Our Business Blog.
This is where we post our regular blogs on topics that interest most business owners. There are articles on Accountancy and Tax changes and how these affect you. Also, we have business growth articles to help you grow a better business.
Thinking about buying a small business?
Five things you need to look for when buying a small business. Are you thinking of buying a small business? Then making sure it’s a good investment is crucial. There’s little point in spending loads of money on a venture that will cause you a lot of headaches and...
Six ways to value your business and how to attract buyers.
You’ve spent years, perhaps even decades, building your business, and now you’re ready to sell. But what’s it worth? And is it an attractive buy? Here we detail six business valuation methods and some of the features that make it a more desirable purchase. What makes...
Times are changing, but is your accountant keeping pace?
Why you need to make sure they do! What type of business owner are you? Proactive and opportunity-seeking, or reactive and blinkered? And what about your accountant? The category you’re in could well mean the difference between business growth and success, your...
How to get tax relief on business assets (Capital Allowances)
What you need to know about capital allowances and depreciation. All businesses rely on assets to function. Some companies are more reliant on physical assets than others and wouldn’t be able to trade without them. When a piece of equipment has come to the end of...
Are you a Tax Master? Why you need to embrace MTD.
Digital tax-reporting is here. If you’re a VAT registered business, you should already be complying with Making Tax Digital (MTD). Still, MTD will soon be compulsory for all businesses, whether you’re a Sole Trader or Limited Company. The next deadline in the MTD...
How to set the optimum price for your product
When you first start out in business, or even if you’ve been in business a long time and are about to enter a new market, setting the price you want for your product or service is perhaps one of the most difficult decisions you have to make. Ask people to pay too much...
Your Business Numbers – the ones that REALLY Do Matter
If you’re serious about the success of your business then you have to keep right up to date with the most important drivers in your business, the numbers, but not just any numbers but the numbers that REALLY matter so you understand exactly what’s going...
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Recent Articles
Pricing
- Markup vs Margin: Busy But Not Profitable
- Pricing Power: The Hidden Lever That Drives Profit, Growth and Business Value.
- When should a business take low margin work
- “Pricing with Confidence: Stop Undervaluing Your Business.”
- “Are You Leaving Money on the Table? Learn How to Price Like a Pro using 80/20.”
- “All you need to know about pricing models for your small business.”
- Are you charging enough for your products or services (Part Two)
- Are you charging enough for your products or services (Part One)
- How to set the optimum price for your product
Business Planning
- Sole Trader to Limited Company
- “Business Valuation: Forget Guesswork, Find Out How.”
- The Business Case for a Bulletproof Shareholder Agreement.
- “Preparing for Major Contracts: How Small Businesses Can Manage Large Orders with Confidence”.
- Exit Planning
- “Selling, Scaling, or Passing It On? Why Every Business Needs an Exit Strategy”
- “Why Lean Startup and Game Plan Accelerator Aren’t Just for Startups—They’re for Every Business”
- “Achieved Failure: Turning Setbacks Into Your Competitive Advantage”
- Are You Caught in the Business Planning Paradox?
- “Business Management System: Monitoring, Improving, and Expanding Your Business”
Marketing
Business Growth
- “Ready to Sell? Here’s How to Boost Your Business Value Before You Go to Market”
- “Real Growth Isn’t Revenue: It’s Valuation”
- From Busy to Profitable: The Real Reason Your Bank Balance Doesn’t Match Your Sales.
- “Business Acquisition. Beyond Organic Growth”
- Are you building your business to sell?
- Times are changing, but is your accountant keeping pace?
Corporation Tax
- How to get tax relief on business assets (Capital Allowances)
- Are you a Tax Master? Why you need to embrace MTD.
Income Tax
VAT
- “From Fear to Freedom: How VAT Registration Turns Survival Businesses Into Scalable Ones”
- Are you thinking about VAT Registration?
Business Start-Up
- Why Articles of Association Matter More Than You Think.
- “Mastering Your Start-Up Finances: How Accountants Help You Succeed”
- “Business Start-Up Challenges, Avoiding Costly Mistakes”
Business Accounting
- Sole Trader to Limited Company
- Making Tax Digital For Sole Traders
- “Understanding EBITDA vs SDE: How to Value Your Business the Right Way”
- Why Most Accountants Keep You in the Dark — and How Proactive Accounting Changes Everything.
- “From Fear to Freedom: How VAT Registration Turns Survival Businesses Into Scalable Ones”
- Why Articles of Association Matter More Than You Think.
- Director’s Loan Account: What you need to know.
- Dividends for Limited Company Owners.
- Your Confirmation Statement and Upcoming Changes.
- “Why the Acid Ratio Could Save Your Business”
Business Sale