Finance
Crowdfunding is a time-consuming endeavour. And there’s nothing worse than spending your precious time on activities that are at best ineffective, at worst actively putting investors off the idea of funding your business. So what common mistakes do entrepreneurs often make when looking to raise money for their business? Not knowing your numbers How did […]
A new campaign to tackle pension scams launches today as the latest figures reveal that victims of pension scammers lost an average of £91,000 each in 2017. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) have joined forces to urge the public to be on their guard when receiving unexpected offers about their […]
Staff Uniform Costs The National Minimum Wage (NMW) has been the hot topic of discussion in recent headlines, discussing the latest government list that has named and shamed employers who have failed to pay their workers the NMW. With some employers being in the news for simply not paying their staff the minimum hourly rate, […]
We want to stress how important this message is for members and non-members with reference to Pension Auto-enrolment Please don’t ignore any letters that you may receive from The Pensions Regulator, especially Compliance Notice’s as these usually relate to fines and penalties and these will simply not go away until they are dealt with. Penalties can […]
HMRC has a variety of useful online support if you need help with your tax return. HMRC’s YouTube channel has a range of short videos on ‘Self Assessment’ covering topics such as: Expenses if you’re self-employed Paying your Self Assessment tax bill Viewing your calculation For more information dip into the ‘business expenses for the self-employed’ e-learning […]
A new pre-action protocol for debt claims, which comes into force on the 1 October, has left many small businesses unprepared and at risk of falling foul of the regulations. The protocol only applies to businesses claiming payment of a debt from an individual. It does not apply to business to business debts unless the debtor is […]
Did you know that all Forum members spend considerably less than the average company spends of £6,570 that non-members pay in dealing with tax investigations? All companies that join the Forum have tax protection as part of their membership, saving small businesses thousands of pounds a year by not having to pay for a duplicate policy elsewhere. Every member […]
We’ve teamed up with the Forum of Private Business to help spread the word to all you budding SME owners on how you could make your money work better for you. The last thing you probably want to do after a long day of running your business is search the web for the best financial deals. […]
