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HMRC released the most optimistic Self-Assessment expense claims
Glamorous holidays abroad, luxury watches and Friday nights out all feature in HM Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC) list of the most outlandish expenses that customers tried to claim back on their Self-Assessment returns. HMRC released the strangest expenses to make sure other customers don’t make similar claims: Holiday flights to the Caribbean Luxury watches as Christmas […]
Want to sell your fish? You’ll need to know how to catch them first…
Most of the entrepreneurs I know are very good salespeople. The vast majority of business owners I have been in contact with tell me that they attach more importance to selling to a potential client than finding the ideal client for their business. But in my opinion, attracting, finding and reaching out for the right […]
9 great ways to raise money to start up your own business
Imagine you’ve had a business idea recently. You’ve prepared your business plan and you know how much money you will need to invest in your business to launch it. But you’ve realised that you don’t have enough money to start. You think about how other entrepreneurs have overcome the same financial challenge when they started […]
Should you start-up your business from home?
We know of many successful entrepreneurs who started their business from home. Steve Jobs from Apple is perhaps the most famous example. I have given advice to many people in the UK looking to start their business from home.The first thing you need to be aware of is that you can’t start just any business […]
Does your business suffer from Seasonality?
Does your business suffer from an increase or decrease in sales during particular days, weeks or months? If it does, you are not alone. Most of the businesses I have given consultancy or get involved with in a way or another suffer from seasonality. Factors such as the weather or holiday periods can affect your business performance.Seasonality is a […]
Updated Spring Budget 2017 – Self-employed will no longer pay the bill. Small Business owners will.
On 8th March 2017, Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of Exchequer delivered his first and last Spring Budget (as from next year the Government will only delivery one Budget per year and it will delivered in the autumn season).The Spring Budget was very short in comparison with previous ones with only 28 main announcements. Philip Hammond […]
