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Hi. If you havent already booked, we still have places at next Wednesday’s business breakfast at the Connaught Hotel. Blake Hawksworth, Executive Producer at Media Can Ltd, will be giving a talk on the importance of engaging, informing and entertaining when marketing yourself or your business. He will be sharing …
Join us for the next Lake Yard Business Breakfast at the Lake Yard Waterfront Club at Dorset Lake Yard in Poole, for a good breakfast, guest speaker and the oh-so-essential networking at a lovely venue. Our guest speaker this month will be Alan Coote of Monogram Media. Alan, from Bournemouth …
Another brilliant business networking breakfast again at Dorset Lake Yard this morning, organised by Anita Potten, with over 30 attendees. Our Guest Speaker was Darren Northeast of Darren Northeast PR Ltd. DNPR is one of the South’s leading award-winning PR agencies. Started by Darren in 2005, his Dorset PR company …
If you’re VAT registered business and use a vehicle for work, it’s important to understand the different rules for VAT recovery on cars and vans. When considering VAT recovery on cars and vans, whether a vehicle is regarded as a car or not is determined by various conditions. It’s always …
You may be thinking of selling off some surplus land to a developer. If this is part of your garden you might be thinking it’s tax free because it’s attached to your home. However before you agree any sale, it’s important to understand the tax implications of selling your garden. …
If you’re not sure what business expenses to claim, HMRC is providing a helpful webinar on the subject: “Business expenses for the self-employed” Find out what expenses are allowable, including travel, overnight expenses, premises costs and using your home. Discover how simplified expenses can save you time. Wednesday 28 March …
HMRC is providing some helpful seminars covering areas such as claiming the right expenses, budgeting and self-employed National Insurance contributions. Delegates can ask questions using the on-screen text box during all of our live webinars. If you haven’t joined a webinar before? This guide will tell you what you need to …
What is a Kanban Board? A Kanban board is a workflow visualization tool that helps you optimize your processes and track the progress of each task, no matter how complex they are. Simple Kanban boards consist of three columns labeled To Do, In Progress, and Done. Each column represents a different stage in …
A good entrepreneur will have no trouble working out how to build a product that will sell. A great entrepreneur will even be able to target their customers with precision. But what sets a truly successful business-person apart from the others is their ability to test and measure everything that …
Banks have been accused of not doing enough to help victims of online fraud, after a damning report by The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which revealed it to be the most prevalent crime in England and Wales. They state victims lose an incredible £10 BILLION a year! But it could …
HMRC has issued a warning about a new scam using gift cards which is conning elderly and vulnerable people. The scammers cold call their victims, impersonating an HMRC member of staff and telling them, often in an intimidating manner, that they owe significant amounts of tax. They say this tax can …
Changing habits to be more productive #1 ” Impulsive Web Browsing” It is a worthwhile exercise to be aware of our daily habits and behaviours, evaluate them to see if they are conducive to our aims and objectives, and if not – change them! One habit that many people have is “impulsive …
If you intend on filing your self-assessment tax return for 2016/17 sooner rather than later, then you may run into trouble. In April 2017, HMRC highlighted a number of situations in which its tax calculation software is calculating the incorrect amount of tax when tax returns are submitted online using …
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has given assurance regarding the new discretionary business rates relief scheme n that it will not be delayed by the forthcoming general election. The £300 million relief scheme is designed to help businesses adversely affected by the recent revaluation of commercial properties. …
Making Tax Digital (MTD) shelved! The Treasury has removed 72 of the 136 clauses from the Finance Bill so that they could get it through Parliament before it is dissolved ahead of the General Election. Amongst the key proposals that have been shelved are plans to ‘Make Tax Digital’ by forcing …
Representatives from the CIOT, ICAEW and ACCA have agreed at a hearing with the Treasury Committee that plans for Making Tax Digital (MTD) should be ‘parked’ until HMRC can provide more clarity about various software and IT issues. However, it was not clear from the hearing whether the MPs are …
We all know how good a bit of fresh air and some exercise is for us. Here are the Jurassic Jaunts for May for catching up with old friends and making new friends an contacts. A good guided walk, a bit of banter, some social, some networking and maybe even a bit …
An online forum for start ups and small business owners has been launched by HMRC. The Small Business Forum is divided into three categories: starting your business, growing your business and managing your business. Registered forum users can post questions about filing tax returns, paying tax and using HMRC’s digital …
In my previous article I outlined some key tips on how to spot cash flow issues before they become a serious problem. As useful as I hope that is, it begs the question as to what processes and techniques businesses should employ to manage that in practice. So here is …
