Category: Advice

As businesses enter the new tax year on 6 April, ICAEW are urging businesses to get their finances into shape and prepare for new tax arrangements.

The first week of April marks the close of the 2014/15 tax year, which means it’s time to think about potential changes you could make to improve your business over the next 12 months.

We all go through rough patches in our personal lives. Communicate with your colleagues so you have the room to get better while staying on the job.

Cliff Findlay, MD of strategic brand agency Latitude Solutions looks at the three critical questions company owners and directors need to ask themselves to boost sales in today’s ever-changing, ever more competitive business environment.

The UK tech sector has been triumphant in its recovery from the recent fiscal malaise. With technology on course for contributing more than ever to Britain’s economy, we are quickly becoming a nation of entrepreneurs.

Now the Winter weather is on the way out, it’s a great time to start thinking about how you could potentially tidy up your bookkeeping and make your business more efficient.

Are you a dreadful public speaker? Unfortunately far too many people in business really don’t cut the mustard when it comes to public speaking. And yet, being able to present your business in a clear and engaging way is essential if you are to succeed.

Head off the Monday blues by starting off your week right, beginning with Sunday night.

If you want to launch a startup, you need need to totally commit yourself financially and timewise.

In every walk of life we hear about people who claim to have given 110% to a task but what makes 100% effort and is it really possible to give MORE than 100%?

Absenteeism in the workplace can be a big problem for small business owners and can have a detrimental effect on a company, both financially and culturally.

When you’re the boss, no one’s going to tell you that you’ve lost your edge.