Neither did I – it can be very difficult to keep up with all of the legal requirements, and as an accountant I’m supposed to have a better chance than the average small business owner. And do you have an expenses system which prevents car drivers over...
Back in 2007 the Inland Revenue launched the first of their ‘Sector’ based crackdowns and since then has made far more use of this approach. I, for one, was sceptical of the approach taken by HMRC which was to encourage voluntary compliance from small...
If you are looking for a Business Book to take on your summer holidays which will re-energise you and your business on your return to work, then please ask me for a copy of "57 Ways to Grow Your Business", our book of bright ideas for serious entrepreneurs....
Your team members should know more about what's going on in your business than anyone else. Survey them regularly, and survey all of them. Here are 10 questions that you could ask them :- Identify at least three things that our business does well and, in your...
Why are owners and managers of smaller businesses so critical of business meetings? Many would do away with meetings altogether, but I would argue that a business can't thrive without properly focused and conducted meetings. It's not meetings in themselves...
