Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
All Companies that are developing new or improved products or processes must consider the R&D tax relief programme. Many companies who are unaware of the programme or do not know how to identify eligible R&D activities are missing out on substantial tax savings or refunds each year.
Notice anything different on your LinkedIn profile page? It’s not your imagination–and it needs your attention. Here’s what you need to know.
Whether you are an established business or you’re just starting up, it pays to review where you are currently at.
When preparing or revising a business plan, one of the often forgotten or underrated components is defining the values and culture of the organisation.
Following a recent report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) which highlighted that more than one third of the UK’s top online retailers could be breaking e-commerce and distance selling laws, Rebecca Kelly, associate at hlw Keeble Hawson has the following tips on how retailers can avoid falling foul of the law.
It is common knowledge that most professionals undercharge for the great service they provide. Griselda Kumordzie Togobo talks us through her three tips for charging what you are worth.
Maintaining a healthy cashflow is the lifeblood of any successful business, and especially small businesses. Without sustaining this balance, SMEs may risk facing serious problems
For hundreds of thousands of small businesses in the UK, times are tough. Businesses are looking for ways to get the most from everypenny they spend. Michael Stephens, UK general manager at LifeSize, explains three ways that technology can boost business.
Small businesses owners are being encouraged to crack down on staff taking ‘sickies’ after new research revealed that the UK’s ‘sick day’ culture is costing them up to £3.15 billion each year.
Tax avoidance, or ‘abuse’ as the Treasury would see it, has long been a problem for HMRC. From next April new legislation, known as GAAR, could be in place to clamp down on perceived abusers. How will it affect you and your clients? Neil Chadwick explains
Before you question whether I’m losing my marbles, let me give you some quick background on why your business can learn valuable lessons from Justin Bieber, the floppy haired Canadian popstar.
Research into retirement planning advice and salary changes affected by changes to UK Legislation. James Barnett explains salary sacrifice.
Ronjit Bose, Commercial Director of Jelf Employee Benefits explains why employee benefits are key.
Growing a successful small business requires a range of skills that very few people have in their entirety. Bringing specialist people into a company is vitally important to its success, but hiring full time staff to your business can be both expensive and can potentially drain businesses’ resources.
Vince Cable is announcing consultation on employment law reforms which involve reducing unfair dismissal compensation limits and looking at ways to simplify settlement agreements. These reforms do not appear to address the basic problems businesses are still facing in the workplace.
