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  • Extra 1.3m people in UK to start paying income tax over next five years
  • Amazon could be a big winner of Rishi Sunak’s investment tax break
  • Jay-Z sells majority stake in Tidal music streaming service to Jack Dorsey’s Square
  • Manchester United borrow £60m as debt rises amid Covid-19 pandemic
  • Frasers Group warns of store closures after ‘near worthless’ budget support
  • Companies ‘will quit UK’ over Sunak’s corporation tax rise
  • Marks & Spencer axes all 29 in-store bank branches and tells customers it is shutting their current accounts
  • Apple investigated in UK over ‘unfair’ App Store claims
  • US suspends tariffs on Scotch whisky and Stilton cheese
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Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company

Trademark

Brexit: 8 Frequently asked questions about trademark registration in the UK

11 December 2020 Advice, Legal Business Matters 74 Comments

Trademarks are a headache. Trademarks for foreign countries are even worse. You just found out that a US trademark won’t apply in the UK, and who even knows if they work in the EU (they don’t, by the way).

Taking out a loan

Costs cut: get the best deal when making payments abroad from your small business

9 December 20209 December 2020 Advice Business Matters 69 Comments

SMEs across the globe have had to pause much of their international activity this year, as a result of ongoing lockdowns and financial implications from the pandemic, but with a new year just around the corner, many are making plans for a more fruitful 2021.

starting in business

How to start out in business in 2021

7 December 2020 Advice Business Matters 65 Comments

Is starting a business on the cards for 2021? It could mark the start of a new chapter. Take a look at some of the steps to starting your own business.

Online business meeting

Your guide to Peer Networks

2 December 20203 December 2020 Advice Business Matters 62 Comments

The UK has led the way when it comes to SME businesses innovating and collaborating as they seek to scale and grow.

Five tips to use technology to boost and secure your business through lockdown

20 November 202023 November 2020 Advice, Technology Cherry Martin 28 Comments

Since the initial nationwide lockdown in March 2020, it’s become increasingly clear that technology is essential for businesses to continue functioning and succeeding in today’s modern world.

online networking

How to make the most out of virtual networking

19 November 2020 Advice, Marketing Business Matters 6 Comments

COVID19 has been a tough time for many of us. Especially for those who are looking to shift their role or go for a new one entirely.

organisation chart

Five steps to successful business succession planning 

17 November 2020 Advice Business Matters 3 Comments

Many businesses try to foresee and plan for the future but unfortunately organisations often do not plan for the inevitable.

shareholders

What are the benefits of a Shareholders’ agreement?

17 November 2020 Advice Business Matters 4 Comments

With COVID-19 continuing to have a significant impact on all aspects of business, many of which have been unforeseen, a shareholders’ agreement has never been more important.

rishi sunak

Why uncertainty is the perfect environment for strategic planning

17 November 2020 Advice, Opinion Business Matters 8 Comments

Paradoxically, Rishi Sunak announcing that the furlough scheme will be extended until March creates more uncertainty, not less.

Passion in business

How to lead from your heart (and why you should right now)

17 November 2020 Advice, Opinion Business Matters 8 Comments

Leading from your heart (emotionally intelligent, collaborative, motivating) matters more now than ever as uncertainty permeates every aspect of work, life and what the future holds.

salesman pitching

Boost productivity and stop wasting man hours in meetings. Starting from now …

17 November 202017 November 2020 Advice Cherry Martin 73 Comments

Totalling the cost of paid employees sitting in meetings for hours vs. effective productivity was a hot topic pre-Covid, however it’s not one that’s gone away despite people working from home.

Furlough

Today is deadline day for retrospective furlough agreements

13 November 2020 Advice, Legal Business Matters 17 Comments

Partner Sue Dowling, head of Blandy & Blandy’s Employment Law team, highlights today’s deadline for retrospective furlough agreements.

UK banks

Lender appetite is diminishing – here’s 3 alternatives if your bank says no

11 November 2020 Advice, Columns, Opinion Caroline Plumb OBE 71 Comments

The deadline for starting an application for a government-backed loan has been extended to January 31st 2021, but lender appetite is diminishing. What should you do and who do you turn to when you need working capital and the bank says no?

Covid office

Rightsize to survive: the risks and rewards of rightsizing now

5 November 20205 November 2020 Advice, In Business Business Matters 8 Comments

A large number of companies face the painful need to rightsize, but how does a business employ rightsizing processes to make it ‘Covid secure’?

Business relationship

Gain competitive advantage through collaborative relationships 

21 October 202027 October 2020 Advice, Opinion Business Matters 5 Comments

Supply chains today are required to deliver ever-better service levels while simultaneously bearing down on cost and meeting aggressive new sustainability agendas.

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