This new idea will eventually be worth up to £1,200 per child, and so will save a typical working family with two children under 12 up to £2,400 a year. It will not be phased in until Autumn 2015 and will ultimately be open to around 2.5 million families with children under 12. From the […]
The Budget 2013
PERSONAL Help for home buyers Two schemes are available. Help to buy: equity loan This scheme will run for three years from 1 April 2013 and is proposed to provide £3.5bn of additional investment. • The scheme will apply to new builds only • All house buyers can apply – this scheme is not restricted to first-time […]
Budget 2013 – a Budget for an aspiration nation?
The Chancellor delivered a bleak economic forecast when he stood up this afternoon, admitting growth in 2013 would be 0.6% – half the 1.2% he predicted four months ago in the autumn statement. However, growth forecasts for the economy in future years are forecast to be in more positive territory, with predictions of 1.8% growth […]
Build up Your Marketing Machine in 7 Steps
Whatever the size of your business, now is the time to really market yourself. Marketing is so important right now – we are living in a very competitive environment, new products and services are constantly being developed and all businesses need to make sure they are up with, and preferably, ahead of the competition. Many […]
Tips for Effective Meetings
Meetings are a fact of life in business. Some people love them, others think they take up too much time. The key is to ensure that meetings are effective and time efficient. Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of meetings. Start on Time Time keeping is essential. Start every […]
Using your Home for Business?
We always try to get you the best deal on this, by claiming the maximum possible for the extra costs of using your home as the base of your business but at the same time ensuring no adverse effect on the immensely valuable capital gains tax exemption when you sell your private residence and hopefully […]
What’s your PR Strategy?
No matter how big or small your business you need a PR strategy. Even the smallest start up business can have a simple PR strategy which uses local press, social networking and email marketing to raise the profile of the firm with very little financial cost. Identify your target market To begin with you must […]
Meeting the Expectations of Today’s Workforce
The current economic environment continues to challenge businesses. As such, having the right team in place is key to the success of any business. As firms focus on recruiting the best talent they are no longer seeking employees that can merely get a job done. While traditional recruitment strategies may have focused on finding a […]
Tax Diary March/April 2013
1 March 2013 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 May 2012. 19 March 2013 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 March 2013. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 March 2013.) 19 March 2013 – Filing deadline for the CIS300 monthly […]