What are virtual office services and why do you need them?
If you are running your business from home, or the corner of someone else’s office, but need to reassure prospective clients that you are a...
Payroll software for UK businesses that’s HMRC & RTI recognised
Payroll software is now often incorporated as a component of accounting software. still their remain standalone payroll options that help you organise and carry out...
Open source software: Advantages & disadvantages
Open source software in simple terms is free software that you can use in your business. Open source developers choose to make the source code...
CRM software: What you need to know
Customer relationship management (CRM) is a computer software programme for managing a company’s interactions with its customers and clients. It uses technology to organise and...
A guide to content management systems (CMS)
A content management system is a computer programme which allows several users to share files and other content. It is overseen by a central administrator...
Accounting software for UK small businesses
At its most basic accounting software consists of spreadsheets with rows and columns on which you can record sales and expenses. The spreadsheets are inbuilt...
How to create and maintain a work life balance
Having an intense professional career or being a busy entrepreneur can be extremely exciting, but it can also be challenging. It's not just challenging for...
How does VAT work and how does it affect your business?
Value added tax is a business tax levied by the government on sales of goods and services. All businesses which have an annual turnover of...
Trade credit insurance: Protect your business from insolvent customers
Companies take out credit insurance to protect themselves from the credit risk of a trade customer going bust before it has paid for goods it...
How to pay corporation tax
Every business is required to pay tax once a year on the profits it earns. This is a form of business taxation known as corporation...
Capital gains tax (CGT): Guidance on rates & allowances
Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is a tax on the profit you make when you sell, give away or exchange your business, assuming it has increased...
Business rates: What is your rateable value?
Business rates are taxes which are charged on most non-domestic premises including offices, shops, warehouses and factories. The rates are collected by your local council...
A complete guide to business insurance
When you start a business, there are several types of business insurance available to protect you and your business, some compulsory and some voluntary. Having...
How to get your business in the newspaper
Getting yourself interviewed or written about in the press is the most effective form of free publicity there is. Why? Because huge numbers of people...
How to be interviewed by a journalist
Hopefully, there is going to come a time when the positive buzz around you and your business attract the interest of the media. The local...