A survey conducted by the Forum of Private Business (FPB) reveals that sme costs have risen by 4.7% in 2014. This is despite the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate of inflation falling from 2.7% in September 2013 to 1.2% in September 2014. The key factors in increased sme costs were reported to be energy, transport […]
We are delighted to announce that we have signed a strategic partnership with Kashflow bookkeeping software – the application that is revolutionising the SME market. As we noted last month, we have been looking at numerous options to find the package that is best suited to our diverse client base and we believe that Kashflow […]
Changing annuities: sales fall more than a third and rates drop in summer 2014 The number of annuities sold fell by more than a third between the first and second quarters of 2014, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The figures reveal that 27,902 fewer annuities were sold in Q2 than in Q1 […]
Small businesses will be exempt from an RTI penalty until March 2015, HMRC has announced. HMRC will phase in quarterly penalties for late RTI returns by business size, starting with those who employ 50 or more staff on 6 October 2014. Businesses with 49 or fewer employees will have until 6 March 2015 before penalties […]
According to research by BDRC Continental SME’s are relying less on ‘Core’ traditional finance options (overdrafts, loans and credit cards) today, than in 2012. In Q2 2012, 36% of SME’s were relying on a number of business forms of traditional finance, but that figure has dropped to just 30% in the same quarter of 2014. […]
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) are warning that SME’s are not gearing up to make the most of an ageing workforce. Dianah Worman, public policy advisor at CIPD, said: “Employers are currently missing a trick by not offering flexible working to all employees and by not adapting to the changing needs of […]
Several recent reports that consider the SME business finance market have thrown up a mixed bag of results, suggesting the environment is still less than favourable for seeking additional funding. The reports and surveys run by venture capital firm Albion Ventures and YouGov (on behalf of Simply Business) turned up an array of different messages […]
We’re delighted to announce this year’s charity sponsorship… The old saying goes that charity starts at home and so where better for us to make a donation of £500.00 than to our house mates here at The Victoria, Children on the Edge. The donation is sponsorship of the medals for the Chichester Half Marathon which […]
We know, we know… .. you have got enough to think about running a business, but it is worth knowing that in just 12 months our first payroll clients will have arrived at their ‘staging date’ – the point at which they have to be up and running with auto enrolment. We have been working […]
We will shortly be announcing a new partnership with one of the leading online accounting software solutions. We have spent a lot of time researching the options to ensure we work with the product that is of most benefit to our client base and we believe we have a winner. We will continue our alliance […]