Navigating The Corporate World: The Expertise Of A Business Travel Agency
It can be challenging for procurement experts and travel managers to keep up with the ever-evolving corporate travel sector and guarantee the optimal performance of their programme. In most cases, this leads to a programme that does its job but isn't designed...
Four Tips to Help Small Businesses Adapt to COVID-19
We've now been in lockdown for several weeks, and businesses across the country have had to close their doors or adapt to radically new ways of operating. It's likely to be a long time before things can return to the way they were, so it's time for entrepreneurs to...
How Personal Brand Affects Your Business
The recent news that Elon Musk managed to wipe $14billion from Tesla's value by tweeting a personal opinion that the share prices were 'too high' may not be hugely surprising – it's hardly the first time that eccentric social media activity from Tesla's founder has...
What Can I Buy Through My Business?
Because businesses pay tax on their profits, they can claim the tax back on things they have brought for business purposes. This can help you to save a lot of money if used properly but can also get you into some serious trouble if you abuse the system. We've all...
The Dangers Of Not Having An Accountant For Your Business
Whether you’re a small, medium, or large business you’ll have to deal with a large amount of invoices, receipts, and statements about money flow. You can end up overwhelmed by the amount of paperwork involved in keeping your finances in order. So, by hiring an...
What Do You Need To Know About Maternity Pay?
When an employee (you) takes leave for pregnancy, you take maternity leave. Employees on maternity leave (or ‘maternity’ for short) are usually eligible for maternity pay--39 weeks of it in some cases. Now, there’s some great news for those of you on maternity leave:...
4 Tips on Getting Ready for the New Tax Year
As a business owner, you have probably heard the saying that states the only two things in life that are certain are death and taxes. For businesses of every size, the end of the tax year is one of the busiest times, and according to a study carried out by the...
Government Hints That £100 Late Tax Return Fine Could Be Scrapped
It's one of the biggest concerns for the self-employed: Fail to hand your tax returns in on time and you face a £100 fine. Now, according to insiders, the Government is looking at removing the fine. Last year, 840,000 people were automatically slapped with the £100...
Six Common Reasons for Business Loan Application Rejection
There are no two ways about it – securing the required capital to finance or support a small business can be frustrating. You have total confidence in your company's long-term outlook, but getting any viable lender to take you seriously can be tricky to say the least....
Have You Heard the One About the New £1 Coins: Deadline Looms But New Coins ‘Wrongly Returned’
It was supposed to be so easy. The new pound coin was introduced earlier this year, and we all have until the 15th October to spend the old-style coins or trade them in at the bank. It couldn’t be simpler. Well, it seems even the best-laid plans go wrong, if the...