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Help with Quick Books

Hi All, 

Hoping someone who uses quick books can help me as I've only just started to use/ understand it. 

1) i need to edit the invoice template to have all my payment details on the bottom, is this possible?

2) some companies i work for, i do 10+ site

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Can anyone help me??

Hi Everyone.

A long time visitor who has used this site for some great advice over the years. But I need some help please.

I cant go in too much specific detail due to job related sensitivity/security.

I am currently a Head Groundsman/Team Leader for a

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How busy is everyone this year?

Hi all,This year started slow, from the end of April it has exploded. In addition to the regular works, with one off jobs I'm fully booked till August.How is everyone else finding this year?

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First Quote Advise Please

Hi all,

I am new to this forum and have just started a garden maintenance company which I am really excited about.

I have started advertising and am in the process of putting together my first quote for a potential client. I would like to see what othe

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Pathways after pressure washing

Can anyone please advise what can be put on pathways after pressure washing so they look good for longer.  Many thanks

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Apprenticeships questions

Hello,Well my business is finally taking shape looking to hopefully take an apprentice on or labourer. As the jobs I'm doing are to much to manage alone.If you wind down at winter what does the apprentice do? Can you just pay them for full weeks but

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Landscape Architect or Urban Designer in a Sales Role...Can it work?

Hi there

I would be really interested to hear people's opinion to a particular recruitment challenge I am facing at the moment...

We have recently posted some job adverts to recruit for a new member of our team to work closely with all the large landsc

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Employer liability

Hi all

Would like to take someone extra on for the summer period, and have just had a quote for about £380 to increase the employers liability insurance for the remaining 9 months of the policy for 1 futher person.

Does that sound normal?  Sure we have

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Setting up and collecting direct debit payments from your clients using GoCardless

Setting up direct debit payments through a business used to be a lot of hassle. 

Businesses had to be big enough to ensure security for their clients and a business had to pass a fitness test before being allowed to participate in the direct debit sc

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Indec

Has anyone ever heard of Indec?

I have been asked to quote for some work by them.

Mark

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No £100 fine for late tax returns, says HMRC

People who have filed late tax returns have been let off paying a £100 fine for missing the deadline, HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed.

But the penalty has only been waived for individuals who provide a "reasonable" excuse for being late.

The dev

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EdFirst Ltd

Good Morning.

I have been contacted by a company called EdFirst.They supply independent schools with contacts to tradesmen and contractors and so on.

For a fee of £150 to the contractor. I was wondering if any one had had any experience or work through

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lawncare software

I need to invest in some software that will do mydaily Tasks, record keep,show who as paid , how payment recived, cliant base, the job lot

Any recomendations thanks

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Selling my landscaping and maintenance business

Dear all,

I am at the early thinking stages of selling my business. Including myself, there are 4 of us working hard, building and maintaining gardens in north and east London. The business is only 3 years young but have reaped masses of success since

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fleet policy or individual policys vehicle insurance

Currently i have a pick up and 4x4 recently had a trailer which the 4x4 would tow however that was stolen so now im looking to use a transit tipper or flat bed part time rather than purchasing another trailer so which would be the best way to insure

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Stihl KM130R v Honda UMC435 Versatool

Does anyone have any experience of either model. I have decided to go for a split shaft to save on space in the vehicle.

I used to have a stihl split shaft about 8 years ago.

The versa tool is describe as auto sharpening-does it really?

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New business question

Hi there!I'm qualified but new to the business side of gardening.I have a question on something which is probably a no brainer!When doing a job for a client, if they need compost, and plants etc do I buy it/keep in stock and then charge it to them? P

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roller mower vs 4 wheeled mower.

Good afternoon everyone,

Im after a little advice/guidance,

i currently run a viking 6 series 4 wheeled mower along with a toro time master which i usually use for mulching and collecting larger areas. I mainly do commercial so a 4 wheeled mower is per

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Too much work!

Hi everyone. I've seen similar posts relating to taking the step to employ people but I don't feel that is an option for me.

This year I have seen a steady rise in on-going maintenance work as well as a lot more requests for one-off jobs such as garde

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How to trash your own business - Garden centre owner's '10% tax for Tory voters' sign goes viral

The owner of a small garden centre in East Sussex whose anti-Tory blackboard went viral on social media says he has no regrets, despite admitting it could put him out of business.

Matt Woodruff, the owner of Woodruffs Yard in Lewes, said he was moved

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