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Business name and website name 19th February 2010 8:52 AM

Hi guys, havent been round lately, so hello to all the new peeps

Im doing some brain storming, and starting to finally get some planning done for my Interior Design Company. I've had some great help from you guys before, so want to run some ideas past you.

I will be a one person band, so should i look at stuff like "Paula design" "Paula Interior Designs" or should I go for something wacky (like Mr Wobbly Jobs on this forum

).

Also, should I be thinking about the website name as well, or worry about that after, so I could be Paula Design T/A awesomeinteriors.co.uk (i like that one).

I have spent ages trying to come up with something original, and something good for the website but seem to go round in circles. Ive learnt that the website name needs to have keywords in, so i guess design or interior design needs to be in there, so were back to Paula Interior Design

right, cappuccino and crispy creme donut needed for inspiration

UK Car insurance expected to rise by 18% 28th January 2010 9:52 PM

Originally Posted by garde

“Seems bizarre to me though, the more the rates go up the more likely that people are not going to be able to afford the premium thus increasing the number of uninsured drivers, the more uninsured drivers = higher premiums and so the pattern continues

”

sounds like some kind of crazy chaos theory formula lol

Free speech? Not on Twitter... 25th January 2010 10:42 PM

will confess to not actually doing anything yet with my twitter account, but this is scary stuff. George Orwell anyone

Is flying becoming too tedious? 25th January 2010 2:42 PM

oh i hate flying. They always find something in your handbagage that marks you out as a terroist

Arnold Palmer on Growing up in the Depression 25th January 2010 2:39 PM

everyone keeps saying on the news the recession is over, so lets start being more positive!

I shall be starting my business this year (hopefully!)

So who lists in the Yahoo Directory? 20th January 2010 2:22 PM

sorry about this, but if you dont have to pay to be in Yahoo, then what is the Yahoo Directory? Is this something different from their search engine, and like yell.com?

So who's going to bet on the UK 2010 General Election? 19th January 2010 12:51 PM

I like Mr Cameron, he's young, full of energy and seems less stuffy than Brown.

Running a business from home 19th January 2010 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Kip FX Design

“It is also very important to know that if you do write off one of your rooms as business use in a mortgaged or owned house the HMRC have a right to own that percentage or take extra tax should you come to sell it on, ie if you have a 5 room house and use 1 room for business, thats 20%, look into this a bit more Paula, there are some horror stories out there, get a consultation with a good accountant first.

Especially with all the penny pinching they are known for and this year looks like they have stepped it up a bit too!”

oh my god!!! HMRC could own part of your house

Thanks for the tip, will make sure I check that one out

Running a business from home 18th January 2010 10:58 AM

thanks guys.

The HMRC site isnt the easiest site to navigate!

Running a business from home 14th January 2010 4:00 PM

Sorry if I ask a lot of questions

I'm planning my business, and initially I plan to work from home,using a converted bedroom.

I cant see any reason why I can't do this, and I assume I need to check with my mortgage people and house insurance, but there isn't any obvious legal reason why I cant do this?

I want to put in a new telephone line just for the business, doing things like this wont make any difference to council tax etc.

Also ive been told I can claim for things against the business such as household bills etc.

thanks for the help