7 Pillars of success – Part 7, Sales
And finally, make sure your team completely understands your product or service and are prepared to put in the effort to do their homework and understand the prospect as well.
No false hope in Sunak’s summer update
There was also a huge shot in the arm for the housing market with a temporary a cut in stamp duty which will leave 90% of house purchases tax free. Other tax cuts included a reduction in vat to just 5% aimed at the food, accommodation and attracti...
Research report: Business in the Thames Valley in the midst of COVID-19
Well, unsurprisingly COVID-19 and the lockdown measures have had a polarising effect across business. Whilst some have seen their sales fall off a cliff due to exposure to certain sectors such as retail or hospitality, others with exposure to more...
MORE FIRMS CAN NOW BENEFIT FROM THE FUTURE FUND
More start-ups and innovative firms will be able to apply for investment from the government’s Future Fund from 30 June: […]
Welcome news for beer drinkers (and the hospitality sector)
There was welcome news on Tuesday 23rd June for the English hospitality sector and, if they can operate safely, they […]
Is diversification your route to continued success?
With many small businesses experiencing uncertainty, not to mention financial difficulties, many are looking at how they can adapt their […]
FLEXIBLE FURLOUGH IS COMING – BE PREPARED!
The Government, has confirmed further changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) with the introduction of flexible furloughing as well as the increased costs to employers, from 1 August, who have furloughed employees. Whilst it is wit...
PARENTS RETURNING TO WORK AFTER EXTENDED LEAVE ELIGIBLE FOR FURLOUGH
People on paternity and maternity leave who return to work in the coming months will be eligible for the government’s […]
APPLY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS LOCAL AUTHORITY DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FUND – ENGLAND
The Discretionary Grant Fund supports small and micro businesses that are not eligible for other grant schemes opened on the […]
7 pillars of success part 6 – Finance and Legal, interview with Duncan Bye
For part 6 of our ‘7 pillars of success’ series, we’re talking to our very own Duncan Bye. ‘Dunc’ is […]
It’s time to think like a start-up and act like a grown up – you need to be on top of your game to trade through the COVID-19 crisis
Beware also that as you trade through this, often the most dangerous time for a businesses is coming out of recession. Growth inevitably eats cash and so the funding of your business to allow that growth will be vitally important – especially if b...
Government Furlough Scheme Extended By Four Months
The changes to the current scheme will become clearer in the days and weeks ahead, but following a series of tweetson Rishi Sunak's account this afternoon, what we can tell so far is that the extension to the scheme is designed to offer flexibilit...