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Impress your visitors before they step into the office
It actually doesn’t take a lot to really impress your visitors. Think about when you go to a shop and you’re left feel special and appreciated. It was probably just the basic things that made you feel this way – a smile, a friendly conversation and a greeting. What...
Would paying your VAT monthly, rather than Quarterly help manage your cash flow?
Many business owners dread having to make quarterly payments of VAT to HMRC. If this is true for you, why not consider the VAT Annual Accounting Scheme (AAS) instead? It might help you with cash flow. With the AAS you: make nine payments on account towards your annual...
How to be productive when working from home
So, this isn’t the first article I have written about working from home (or flexible working) but considering the weather conditions we have had to endure this last week, I thought it timely to broach the topic once more. How are businesses supposed to deal with...
Are you losing customers?
The main reason you lose customers (it’s not price by the way). The loss of customers is something that, in my experience, business owners don’t work hard or smart enough to prevent happening. Simply put, the more customers you retain each year – the more profitable...
Defeat the Time Bandits and Improve Productivity
As a business owner, it’s vital that you take complete ownership over the use of your time and improve productivity Much has been written on the effective use of time and how it effects productivity, but what I want to do is give you a few tips that have helped me and...
Do you still pay employees for private fuel?
As we are approaching the end of yet another tax year, it is worth considering the cash benefit to company car drivers and their employers, of reimbursing the cost of fuel provided for private motoring. The rates have been updated for 2017-18. The tax rates are so...
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