http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk Topics, discussion and exchanges on business start-up, the economy and all things commercial. Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:48:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am a sole trader and only wish to register and protect my trading name.  I have carried out a name check at Companies House and it is free to use. Could you please advise me of the steps to take to protect my name without having to go through all ... http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk/index.php/protect-a-trading-name One aspect which is common among many industries over time is the need to deal with new competition. Whether this be immediate following the start of a new business or a phenomenon which growths at a gradual pace which operations have been established, the introduction of new competitors can change ... http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk/index.php/new-competition I recently formed a new company and needed some accountancy and tax advice on some matters following the incorporation. I did receive from good free advice from a website and thought that it would benefit other visitors in the same situation. The text of the correspondence is outlined below with certain ... http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk/index.php/accountancy-and-tax-advice This is a query which relates to the incorporation of a company over the weekend. Please provide me the following information before I use an online service for company formation. 1. If I form a company over the weekend, would the agent be able to register the company that day and ... http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk/index.php/weekend-incorporations Some advice is needed in respect of whether I need to send anymore documents to Companies House or Revenue and Customs. I recently incorporated a private limited company guaranteed by shares with a company formation agent and I am unsure what to do next. I am running a single member company ... http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk/index.php/documents-to-companies-house Many believe that the quieter business periods brought about by the currently economic problems are an excuse to waste time, ring their hands in despair, blame the Government and then sit quietly playing the latest computer game on their PC. A ringing phone and communication from a perspective customer becomes an ... http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk/index.php/wasting-time-in-business The economy and particularly that which affect small business has become the centre talking point of the American presidential election. The influence of American economic prosperity on UK small business has been witnessed for years. The FTSE 100 index follows the up and downs of the Dow Jones market like the ... http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk/index.php/presidential-election-and-small-business I have been advised that I should register a dormant company as a means of protecting the trading name I currently use for my sole trader business. I have a couple of question however and would appreciation some further information about the subject. These are as follows: How does the dormant company ... http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk/index.php/registering-a-dormant-company Dear Sirs, I have a question concerning a joint venture between two UK limited companies and I would be grateful if you could provide some information on both the formation aspects, shareholding and the eventual dissolution of the business. 1. In a limited company - can companies own shares rather than individuals? ... http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk/index.php/joint-venture The remit was to carry out research on the subject of whether it would be possible to run a type of lottery with a skills based question and thereby exempt a UK company from having to obtain a lottery licence. We visited multiple websites and also made contact with the UK ... http://www.ukstartingbusiness.co.uk/index.php/running-a-uk-lottery