Should I reduce my marketing budget due to coronavirus?
Many businesses are trying to cut costs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are five reasons why doing so is a mistake.
5 steps to making your office inclusive ? on a shoestring
Here are five ways to achieve a tick on your diversity and inclusion quota whilst on a budget.
How to keep your HR and finance departments in check
Richard Stonier, co-founder and partner of online accounting provider Tally, explains four ways to keep your HR procedures in check, to help protect your business? budget.
Chancellor urged to use Spring Statement to address late payments
Ahead of the chancellor?s first ever Spring Statement on 13 March, Philip Hammond has been called upon to use his speech to tackle late payment culture.
Autumn Budget 2017: Plans for business rates reform brought forward by two years
The announcement has been received fairly well, although some commentators have suggested that the chancellor could have done more to ease the pressure on SMEs.
Why falling in love with your product can be fatal
If you’re bringing a technology-based product to market, then you could be at risk of falling in love with your product ? to a dangerous extent.
SME lessons from botched Unilever takeover by Kraft Heinz
The world of mergers and acquisitions can often be a murky one, so what can SMEs learn from the failled attempt by Kraft Heinz to snap up Unilever?
Spring Budget 2017: Reduction in tax free dividend
Today in his Spring Budget the chancellor Phillip Hammond announced a reduction in the tax free dividend allowance from ?5,000 to ?2,000.
Paying tax must be just as ironclad for self-employed workers
While the self-employed helped Britain’s economic recovery, Charlie Mullins believes legislation is needed to ensure the paying of tax is better monitored.
February 2017 economic statistics: All the figures SMEs need to know
SME costs could increase by ?6.8bn as inflation is forecast to rise by 2.7 per cent this year, our February 2017 economic statistics roundup unveiled.
Finding time in our diaries for giving something back
Careful not to get too caught up in the day-to-day of his business, Christian Nellemann explains why he’s found giving something back so valuable.
Be prepared for changes to state benefit paid to ill or disabled staff
Numerous changes will soon hit the UK in terms of tax credits and the social care system ? including the state benefit paid to ill or disabled staff.