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    blevins franks accountants

    With Blevins you can use your own software or you can get a freeagentcentral account as part of the package. I have that, it works quite well.
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    blevins franks accountants

    I'm amazed you've had a problem. I have Phil on skype, he even spent half an hour going over stuff with me and it was only at the end I found he was not only on holiday but it was his Birthday too! I've even been to their London office and had half an hour impromptu discussion on VAT and...
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    What to do, can't decide!

    Could you be a bit more specific? I'm still not used to the idea of breaking a business agreement and feeling OK about it! The sub idea may be hard, if only because the skill set is quite specific and I know they took a while to find me (yes, I'm after a rate increase also). To sockpuppet: how...
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    What to do, can't decide!

    Hi all, I've been on my first contract, a 5-week project to design a solution for a particular problem, which ends at the end of March. I have been working on landing another contract at a company I know well from permie days, which should be 4 months (up to a year or more) at a much better...
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    Does my ltd company name matter?

    Thanks, I did indeed go for something generic.
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    Does my ltd company name matter?

    Hi all, about to be a first time contractor if my new contract comes through today, and I'm determined to keep in the contract/interim market! So, setting up a ltd company, I'm wondering if the name matters (apart from marketing/image considerations). The reason is this: My wife is training to...
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    Anyone used a CV writing service

    Hi all, new here as a long time permie, now going interim/contract as perm roles seem to be taking a long time to mature... I spent £400 on a CV. My background is as am IT Director, latterly a VP, and I wanted my CV to cut through the fog, so to speak. For these so-called senior roles agents...
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    Newbie advice please, first contract interview this week!

    Hi all, I've searched and googled and read and used calculators etc., but can't quite get to grips with my situation.... I'm currently a perm employee, basically an IT Director running the entire IT department for a European company. Salary is about 100K plus pension, bonus and all that. The...

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