I will try to keep this short ( i have had a quick read through the work from home post below) I have found a fantastic supplier (ok dropshipper) of boys toys, gadgets & gizmos. Some of the prices are very profitable (pool tables, air hockey etc) As most of you are aware, it is hard to sell these on ebay & ebid etc. What I want to do is set up a mail order business from home (it will just be myself running it with maybe some help from partner). luckily i will not have any stock to hold. I am thinking of distributing a free cdrom with my catalogue installed and obviously i need to set up a website with shopping cart or just paypall for the time being. I do not really want to have to pay for hosting but would i have to do it this way to get a shopping cart? I can do basic webdesign. I don't think that i will make enough money right away to be liable for tax payments but should i still go to the IR? Under the section 'company info' on my website is it legal to put my name and home address even though it may not be a 'proper' company for some time? How would i go about using my home address as the business address? Would it be worth registering a business name right away or just see how it goes for 6-12 months? What about with regards to insurance and council for me to work from home? I will not have any visitors (customers/suppliers) If anyone has a similar, quite successful business feel free to give advice! If anyone would prefer to email me direct please do - mark.ch@virgin.net So many questions to ask...!
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