Employment law experts have warned business leaders of the challenging optics in the face of the predicted influx of redundancies during 2023, alongside shifting expectations in a changing workforce.
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Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
How to plan for the death of a business partner.
It was Benjamin Franklin who once said “…nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
Rising Threat of ‘Hackers for Hire’: How End-to-End Encryption Software Safeguards Businesses
According to a new report from the UK’s cyber security agency, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the number of ‘hackers for hire’ is set to grow over the next five years, leading to more cyber attacks and increasingly unpredictable threats.
Embrace the Summer: A Season of Reflection and Renewal
The arrival of summer brings with it an invaluable opportunity to rejuvenate our spirits and refocus our energies.
How to bridge the gap between Seller and Buyer expectations in SME transactions?
For a founder or seller, the sale of a SME business will be one of their key life events. For a buyer it can be a springboard to a faster growth rate. In recent months buyer and seller expectations have changed in relation to SME transactions.
The Advantages of Using an Employer of Record: Streamlining Global Workforce Management
In the 18th century, at the beginning of the industrial revolution, human resources were valued no more than material resources. Today, the situation has changed radically. It takes several years, educational infrastructure, technology, and much more to educate a highly qualified specialist.
Do you worry about your employees’ use of social media?
TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and now Threads… social media provides employees with a million and one ways to bring a company into disrepute: from posing in uniform and bad-mouthing customers on a personal channel to making an ill-judged comment on their official page.
How AI can boost growth and improve productivity for SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the true backbone of the UK economy. This community of accountants, tailors, corner shops and everything in between make up over 99% of all businesses.
HMRC Gives Businesses Extra Week to Prepare for New R&D Information Form
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that the rollout of the new additional information form that is required to support all claims for Research and Development (R&D) tax relief or expenditure credit has been pushed back by seven days.
Supporting employees with addiction: Lessons from the accountancy industry
Rates of addiction across the UK have risen sharply over the past year. According to a recent survey commissioned by addiction charity The Forward Trust, 1 in 3 adults had relapsed into addiction during 2022 or knew someone close to them who had.
Are you a fit director?
All directors have responsibilities under the Companies Act 2006, but many lose sight of what is required when they’re in the thick of running a business.
How to start a creative video production agency: Tips and tricks from one of London’s fastest growing video production companies…
Don’t expect a quick-fix guide or foolproof blueprint to kickstart a thriving creative agency. If your looking for that, you might want to scour Reddit or the daily mail – they seem to have an endless advice.
SMEs told to think ahead before tying up with social media platform Threads
Business owners are being urged to wait and see before signing up to the new social network Threads in case they get tangled up in pursuing a strategy that does nothing to serve their interests.
Strategies for Success: Richard Alvin’s Blueprint to Building Business Confidence in the Second Half of 2023
As the Founder and CEO of a leading media company, Richard Alvin looks at the ways that UK SMEs can really impact their business growth.
4 ways to grow your business in a downturn
It’s possible that the UK economy is about to go into freefall. Inflation remains persistently high, and growth remains sluggishly low.
