We are coming up to World Mental Health Day next week on 10th October 2023. As business owners and entrepreneurs, our mental health is often at the bottom of the list as we juggle our businesses and lives. However, the past few years have shown the the importance of caring for your mental health and …
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Next week is ‘National Work Life Week’ and one of the best ways to create a work life balance is to align your personal and business goals.  Aligning your personal and business goals will increase productivity, profits and employee motivation. Business goals may not always reflect the personal goals of the employees or the …
When becoming an employer, you have to comply with certain rules. Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must put certain staff into a workplace pension scheme and contribute towards it. This is called ‘autoenrolment’. All employers have duties, but the duties but the duties you need to carry out will depend …
As a small business owner whether you are running as a sole trader or limited company there are benefits to investing in your future with a private pension. I come across so many business owners who don’t have a pension at all because it has always been bumped down their to do list. I get …
As the sun begins to set on the summer holidays, it is time to get back in the swing of things for the last 4 months of 2023. You may have had a crazy juggle of business and fun or maybe you have been quiet over the summer whilst so many people have been away. …
I have had several questions lately from business owners trying to understand dividends. So here we explore the basics, what you need to know and how to make the most of your hard-earned profits. A dividend is a distribution of a company’s profits to its shareholders. This is another way of taking money out of …
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Creating a smart and realistic budget for your business can be one of the best ways to keep it running smoothly. If your business has periods of difficulty or any setbacks, a budget gives you the protection and support to navigate through. A smart budget gives you control over the financial health of your business …
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I completely get it, running a small business can be really hard, there are some days you feel like you are smashing it and other days when you struggle. Many business owners can get stuck in a rut and don’t know what’s next. Maybe you’re not sure what direction you want to take the business …
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Small business owners have been used in books, diaries and excel spreadsheet to do their accounting for so many years. As the saying goes ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ Spreadsheets are a convenient and cheap way of managing your finances but there are brilliant accounting software out there now which mean your business …
We are constantly seeing on social media and advertising everywhere how to get your 6,7 or 8 figure businesses. Most of the time they’re talking about sales and this all sounds amazing. It’s not about the money you make but about the money that you take. It sounds great making £100,000 in sales but what …
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