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Tuesday 28 February 2012

Tax and Record keeping from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs


It’s a Taxing Affair – for the self-employed
 Tax and Record keeping from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
 




Date:     22nd March 2012 (Thursday)

Time:    9.45 to 12.30 p.m. 

At:         PDT Westminster Enterprise Centre, 59 Elgin Avenue London W9 2DB

 

One of the two certainties in life is taxes. This is your chance to ask the taxman all those questions you ever wanted to know and learn about:
 

  • Your businesses legal status/entity
  • Ltd Co, sole trader etc. 

  • How and when to register

  • Income tax

  • National Insurance

  • VAT

  • All the records you need to keep to stay legal

  • Employing staff

  • Where to obtain more free information


About your training:
The HMRC Business and Education Support Team are providing this workshop.  It will be fairly informal and delegates will be encouraged to ask questions.

This workshop is for businesses and residents that live in the borough of Westminster and is FREE.
 

Book today 
 

Call Kim Sadler PDT: 020 7266 0636

Saturday 11 February 2012

Four Business Information Points (BIPs)


Give your business the edge with the quality information you need...

Four Business Information Points (BIPs) across Westminster offer excellent resources for business.
The largest Business Information Point is at Westminster Reference Library. 

You will also find new Business Information Points at Church Street, Pimlico 
and Paddington Libraries.
All Business Information Points offer:
  • A selection of books on starting a business, marketing, finance, taxation and business ideas
  • Business opportunities and practical step by step advice on how to start and run your business from Cobra – the complete business reference adviser
  • Market reports and industry overviews from Keynote, Cobra and Datamonitor 360 Marketline
  • Grants and funding opportunities from Grantfinder, the UK's leading grants and policy database
  • A database of products and services from Kompass Worldwide
  • Online access to Experian for finding business contacts and company information and to create   mailing lists
  • Online independent learning from Learning Nexus, ideal for small businesses with up-to-date courses on recruitment, health & safety, employment legislation and more
  • Access to current and past news coverage via Newsbank and Library Press Display
  • FREE internet access including Wifi
  • Access from home or office to a wide range of high quality online resources for library members via the 24/7 Library
  • The BIP at Westminster Reference library also offers:
  • A wealth of back-up resources, including over 50 trade and financial journals, plus all major daily papers, with current and past news coverage via Newsbank and Library Press Display
  • Access also to Mintel market reports, UK Tariff online and more
  • A research & mailing list creation service for just £35.00 per hour 

Whether you are taking your first steps as a future entrepreneur, or have a well-established business and are looking for new ideas or current information, Westminster Libraries will be able to help.

Wednesday 8 February 2012

An Introduction To Effective Selling Seminar


An Introduction To Effective Selling Seminar
For residents living in or have a business located in the Borough of Westminster
 
Can't Sell Yourself?

Grappling With Sales Problems?

Can't Afford Your Own Sales Force?
  • Everyday Questioning Techniques
  • Introducing Features & Benefits 
  • Effective Communication For Winning Orders 
  • Selling Vs Closing
  • Five C’s Approach For Closing Cold Call Business
 
  1. Every day questioning techniques (how to use everyday verbal communication tools to obtain business)
  2. Introducing features and Benefits (how to give clients what they need not what you think they want)
  3. Effective communication for winning orders (how to listen effectively and win orders)
  4. Selling Vs Closing (you will learn how to qualify prospect into orders)
  5. 5C’s (A direct sales tool for calming situations, controlling situations, collecting information, confirming orders, consolidating customers


Date: Monday the 20th February 2012
Time: 9.45 am until 12.30 pm
Venue: 59 Elgin Avenue, W9 2DB (entrance on Chippenham Road)

To Book please contact:
kim@pdt.org.uk
Tel: 020 7266 0636

ECO-OIKO Eco friendly products ...


ECO-OIKO Will be at Hampstead Market this Saturday 11th February 2012. 78 Hamptead High Street NW3 1RE 10am - 6pm!
They have just added a new page too their recently published web-site
Check it out everyone!