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    Restrictive covenant

    I did exactly this one time, years ago. Client told me to pick one of the agencies on their list and go via them. When confronted with their standard contract with the restrictive covenant in, I told them it wasn't appropriate, and with seemingly mild reluctance they agreed to take it out...
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    SJD Accountancy ongoing resource crisis - advice needed

    Thanks Fred - yes I was already on FreeAgent with SJD and one of the best things was being able to give the new accountants view access straight away without waiting for SJD’s clearance. And much easier to use than the old spreadsheets or SJD’s portal
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    SJD Accountancy ongoing resource crisis - advice needed

    I wish I'd seen this 3 months ago. I'd been using SJD for years and not requiring much of them, and they were adequate. Then after my last company year end, I gave them final figures within about 6 weeks of year end and they did nothing with them for 8 and a half of the 9 months grace period...
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    CV length nowadays

    My principle: as many as you like, but don’t expect anybody to read past page 1 so make sure the good stuff is on there
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    Professional Indemnity Insurance and live trading systems

    Thanks...Hiscox didn't ask about it in their questionnaire or mention in in their wording so I've gone with them.
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    Professional Indemnity Insurance and live trading systems

    Thanks for the replies. I’ve been trying to look for specialist brokers but haven’t found any so far so suggestions welcome. I’ll look into QDOS. Fraidycat & jamesbrown - yes that idea did cross my mind because different providers do word it differently. For the ones that say “involve” or...
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    Professional Indemnity Insurance and live trading systems

    I'm doing a bit of work that, very tenuously, touches on financial trading systems. It doesn't execute trades, just uses them in a read-only way. My current PI insurer said they're OK for the latest renewal but don't want to do any more next year. Now I'm shopping around online, and the ones...
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    Are IT developers the stupidest people on earth ?

    SQL. BASIC. Visual Basic. Rational. XAML. Business Objects. I have lost count of all the new technologies I have lived through that were intended to be so simple the end users could make their own software without needing developers, but ended up being more things for developers to do.
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    Eric Bristow

    Pretty rare how he's taken this on the chin. The usual script in this situation would be for him to say he's been "battling some demons", apologise, and be back at work within the year.
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    Prince2 Should I or not?

    It is just a tick in a box, but if you're just 22 and starting out, it helps to get as many ticks in boxes as you can, because you won't have much experience to make you stand out yet. No harm in it, if you're kicking your heels with nothing better to do. Shows you're keen, more than anything...
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    Leaving drinks?

    The more professional-consultancy-style approach is to do the formal schmoozing at the start of the contract.
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    Ingenious cooking methods and preparation in hotel rooms!

    Trouser press bacon.
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    Can somebody recommend a good reliable company ?

    I used these, and would recommend: Office Space & Virtual Office Services | Your City Office I used to use Regus but would not recommend them at all. Mainly for their small print that requires effectively 15 months notice to terminate the contract, but also for the time they started answering...
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    Winding up company - prep

    Thanks for those suggestions. I can also ask my main company's accountant for advice on the startup loan, so I'll do that too. Have been reading up a bit more. What confuses me now is bank charges. I understand I need to show 3 months with no money going into or out of the company account...but...
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    Winding up company - prep

    Good evening folks, I want to close down a nonprofit limited company that has been ticking over for a few years. I've read the high-level stuff on the .gov website but could do with some advice on what order to do the practical things. Some facts: -I am the sole shareholder -It never made much...
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