Business Advice for SMEs Following the recent article we featured from Natwest Mentor we thought we would provide you with a bit more information on the Mentor service. Mentor provides support to small and medium sized enterprises, or SMEs, in the areas of employment law & HR, health & safety and environmental, meeting the needs […]
Tax News As the nights are drawing in and we get ready for another raft of new tax legislation to be announced in the autumn statement, we thought we would bring you up to date on a number of previously announced measures and look at what is in the pipeline for April 2016 and beyond. […]
Can Chichester catch a Chinese cold? As Chinese economic issues continue to ripple out across the world, I found myself wondering what impact a Chinese slowdown, or even meltdown could have on us here in Chichester. If you are like me and often see these stories on the news and think to yourself that is […]
Not only are we proud to support our clients through the accounting and financial advice services we offer, but also by promoting the inspiring work they do. Animal Care in Egypt, ACE, is a small charity in Luxor that provides free veterinary care for thousands of vulnerable working animals. 15 years ago, ACE was founded […]
Recruiting new staff, without cutting corners Advertisement The CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel Development) estimates that the average cost of recruiting the wrong person is £8,200, rising to £12,000 for senior managers. SMEs are naturally keen to reduce costs wherever possible, however cutting corners when recruiting new staff can lead to some terrible decisions, increasing […]
The landscape for UK small business is strong, with a new report confirming confidence across the sector. The report, from the Federation of Small Businesses, suggests that small businesses expect to grow this year, following a “robust” improvement in confidence during the past three months. Encouragingly the research showed that business confidence was at its […]
Many small businesses have welcomed the announcement by HMRC that it intends to move away from automatic penalties for tax to a less rigid approach. As part of the drive, a “more proportionate approach” will be taken when small employers miss PAYE filing deadlines. This announcement follows on the back of HMRC accepting “reasonable excuses” […]
Tax and Accounts News Round up We are delighted to provide our regular round up of tax and accounts news for you to download here: Evans Weir Tax and Accounts News Round Up Summer 2015 In this edition we look at: The Budget Forecast – Chancellor Osborne returns for his second budget of 2015 (first […]