Private healthcare, an extra day’s holiday on their birthday and free gym membership are among the perks Brits want from employers, according to a study. Researchers polled 2,000 office workers to identify the benefits they would like to see from their place of work – including flexible working hours, a nice desk and staff discounts. […]
Business Finance FAQs
Here a specialist in finance responds to frequently asked questions on the subject. These cover business finance FAQs and more general issues. What sort of things can business finance be used for? Typically, virtually anything. Of course, some lenders may have business areas they specialise in and they may be reluctant to lend for purposes […]
Navigating the office maze
We all walk around with a detailed map of the world in our pockets – but what happens when you enter a building? The navigation drops out. This can be a problem for large office environments. Clients arrive and immediately get lost in a maze of floors and corridors. They arrive late and flustered to […]
Landlord Insurance FAQs
Being a busy landlord, you’ll want to ensure you have the most cost-effective and appropriate cover for you. Here are some landlord insurance FAQs to get you started. Do I have to have insurance to be a landlord? There is no legal obligation to arrange landlord insurance before you let a property to tenants. Given […]
Five financial rules that will help you reach your financial dream sooner
If you’d like your money to work harder, perhaps with a view to retiring sooner or splashing your cash on your dreams, here are five rules you need to follow. And they are probably not what you’re thinking: Let the markets do the work: With more than 98 million trades a day, across the global […]
Lessons from the games industry: blockchain and collaboration
The internet gave great opportunities for forward looking small businesses. They could develop collaboration between people who were physically dispersed. Then came the next phase: the forming of vibrant online communities. Borderless communities form quickly and flourish when people with shared interests have a platform to engage with one another and collaboratively pioneer innovations in […]
Multiple property insurance: a quick overview
Only 7% of all landlords own more than five buy to let properties. Yet these account for more than 40% of the accommodation available in the private rented sector, according to research conducted by the London School of Economics (LSE) for the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) a number of years ago. Recent changes in […]
Could your business benefit from SEIS or EIS when raising funds?
The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are both designed to help new and growing young businesses secure much-needed investment. EIS was introduced in 1994 and SEIS debuted in 2012 – their aim is to help attract investors to start-ups that may have otherwise have been viewed, rightly or wrongly, […]
How will the new SEIS/EIS guidelines affect crowdfunders?
At the start of this year the new guidelines in relation to SEIS and EIS came into force. SEIS and EIS provide investors with up to 80% protection against an investment they make into a UK startup, which is taken as a tax relief against your income tax bill. Most of what the new guidelines […]
Using the small claims court to recover money your business is owed
Is your business owed money? Is the debtor ignoring all your phone calls and letters? Wondering what to do next in order to ensure you get paid for the work you have done? Consider using the ‘Small Claims Court’. This is part of the County Court and enables a lay-person (someone who is not legally […]
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