Blogs
Feeling Isolated
It's lonely at the top – running a business is not a common position. In their work-life, most people have a boss or a manager who can guide [...]
Is there a lack of vision in your business?
How often do you stop and ask yourself where your business is going? If it is regularly, then you are in the minority. So many business owners plod [...]
Can you move forward from business failure?
I read the sad news that Rooks Butchers had gone into administration making 155 people redundant. Click here to read more. The business was founded in 1965 and [...]
Spring Budget Announcement
We were one of the millions eager to hear what Rishi Sunak's Spring Budget would reveal for businesses and we have filtered through the information to make it [...]
Are there business lessons to be learnt from The Apprentice? – Sadly, I don’t think so
This may be a case of self-delusional nostalgia, but it feels like during the early years of the BBC’s The Apprentice, the show was more of a business [...]
Is growth right for your business?
Growing your business is usually the main focus of most business articles - to be honest, it’s often the focus of our articles and blogs too - but [...]
Action to Take Before The End Of The Tax Year – Individuals
As we approach the end of another tax year, it’s time to consider the things you should be doing to ensure you don’t lose out on the allowances [...]
Prices are on the rise – are you passing these on?
The price of everything is rising fast; the stories are everywhere, if you listen hard enough. The price of wood is now 64% more than it was a [...]
No Work-Life Balance
We know of lots of small business owners that live their work. That isn’t a shock. When you are the sole person responsible for making sure that your [...]
Being Disorganised
A simple fact of life – good things happens to the organised, bad things happen to the disorganised. Have you ever noticed that the best tables in the [...]
Lack of Understanding of Finances
Most business owners are motivated to run a business because of the money. They want to provide for their families, build a better life and put away something [...]
Your Relationship with your accountant
It's quite difficult for us to get a handle on what business owners think of their accountants, but over the years, we have picked up on some general [...]
The Cash Problem
Cash is a problem for any business. The two main issues are either a lack of It or too much of it. If you are suffering a lack [...]
The People Problem
Growing businesses need people. You only have 1 pair of hands, and unless you want to spend all of your time bogged down in admin and firefighting problems, [...]
Finding and Keeping Customers
Some businesses find it easy to find customers they are tripping over the work and can’t cope with the amount they have, but many find it difficult, and [...]
Another year is nearly over …. What will be in store for 2022?
As I look back over 2021 and consider what a tough year it’s been, I start to wonder what 2022 will bring. I spent some time looking through [...]
Don’t get caught out by the Taxman this festive season!
Fairy Tale of New York is playing on the radio, tinsel has appeared on the monitors and our logo has changed. Yes, you guessed it, it’s Christmas time! [...]
The (Tax) benefits of a Furnished Holiday Let (including Airbnb)
A Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) is a tenancy that only entitles the tenant to occupy a fully furnished, self-catering property for a limited period. This is distinctive from [...]
Capital Gains on Property Update – You now have 60 days to pay the tax
One of the smaller changes in the Autumn Budget was that you now have 60 Days, instead of the previous 30 days, to report and pay the CGT on capital [...]
Are you getting in the way of your own business?
Businesses are started for a multitude of reasons by people with a plethora of motivations. For most, running a business is a lifelong learning curve full of interesting [...]
Xero’s quarterly product update!
Each quarter we attend an update run by Xero where they share the latest news and features. Here is what they ran through in their November update: Contacts [...]
Thank you to The Business Bunker
I would like to say a huge Thank You to Paul Andrews and Jules Serkin, for inviting me to talk about Accsys Accountants and other [...]
Do cryptocurrencies work for your business?
It’s still true to say that the Jury is still out on cryptocurrencies. Finance and Business gurus from Warren Buffet to Elon Musk have commented both negatively and [...]
Today’s Budget Announcements
There was a budget today apparently – but you may not have noticed, due to the lack of significant changes that will impact you, our clients, directly. Much of the announcements centred [...]
Successful Business Owners are not afraid to take risks.
Running your own business is a risk, stepping away from a regular pay cheque for the uncertain profits of a business, is a risk. But you can’t stop [...]