Business Advice

The Government has confirmed that the default retirement age (DRA) of 65 is to be phased out between 6 April and 1 October 2011. As… Read More »Employees could be working for longer

Smaller businesses are being urged to maintain up-to-date and accurate financial records. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has plans to clamp down on significant record… Read More »The importance of keeping books in good order

Small businesses could find themselves laying off workers and cutting down on investment if fuel duty continues to rise, a leading business group has warned.… Read More »Fuel duty will ‘hamper’ smaller firms

The woes suffered by smaller enterprises in attempting to secure finance have been well documented. But 2011 may herald at least a partial easing of the credit… Read More »Business funding may get a boost

‘What have you got to offer our company?’ ‘Well I have been involved in a couple of failed businesses.’ Perhaps not the kind of conversation… Read More »Fear of failure, a thing of the past?

Data from Companies House reveals that strategic business partnerships are on the rise. In fact, there has been a 50 percent increase since 2008. Certainly… Read More »Considering a strategic partnership?

The purpose of this guide is to examine what is involved in SMEs entering into a joint venture with one or more other organisations. The… Read More »Starting a joint venture

Flexible working is growing in popularity in the UK. Driven at first by demand from employees, it is now seen by many businesses to have… Read More »Flexible working