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2016 is fast approaching and this time of year presents us with a chance to reflect. How did your marketing and customer engagement efforts pan out this year? Are you keeping up with the changing customer landscape, or are you stuck in the past, doing things the way you always have?
Can you remember a time before wireless network connectivity? When meetings were done face-to-face in imposing boardrooms, ballpoints were akin to iPads, and you had to physically connect your computer to the keyboard, mouse and printer using that time-forgotten component — the cable.
Let’s face it, as much as we might like to plan our work and space it out, there are some weeks where everyone seems to want a piece of you, all the deadlines converge, and you find yourself charging from one appointment to another, replying to emails and picking up voicemails in between, hitting the road in the early hours of the morning and hitting the sack late at night, possibly in a different location each night.
Employers considering payrolling benefits need to tell HMRC by 21 December if they intend to make the switch in April 2016, to minimise the problems on switching from the existing system to the new process.
Christmas is getting closer which means that Santa Claus will soon be coming to town. But will the man in red need to worry about any tax issues this year while he’s harnessing Rudolph and shaking his belly like a bowlful of jelly?
The “earn out” is likely to comprise a very significant part of the overall consideration received on the sale of a business: possibly as much as 50% or more of the consideration may ultimately be attributable to it. An understanding of the role of the earn out, how it is structured and how it is taxed is therefore essential in any negotiation of the deal.
The results of Richard Wiseman’s experiment are widely known; 88% of those who set New Year’s resolutions fail to achieve them.
Achieving the perfect balance between work and play is something we all strive for, but few manage to attain anything like an ideal equilibrium between the two. Amid the stress of work, household chores and raising children, there’s often little time left to pursue the things we want to do — be it going to the cinema, eating out or even travelling the world.
For anybody involved in running their own business, or with aspirations to do so, a visit to the bank for a loan is seen as a natural first step. Unfortunately, the days of being on first name terms with the local branch manager who would quickly sign-off whatever you need have long gone.
Let’s face it, businesses insure their company cars and office equipment but can totally bypass insuring the most import things within the company. The people!
Balancing work and family is a daily struggle for many workers, from entry-level employees to C-suite executives. But juggling the demands of family and friends with the demands of the office and/or customers over the holidays can become particularly tricky, and stressful – especially if workers are unable to tune out work.
We’ve all heard about digital marketing and the growth of companies which have exclusively used the internet to market their brand.
How to incorporate a sense of inclusion and individualisation within the workforce
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for networking! For many, the festive party season is a great opportunity to catch up with clients, customers and suppliers and to build new relationships
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