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14th May – Phase 2
14th May 2020Monday 23rd March – Lockdown. I’m not sure whether time has flown or it’s been and interminable process, but one way…
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May 13th – Self-Employment Income Support Scheme is open!
13th May 2020And not only that…it appears to be working! Today is the start of the process for anyone who is self-employed and…
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12th May – The week of changes? – Things to look out for
12th May 2020A long-awaited announcement that was broadcast on Sunday, detailing the next steps of the UK (mainly England) approach to Covid-19. Whilst…
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11th May – the 10 Principles of War
11th May 2020A little part of me hoped that last night Boris would give us all some indication about how this current scene…
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May 7th – Self-employed and unsure where you stand?
7th May 2020You are herded into the self-employed category if you (either on your own or together with others) run your own business…
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6 May – A quick look at loans (again)
6th May 2020Many of you have made applications to borrow money under the Coronavirus Business Loan Interruption Scheme (CBILS) or the Bounce Back…
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5th May – Shackleton
5th May 2020We continue to sail into un-charted waters. Not just in our business or in our community or in our County or…
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4th May – Today’s the day…
4th May 2020Unbelievably, it’s now May. It’s light just after 5am, and getting dark around 9.30pm. We went into this ‘lockdown’ phase on…
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May 1st – Summer has come
1st May 2020Well not exactly…..but it is fast on the approach. Things are looking up. The Government have announced that we’ve hopefully passed…
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30th April – Reasons to be cheerful
30th April 2020In recognition of ‘Major’ (now Colonel) Tom’s 100th birthday; and the public’s overwhelming response to his ‘100 laps of the garden’…
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29th April – before we get going…
29th April 2020Maybe we are not over the worst of it, and maybe the actual process of un-locking lockdown has yet to be…
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Senior Tax Specialist/Advisor – £40,000-£60,000
29th April 2020We are looking for a highly motivated individual to head up and grow our burgeoning tax department The opportunity not only…
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28th April – Phew, a long awaited lifeline?
28th April 2020Well, I didn’t see that coming. A ‘Bounce Back’ loan, to all businesses, of up to £50k (or 25% of turnover,…
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27th April – Post lock down – how will it look?
27th April 2020There’s no precise way of knowing where we are in this COVID-19 cycle, and that’s largely because no one knows. Whilst…
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24th April – Start-ups in the time of Covid-19
24th April 2020Yesterday, we spoke about how this lockdown may be the filter for entrepreneurialism, and how many people might make use of…
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23rd April – COVID-19 the ultimate entreprenurial filter?
23rd April 2020It’s hard to tell whether things are getting better or worse. Whilst the virus is doing what the virus is doing…
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April 22nd – Retail, Leisure & Hospitality Grants – Is it worth another look?
22nd April 2020There are two major handouts that are being given to eligible businesses just now, and if you haven’t yet applied, it…
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April 21st – CBILS Loan scheme – Some commonly asked questions
21st April 2020Second to the Furlough Scheme, of which you can read our commonly asked questions here, we have been asked a lot…
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April 20th – Furlough Claim Day
20th April 2020Today is the long awaited day that employers can begin to lodge their claims with HMRC to cover the cost of…
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17th April – Comms
17th April 2020Yesterday, I was thinking about some of the attributes that make ostensibly good businesses fall apart. There can of course be…
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16th April – Furlough Payments, a further update
16th April 2020The offer by the Government to pay up to 80% of an employees salary costs (or £2,500, whichever is the lower)…
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April 15th – What are you measuring?
15th April 2020Many clients I work with have often started their journey with me because they are looking for something to change. Sometimes…
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14th April – Where are we?
14th April 2020Time has sort of taken a whole new dimension these last 3 weeks, and since the ‘lock down’ announcement, we’ve all…
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9th April – Control-Alt-Delete
9th April 2020It’s a weird time. An exceptional time. A crazy time. Yet it has one common denominator……time. It is possible that this…
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8th April – 3 important considerations
8th April 2020The following three things are on my mind right now and I believe they are relevant to every business just now….
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7th April – Job retention and action to take now
7th April 2020Let’s save money where we can, but what else? Furloughing employees as part of the Job Retention Scheme is probably the…
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April 6, 2020 – Have you made your plan?
6th April 2020I’ve said on several occasions, since COVID-19 lockdown came in force, that we all must have a plan. But I’m still…
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More about loans and CBILS – an improved offer?
3rd April 2020Whilst we await the formal announcement, it would appear that the Government have reviewed the application process for funding under the…
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April 2nd – Loans/Borrowing Money – what to look out for
2nd April 2020Whether you have been fortunate enough to receive a grant from the Government (albeit for furloughing your employees or through your…
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Personal Finance
1st April 2020We’ve spoken at length about the impact of these ‘unprecedented’ times and the financial implications for businesses during Coronavirus lockdown. There…
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