There weren’t many announcements in last month’s Budget that we didn’t already know about, especially if you are one of those affected by the 50% tax rates. But there was one rather nice surprise in the form of doubled entrepreneurs’ relief. Aside from the previously announced NI increase or so called “jobs tax”, one of [...]

If you forget about the online world for a minute… (it is possible!) Can you see the difference between Networking for your business and Marketing your business? Networking is about making friends around you who like you and trust you. You meet them on and off line and you build a knowledge of one another [...]

Not a bad Budget on the tax front for small business owners if not a little predictable, says Lesley Stalker, Head of Tax at www.rjp.co.uk and EBA Resident Expert on Tax issues. There are some welcome crumbs, if nothing else, for battle weary business owners. We all anticipated this budget wouldn’t be too controversial and [...]

How lucky are you? Does good fortune follow you through life? A win on the lottery perhaps or a chance meeting that brings you a new contract? What luck! If only you could bottle it, brand it and make your millions, now that would be lucky. Funny thing luck … it’s here one minute, gone [...]

Nothing makes a business fail more quickly than a lack of cashflow. It doesn’t matter how good an idea is, it doesn’t matter how many people want it, if the money flows out too fast one end and doesn’t come in quick enough the other the business will fail. Many new Entrepreneurs tend more towards [...]