Avoid relaxing your IT Security to enable working from home during the COVID-19 crisis
In mid-March, a frantic scramble ensued to equip office-based workforces in so many different businesses with the ability to work from home, as it was either this or no business at all. Everything happened in a blur, and accordingly many processe...
Should you consider cocooning your business during the COVID-19 crisis?
If your business has seen a huge drop in revenues in recent weeks due to the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve produced this blog to give you an idea of what cocooning (or mothballing) a business might look like and why and how you might do it in response to...
Our tips for keeping your head through the Coronavirus crisis
It’s now almost 3 weeks since Boris Johnson began his daily press briefings and Rishi Sunak unveiled the first raft […]
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ***UPDATED 17th APRIL 2020***
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is a temporary scheme open to all UK employers for at least three months starting […]
7 Pillars of Business Success, Part 5 – Operations
Introduction No matter what business you’re in, your ability to bring on new clients while maximising lifetime profit value of […]
Don’t feel isolated – 10 considerations for your business in the wake of Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Be aware of your responsibilities as a director. If you’re looking at a period where losses may be made and the long term viability of the business could be in doubt you will have to remember your responsibilities and duties as a director. It ma...
Huge support for UK plc: COVID-19. What action should you take NOW? ***UPDATED 27th APRIL 2020***
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all UK employers will be able to access support to […]
7 Pillars of Business Success, Part 4 – Technology
Every market is now a technology market. For some that simply means using technology to do the same things faster […]
IR35 changes – is your business affected?
End user clients have to make a decision on the status of their contractors. HMRC have provided the CEST tool (check employment status for tax) to help with this but this needs to be used with care. This ‘Status Determination’ check needs to be pe...
4 New Year’s resolutions you need to make for your businesses, to give you more time, more money, more knowledge and stay motivated
he Government offers tax reliefs to reward UK businesses investing in innovation, known as Research and Development (R&D) tax reliefs. These can have a huge and valuable impact on small and large businesses.
How to stay motivated in business
Find stuff you love to do, stuff you are good at and stuff someone will pay you to do. It took me a few years into my 20s but I got there with help from others. It kind of meant that from that date I no longer saw work as work !
7 Pillars of Business Success, Part 3 – Building a Team
As a business leader, the single most important decisions you ever make will concern the people you hire and the […]