As business accountants, making sure our clients only pay the right amount of tax is a key part of our job. No wonder that we are frequently asked about key …
7 Numbers you NEED to know in your business
Do you feel in the dark about your business’s numbers? Many small business owners feel there is a real lack of data available to them. This is usually due to …
Happy New Tax Year! (2023/24)
Whilst this is a great (?!) accounting joke we do every year, it is also a fairly exciting point in the year for us tax geeks. The start of the …
Do you have enough money? Cashflow Planning
At the time of writing this blog, the UK (and indeed the world) is continuing to experience difficult trading conditions. As a small business owner, it’s even more important to …
Tips for Starting a Business in 2023
Is 2023 going to be the year you launch your new business? If so, we know it can feel exciting, but also overwhelming! In our job as business accountants, we …
How to avoid the Christmas Cashflow Crunch [2022 edition]
The winter months can be a worrying time for many business owners. Depending on your business, managing the cash coming in, and at the same time juggling what needs to …
Starting a business and not sure where to start?
For many people the idea of starting a business is a constant obsession, but often in a practical sense it can be almost debilitating not knowing where to start. In …
How to find time to work ON you business
Many people will have heard the saying, ‘Work ON your business, not IN it’. In the small business world this can often feel impossible. There is never enough time in …
What we learnt about the future of business from Accountex 2022
In a rare excursion outside the office, our team spent two packed days of talks, presentations and freebies at the mega industry trade show ‘Accountex’. I’m sure an accounting conference …
3 Easy Ways to Check Your Own Book-keeping
If you are carrying out your own book-keeping on accounting software, this may sound familiar! You’ve done all the data entry. You pat yourself on the back for a job …
Don’t be a hedgehog
Right now, the UK is in a financial squeeze. You’ve only just come out of the most intense trading conditions during peak COVID and now this. It can feel like …
Why your business will make less money from April – unless you act now
For most small business owners, their business will become less profitable, or even unviable, from April. The same could happen to you – unless you act now. The main reasons …