Research has found that 55 per cent of businesses believe they would cease trading as a result of the long-term incapacity, illness or death of… Read More »Protecting your business for key personnel loss
The UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) could be losing up to £3.7 billion as a result of poor internal systems and financial accounting,… Read More »Forgetting to invoice costs SMEs billions
The UK’s 1.5 million micro businesses will now be able to prepare and publish much-reduced financial statements, as the Government’s drive to reduce the red-tape… Read More »Micro-business accounting rules relaxed
New guidance for businesses on securing bank finance has been released by two leading membership organisations from the business and banking sectors. The Federation of… Read More »Top tips for securing business finance
Most new regulations affecting businesses come into force on ‘common commencement dates’ in April and October each year. The Government’s commitment to reducing the regulatory… Read More »Regulation and rate changes
Under the Data Protection Act, any business, organisation or sole trader handling personal individual information has a legal obligation to protect this data. According to… Read More »Customer data rights awareness
Published twice a year, the Government’s Statement of New Regulations details all regulations – including EU measures – due to come into effect over the… Read More »Business red tape: cuts and new regulations
Around 400,000 businesses start up every year. It is estimated that around one third of these cease trading within the first three years. But new… Read More »Starting in business
Research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed that small businesses are spending an average of £3,500 a year on technology in a… Read More »Is lack of technology holding your business back?
Evidence suggests that employee-owned businesses – those in which members of staff own a stake (often in the form of shares) in the business –… Read More »Employee share buy-back rules relaxed