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Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
10 tips to improve your focus
Whatever kind of work you’re doing, you’re probably fighting some kind of distraction–whether it’s electronic, in person, or internal.
FreeAgent offers £5k tax bill prize to ease Self Assessment woes
FreeAgent, the UK’s market-leader in online accounting specifically designed for micro-businesses and freelancers, has pledged to make Self Assessment less stressful for one small business this year – by paying their tax bill.
Managing Sickness Absence
Cold, wet weather, flu bugs and the post Christmas blues all culminate in a rise in sickness absence at this time of year, making this a difficult time of the year for many small business owners.
Why marketing managers should be looking at SMS marketing
If you’re a marketing manager and have been contemplating SMS marketing you may be wondering what all the fuss is about.
Beat the big boys in a direct comparison
Excelling at Customer Experience provides a rare opportunity to beat larger competitors in a direct comparison. SMEs can grab a bigger slice of the pie by designing a superior Customer Experience – in just four steps.
New Year, new brand: Five things you should know before you rebrand
It’s a new year and you’ve decided to give your company a much needed brand boost and consider an improved image, but where do you start? BM Columnist and MD of Matchstick Design, Laura Faulkner, explains the five things you need to do when considering a rebrand.
Seven steps to grow your business in 2015
When you think of business growth, cutting your costs isn’t the first tactic that springs to mind. It’s all too easy to focus on the ‘sexier’ sides of the business such as sales and marketing, but business costs in essence are just the other side of the same coin.
Finance tips for the New Year
With UK self-employment at a record high and the deadline for online self-assessment tax returns looming at the end of January, now is the time to spring clean your finances ready for the year ahead.
Making sure you stick to your resolutions
Many people have resolutions on the brain during this time of year.
8 Smart Things Super-Productive People Do Each Morning
The super producers know how to start their day and finish tasks, even before lunch. This sets the tone they need to stay productive all day.
A partridge in a pear tree – but is it subject to tax or VAT?
With Christmas in full swing and festive songs all around – including the classic “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, have you ever wondered what tax would be applicable on all of those gifts that he sends?
‘Tis the season to be jolly but remember the tax implications
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and for business owners, that often means celebrating the festive season with gifts, an annual Christmas party, or even just by decorating with some tinsel around the office.
Claiming tax relief on charitable donations
Around the festive season you may be thinking of donating some money to charity from your business – or if you’re already doing this, you may be considering renewing or increasing that annual charitable pledge.
All you need to know about VAT regulations for websites selling digital downloads
Do you run a small ecommerce business selling e-services or digital downloads? If so, you need to read what’s required from you after 1 January 2015 when the new European Union (EU) VAT legislation comes into effect.