Half of businesses struggling to recruit because of skills gap, survey finds Half of businesses are struggling to recruit new staff, a survey has found. Out of the employers surveyed a skills gap was a main concern. With revenue stalling, businesses are unable to increase every employee’s wage as an incentive [...]
As I look back over 2021 and consider what a tough year it’s been, I start to wonder what 2022 will bring. I spent some time looking through our blog library to see what we thought was worthy of writing about in 2021. In January 2021, we laid down the gauntlet [...]
New home working order: Another blow for small firms From Monday, the government says that people should once again work from home "if you can", as measures are stepped up to fight the Omicron variant of Covid. This has come at an already bad time for small businesses, who are still [...]
Fairy Tale of New York is playing on the radio, tinsel has appeared on the monitors and our logo has changed. Yes, you guessed it, it’s Christmas time! So, it’s time to wheel out our annual advice for the season of entertaining and celebrating, on what you can and can’t claim [...]
Omicron and small businesses – what are the rules? Wearing a face mask is now mandatory in shops and it is illegal not to do so. If a customer refuses to wear one in a retail environment, they will be fined £200 (unless exempt). Small businesses are, however, worried about the [...]
A Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) is a tenancy that only entitles the tenant to occupy a fully furnished, self-catering property for a limited period. This is distinctive from a normal let, which is not normally furnished and has a longer-term tenancy basis. Owning and renting property on a buy-to-let basis is [...]
One of the smaller changes in the Autumn Budget was that you now have 60 Days, instead of the previous 30 days, to report and pay the CGT on capital Gains on residential property disposals. Clearly 30 days was proving too short a time frame for tax payers to meet. If you are [...]
Inflation hits highest level in a decade at 4.2% as fuel and energy bills soar The inflation rate has hit its highest level for almost a decade as prices rise across the UK economy, with fuel and energy costs leading the way. Reports showed a jump from 3.1% to 4.2% in [...]
Businesses are started for a multitude of reasons by people with a plethora of motivations. For most, running a business is a lifelong learning curve full of interesting and exciting challenges. Growing that business is all about eliminating bottle necks and problems that get in the way of that growth and [...]
Each quarter we attend an update run by Xero where they share the latest news and features. Here is what they ran through in their November update: Contacts New user experience Xero have refreshed the ‘list view’ page in contacts to make it easier to create and manage customer and supplier [...]
