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Apple iPhone 5 to support online payments

It looks as if Apple intend to implement an online payment systems into the new iPhone 5 by using 'near field computing' - this appears similar to the RFID swipe chip payment cards already in use by Barclays in the UK (as I understand it)  The phone

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Document Management Systems

Anyone had any experience with low-end/cheap document management systems ?

 

We hold a lot of information for our commercial clients (specs, schedules, plans, quotes etc etc) and would like to convert as much as possible to e-documents.....

 

I know

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help needed to find a name for my business (sorry not very original I know)

Hello everybody,

 

I have been browsing through the discussions on this network and decided it was the one for me, as it seems that good advice is always given.

 

I am a mum of twins, they are 5 years old and I feel that now is the time for me to be brav

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Vodafone - Service issues 28th Feb 2010

If you are on the Vodafone network you have probably gathered they are having some problems today.

 

There is currently a network server issue which is effecting customers all over the UK - I understand it is down to a computer failure in Basingstoke a

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Health and Safety affecting viability.

Last week I made a delivery to a garden centre in London. The chap who helped me unload told me that he had been a landscaper with the company but was now redeployed as the landscape division had been closed.

The reason that he had been given for the

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Why knock ?

Is it me or is there a growing tendency to knock each other at the moment for having ideas/work methods or approaches that do not fit it with what you are doing ?

Surely we should be supporting each other, finding out why approach "A" seems to be wor

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customers / again !

ok its family but time is debt to me so few favours can be done anymore.

 

short story .  sister & husband want cobbles done , mow ive lifted them  . hard black solid god knows what   lead?  lol. - granite.

 

12x6ft   turns its 12x12ft ,  she wants me to

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Day rates. 1/2 day rates ????

if you do 1/2 a day on site   4hrs .  inc travel there and back possibly in traffic or 10 miles away its an hour , plus getting your kit ready out of lock up its 30mins in & out at night.

 

so its taken 5 1/2  plus lunch maybe or a break and a chat wit

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So, BALI searches for new Chief according to recent news...

Interesting to see BALI making news about their search for a new Chief Exec.

 

What's is also interesting is their preception that they have made great inroads to address some of the "old boys association" (my words) approach I have witnessed in the

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Using Safetrade.

Hello all,

This is mainly a question to the members already registered with trust a trader, but I would like anybodies opinions too.

 

 I am just starting my application to be a trust a trader accredited tradesman and came across the safe trade payment

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Employee private use of company vans/vehicles

I taken this thread into Business Objectives Group.......

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Exchange Board, show us your Business Cards!!

On our Notice Board from tomorrow.

 

Tried, tested and it works, show us your Business Cards.

 

Exchange board

 

Landscapers, Garden Designers & Garden Contractors

 

The rules are simple.  This board is run and managed by you, not us.

 

Place your Business Car

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Need more work want to expand

hi guys new to this sight just been scrolling thru this sight for about 2 hours lol sad i no but its a Sunday nothing better to do.

 

the problem I'm having is i became self employed about a year ago and really enjoy it actually making money for your s

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Where do charges for garden design stop

Hi all, 

Yet again l find myself pondering where do charges for garden design stop and actually it's just part of the quotation.  I'll explain further... 

You visit a potential client who says 'l want a new garden, design us something, our tastes are..

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Tool insurance

Hi guys my insurance policy is coming up on my tools, just wondered if you had any recommendations with any particular companies,I would be looking for cover in my secure garage as I dont tend to leave any tools on my vehicle.Any pointers much apprec

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'English' as the working language

Appreciate other LJNer views on this....

 

Is it feasible to require that anyone you employ should be able to converse in English, such that co-workers can understand or commnuicate with them ?

 

I am particularly thinking of Health and Safety issues

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Anyone visit GIMA AT the 3rd

At coming I will exhibit at GIMA,  It is exhibition for the media about gardening.

This year I will launch new products that will be shown their. Very excited, doing lots of work for it, included a media pack on a cd. During the year I hope write each

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Running your own business, how many hours a week do you work?

In a previous life, open all hours, 52½ a week at work, 5½ days a week. 

 

Then, at home say 2 hours a night,  planning, figures etc. 

 

So, 2834 working hours through the year, and average of 54½ hours per week.  Not counting Sundays through Summer wate

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Where is the work?

I run a garden design and landscaping business. Has anyone else found that work has just vanished? I am reasonably qualified, experienced and have been recommended in the past.

 

I have all sorts of referrall systems set up, I am advertising int he rig

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What's a reasonable rate of return in the maintenance business ?

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