

I know this is a subject that most people don't like to talk about, usually because they don't understand what the "margin" represents to them financially.

It would be interesting to know if you would like to have this information clarified, and how i

Started by 1st Garden Maintenance in Business

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Job lead Cumbria, Cockermouth (2.5 acres+)

Hello,

A customer of mine has recently moved to Cockermouth and is in need of grass cutting. It is a large grass cutting contract with potential for other maintenance.

It is too far for me to travel for maintenance however I will be involved in a desig

Started by Green Hand in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Green Hand May 4, 2016

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Hants Police : Fears over van theft epidemic in Aldershot and Farnborough as 36 are reported since January

"The warning from Hampshire Police comes after CCTV footage captured the moment when thousands of pounds worth of tools were stolen from a van in Aldershot.

There have been 36 van thefts in Aldershot and Farnborough since January, Hampshire Police re

Started by Gary RK in Business

7 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Apr 29, 2016

Camp Castle, Cambridge

I am looking for 3/ 4 people for a weeks work in Camp Castle, Cambridge installing play equipment.

Work to be done end of may beginning of June.

Please email mark@mwjones.co.uk

Started by MWJONES in Business

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Buying customer base pitfalls??

Hi all just wondered of a general view of buying a existing customer base the chap is retiring he has generally run the business down, has 12 customers to sell me turning over 10k a year some of them are a bit lower than we charge but was thinking it

Started by chris in Business

15 Replies · Reply by 1st Garden Maintenance Apr 27, 2016

Help !! lawn care photo's needed !!!

Hi I'm just having a webpage done and my site builder need's some photograph's !! as I'm just starting to concentrate on mowing and lawn treatments I have no photo's !! can anybody send me some photographs to help out ?? thank's in advance Graham

Started by Graham Matthews in Business

8 Replies · Reply by Graham Matthews Apr 23, 2016

Growing a business slowly.

Did many of you grow your businesses slowly just though recommendations etc to get to where you are today?

I'm just happy to plod along at the moment, picking up customers here and there and trying my best to avoid becoming part of the rat race. Every

Started by Graham Wright in Business

9 Replies · Reply by Harry@VWGS Apr 18, 2016

Who is liable if damage happens when using a customers own tools?

We have invested heavily in the best lawnmower and tools available but we have one very nice but demanding customer who insists on us using his own lawnmower and other power tools. It doesn't matter what we say, he insists on us using them. But I'v

Started by Paul Johnson in Business

7 Replies · Reply by Benedict Simmons Apr 15, 2016

Trailer electrics anyone?

Evening all,Have had a frustrating fortnight with my trucks electrics for the trailer. Everything about the trailer is absolutely fine, but one indicator refuses to work, it is not the bulb. The beeper in the truck is going to suggest there is a conn

Started by Tom Beevor in Business, Machinery, and Info

10 Replies · Reply by Tom Beevor Apr 17, 2016

Damaged fence panel

Morning all,I've had a small incident this morning whilst reversing out of a clients drive, where I've hit the opposite properties fence. It is a ship lap style panel with concrete posts. The panel was pushed out of the posts but the only damage was

Started by Tom Beevor in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Apr 11, 2016

Gardening work in Ludlow/ Leominster/ Welsh Marches Area

My wife and I are thinking about relocating to the above area as we can get more for our money property wise. I just wondering what's the self employed gardener market is like in that area? I plan to do continue the gardening business if and when we

Started by Andrew Midgley in Business, Machinery, and Careers

5 Replies · Reply by Andrew Midgley Apr 22, 2016

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New style of phishing/scam email circulating....

Seems they are getting clever....

The BBC report that somehow, someone has obtained limited personal data - seems to be names AND postal addresses - to make this general scam email more believable.

Belief is that it will download Malware that may enc

Started by Gary RK in Business

8 Replies · Reply by Geoffrey King Apr 7, 2016

Website builder cheap and cheerful ?

With me not being in anyway good with computers I'm looking for a cheap website builder if there is such a thing any suggestion's will be appreciated !!

Started by Graham Matthews in Business

8 Replies · Reply by Graham Matthews Apr 6, 2016

Fertiliser of choice and how to 'upsell'?

Firstly, as the title says, curious to find out what everybody's favored fetiliser is? Really thinking about Herbaceous and whether it be Growmore, chicken pellets etc....

Secondly, the harder bit generally, how are you up-selling it to the client? I

Started by Mark Hunter in Business, Plants, and Soil & compost

9 Replies · Reply by Adrian Badham Apr 9, 2016

Stihl Kombi

Evening all,I'm thinking of investing in a Stihl Kombi system this week, but have one question before I go dealer visiting for those of you who have one.Simply, is it possible to have more than one extension pole in the machine at one point to gain a

Started by Tom Beevor in Business, Groundscare, and Machinery

17 Replies · Reply by Andy Apr 4, 2016

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Dumbarton contract

Looking for someone based out near Dumbarton to do a small ground maintenance contract for me at a block of flats. We quoted it out with other larger sites and won this one but not the others.Anyone out that way??

Started by Landscope in Business and Groundscare

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Van

Im looking for a bit of advice. Im currently trying to decide if i should bother with starting up this year. I have been going at it for the past 2 years and in that time i have had 3 vans. Im sitting with a landrover that needs about 500 spent on it

Started by Darren in Business and Vehicles

17 Replies · Reply by Andy Mar 30, 2016

Sisis scarifier

I've come across Sisis Trio-Rotorake scarifier on a website for £600. It's estimated to be around 10 years old but little used and is being sold with a new set of blades. I know this is a 'as long as a bit of string' question, but is this a suitable

Started by Tom Beevor in Business, Groundscare, and Machinery

12 Replies · Reply by steve loftus Apr 2, 2016

Taking on employees

Thanks mainly to additional leads generated by a new website, my business is finally at the point I can consider expansion. Up until now it has just been me on my own or with occasional subbies and casuals. I am now thinking of taking someone on with

Started by Sam Lever in Business

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