A significant overhaul in how corporate accounts have to be prepared and delivered to HMRC is underway and many companies are simply not prepared for the change.
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Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
Ways to improve your business broadband
Promises are very easy for sales people to make and they can easily hide behind the small print when you move your broadband service and speeds which don’t match their earlier promise.
Six tips for a successful funding application
There are plenty of people out there who have the ambition, drive and idea to be a success in business, but it is surprising how many fall at the first hurdle because they don’t know how to present themselves. Money is tighter than ever, which has seen many entrepreneurs applying for grants and funding competitions, […]
7 ways you can empower your employees and improve morale
Some employers fear giving their staff a voice – hoping instead they’ll avoid any issues and grievances by burying their heads in the sand, or worse, allowing a culture of fear to take hold where staff are anxious about speaking up.
Five ways employers can ease the pain of redundancy
Brexit is already forcing restructuring on many industries, particularly financial services. Managers are increasingly facing the unpleasant task of making valued employees redundant. How do you do this in a way that helps the individual – and lives up to your corporate social responsibility?
What to do when employees’ personal problems affect work
Wayne Rooney’s latest PR disaster has seen him charged with drink driving and having to face allegations of impropriety with a woman whilst his wife was away on holiday.
How To streamline your business’ expenses
Running a business can be a rewarding process but it is one that also offers many challenges to overcome.
How to click at work: Six tips for working with your partner
Could you work with your partner or would you find yourself wanting to kill them within minutes of setting foot inside the office? Doren Gabriel, who owns London based photography firm Image1st.co.uk, hired his girlfriend Diana Cizkova as studio manager just months after they started dating – and now the loved-up pair are sharing their advice […]
How to become a property developer
Thanks to TV shows like ‘Homes Under the Hammer’ and ‘Property Ladder’ it seems that being a property developer is a quick and easy way to make money.
The essential insurance cover for small businesses
With 99% businesses in the UK considered as being small and having fewer than 250 employees, it is important to have the right insurance cover in place.
Social media ‘bragging’ spilling out into workplace communications claim experts
Social media has been blamed for the growing trend of office workers using out of office emails to brag about their summer holidays, glamourous lifestyles and even new babies.
What British startups can learn from Silicon Valley’s culture failure
The recent Google memo followed a string of scandals from Uber as well as an array of women opening up about their experiences of dealing with VCs in Silicon Valley.
How you can engage customers more through mobile wallet marketing
Mobile wallets are continually gaining attention across the world.
The best CV dos & don’ts
You’d think writing a CV would be straightforward, but submitting a job application is actually a fine art.
Tips to surviving the rush hour
Whatever your business’s peak hours of operation, having the scope to deliver great customer service when resources are stretched and customer need is high could be an important factor in your business’s success.
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