Nurturing wealth is not just a Richard Branson dilemma. More and more people, particularly those with small businesses, need advice about their financial planning – pensions, investments, retirement planning and business protection to name but a few, and a good financial adviser can prove crucial to protecting your legacy. What is wealth management? Wealth management…
Like so many SME’s in the UK, the majority of our small business clients have found recent months tough going. We always try to coach our customers on the importance of managing the cash flow of their business, and post coronavirus, this will now become more vital than ever before. One of the best places…
Following Rishi Sunak’s briefing on 24 September, below is a summary of the key points. Job Support Scheme The Government will subsidise the pay of employees who are working fewer than normal hours It applies to employees who can work at minimum of 33% of their normal hours Employers will pay staff for the hours…
If you have used your time in lockdown to re-evaluate some of your goals and ambitions, you may have decided that now is the right time to take the plunge and launch your own business. If you have recently started-up a new venture or you are in the research phase, here are our tips to…
As humans, we tend to be creatures of habit which often makes it difficult for us to cope with change. For some, change can be a very unsettling experience, and lately we have all been privy to change on a very large scale. For some however, the recent pause in ‘normal’ business will have sparked…
In recent years we have seen the opportunity to work from home grow in popularity. More employers are recognising the benefits that flexible and home working can have on the productivity of their employees (thanks to a reduced commute, better work/life balance, and the flexibility around family commitments that working at home allows). In recent…
For small businesses, acquiring the IT necessary to allow your team to work as productively as possible can present a major financial burden. When companies want to invest in business technology they generally have two options for financing these expenses. They can either purchase their machines and software outright, either by using existing capital or…
If you are a small business struggling due to the coronavirus, you are now able to apply for a new 100% government-backed loan worth up to £50,000, with no interest charged or repayments needed in the first 12 months. Let’s take a closer look… What are bounce back loans? The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)…
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change”. Charles Darwin Never have Darwin’s famous words depicting the survival of the fittest rang truer than in recent weeks. We’ve witnessed many of our small business clients having to…
