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Mower fuel charge !!!

Hello All,

I am new to LJ and have been a Sole Trader since August offering a general garden service and bigger site clearing/one off jobbs etc.

So far its going well and I am building up a good client base and some commercial clients.

As its erly days

Started by William Green in Accountancy, Business, and Groundscare

18 Replies · Reply by Tim Haywood Jul 3, 2022

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Spring budget statement

Some positive news ;

fuel duty cut - 5ppl
employment allowance - £5k
NIC threshold raised

https://twitter.com/rishisunak/status/1506618335454191622?s=21

plus more .....

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Business

3 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers Mar 24, 2022

Insurance

Now the new season is upon us

And i'm starting back up as of next week now the winter work is all done

Can anybody recommend Insurance specialists for public liabilty etc that we all need please.

Started by Ricky Watkins in Business

5 Replies · Reply by Neil Darby Mar 5, 2022

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Business Webinars

For those LJN members that are also FSB members - there are a series of good and free bitesize webinars scheduled in coming weeks;

Negotiation - Structuring Better Outcomes
Commercial Insurance: Navigating uncertainty for small businesses
Making Ta

Started by Gary RK in Business

3 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Feb 9, 2022

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Garden Maintenance business for sale - South Wilts

Its time to start thinking about hanging up the boots - and having a gap year(s) myself - I've paid for 2 kids to have one, but never had one myself! Such things weren't a rite of passage in 1976 when I left school :(

The Honest Services Co Ltd starte

Started by Adam Woods in Business and Careers

18 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Aug 21, 2023

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HMRC latest guidance for employers

HMRC has published the latest edition of the Employer Bulletin. This guidance for employers, and their agents, includes articles on:

reporting PAYE information in real time when payments are made early at Christmas
preventing and correcting payroll

Started by Gary RK @ Landscape Juice Network in Business

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New Rules For Road Users

A bunch of new rules have been added to the highway code and are law in a few days from now.

Hierarchy of road users Rule

H1 of The Highway Code establishes a hierarchy of road users which ensures that those road users who can do the greatest harm have

Started by 1st Garden Maintenance in Business

6 Replies · Reply by David Benson Dec 23, 2021

The rise and very quick fall of grasslines.net

Hi Everyone,

Having given this much thought and looking at the business in more detail, and with the advice and conversations I have had, I have decided that although i like the idea of mowing lawns, its probably best sticking to my own lawn.

Logisitic

Started by David Seabridge in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

10 Replies · Reply by Honey Badger Dec 9, 2021

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Adverse weather management

On this snowy wet morning and mixed weather forecast ahead it got me thinking How do others manage their work schedule during prolonged spells of adverse weather ?

Do you still contact customers to point out the bad weather and re schedule or take it

Started by John F in Business

9 Replies · Reply by Peter Davis Dec 4, 2021

Any advice for growth?

shaky, but I endured and kept going. By the end of year one I had saved up enough to see me through the winter and pumped a fair bit back into the business. Major van upgrade, Tool upgrades, Professional Logo redesign etc. Year 2 has been tough, ever

Started by Kelvin in Business

14 Replies · Reply by Clive Nov 29, 2021

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