Last month we wrote about the lost decade – the ten years since the financial crash of 2008 – and having discussed this theory in meetings with a range of SMEs it feels like the side effect of the lost decade is a numbness to economic uncertainty. That is not to say that businesses are […]
What was making the news in October 1967? With the news regularly covering the latest advances in space exploration and the race to offer scheduled space transportation, it is a little crazy to consider that 50 years ago this month, the first man made object landed on Venus. Having been launched in June of the […]
Since the ‘Millennium Bug’ it has felt like there is always an event or new piece of legislation coming down the pipeline which is set to cause a major impact to all businesses or shake up a particular sector. Having only just caught our breath after Auto Enrolment, we are now presented with GDPR (General […]
Recent sales figures show that the car market is undergoing a change, probably the most significant since the introduction of the second new registration point or even the introduction of low deposit, final value PCP finance schemes. It would appear that the bi-annual rush to be one of the first to drive a car off […]
The Lost Decade? It’s hard to believe that the credit crunch that led to the downfall of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing melee in the economy was almost a decade ago. You would be forgiven for thinking that the time has passed quite quickly, perhaps because we have become used to switching on the news […]
As part of our 50th anniversary, we are looking back at the events of 1967 to see what the founders of our business would have been reading about and facing in their first year of trading. This month we look at the events of September 1967. As if to echo our own news this month, […]
After 30 years, we are sad to be announcing the departure of Kathy Archibald from Evans Weir. A mainstay of the business, Kathy has been the welcome face of Evans Weir, meeting and greeting clients in both the Chichester and Drayton offices and providing valuable office support to the Directors and accounts team. Kathy joined […]
The September meeting of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee gave the strongest signal yet that an increase in interest rates is getting closer. Whilst the September vote saw a majority remain in favour of keeping rates at its long term historic low of 0.25%, the 7-2 result belies the real situation. The statement […]
In recent years, I have taken the chance over the Christmas break to sit and consider the factors most likely to impact our clients over the year ahead. I do not profess to be a commentator nor economic forecaster, although even they missed most of the big events of 2016; but I do think it […]
The 2016 Autumn Statement In recent times client feedback has suggested that most of you feel rather inundated with information following the autumn statements and annual budget delivered by The Chancellor. With the advent of social media, and most professional organisations now issuing commentary or updates immediately following the announcements, we believe these events have […]
Offering employees a small benefit or treat is a method employers use to boost productivity and reward the hard work and commitment of their staff. But, what happens when these small gestures of goodwill start to become unwanted additional tax burdens to the employee? We explore the new trivial benefit tax exemption. Employers will be […]
Many financial analysts believe that women are not fulfilling their aspirations and more could, and should be done to help women follow their dreams, which would provide a significant boost to the UK’s economy. Women represent a significant proportion of the workforce, but the number of female small business owners is alarmingly limited. As of […]