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New tax year: Key changes and initiatives for 2023/24
The new tax year has arrived, ushering in changes that could impact your business. With high inflation, fragile supply chains and increasing...
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Why using real-time data can supercharge business growth
Real-time data is important for your business. But why? In this article, we take a look at why it can support forecasting and budgeting,...
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Self-employed allowable expenses you can claim on
If you’re self-employed, allowable expenses can reduce your Self Assessment tax bill. In this article, we talk about how your business...
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Why an experienced CEO can supercharge growth for your business
Founded a business and want to take it to the next level but not sure how? You might need to take on an experienced CEO. In this article, we...
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How you can balance business and babies
When the pandemic left Caroline Marshall jobless, she was faced with the decision to try and find another job to fund her impending nursery fees,...
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Productivity paranoia: 6 ways HR leaders can help their companies beat it
An impressive 87% of employees say they’re productive at work. However, only 12% of CEOs agree. So, which one is it? Are workers not...
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Payroll year end checklist: Here’s what your business needs to do
Payroll year end is around the corner. But when is the HMRC deadline for payroll year end, we hear you ask? It’s 19 April....
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5 top tips for HR to support employees observing Ramadan
Around 1.6 billion people – 20% of the world’s population – celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In 2023, Ramadan began on...
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How manufacturers can become more environmentally sustainable
Despite a time of soaring costs, inflation and energy bills, many UK manufacturers have another key challenge to focus on: being truly...
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Payroll compliance: 10 tips to get it right every time
Payroll compliance is an important consideration for HR and payroll professionals. You need to make sure you can protect your payroll team – and...
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I quit my career to start a funeral company
Poppy Mardall had a successful career with one of the world’s largest brokers of fine art, Sotheby’s. But despite this, she...
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Payroll processing: 10 key things HR and payroll managers need to do
As an HR or payroll manager, you have the critical responsibility of ensuring everyone is paid correctly and on time. Even one mistake can put...
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8 payroll year end tips from your small business wizards
Payroll year end is just around the corner – 19 April 2023 is coming fast. But don’t panic. There’s still time to get everything...
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ChatGPT: 5 ways HR leaders can use the AI chatbot right now
Gaining one million users in its first five days of life, ChatGPT is officially the fastest growing app in history. So what is it? Why...
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On surviving cancer, self-love, and working through trauma
After suffering abuse at the hands of a close family friend, Leanne Pero started her first business, The Movement Factory, at just 15 years old as...
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Spring Budget 2023: What the announcements mean for your business
The Spring Budget, the UK’s first full Budget for 17 months, comes at a time when businesses are struggling with rising inflation, fragile...
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Supply chain disruption: How manufacturers can get ahead in 2023
Supply chain disruption is a big challenge within manufacturing right now, due to the ongoing permacrisis in the UK. Some manufacturers are...
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Digitalise your accountancy practice: How to help your employees
This is the age of the digital accountancy practice. In fact, digitalisation is one of the most important factors shaping the development of...
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Why employee engagement is key to boosting retention
UK businesses are desperately trying to stop the Great Resignation from impacting their staff retention rates. Over the past 12 months,...
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How I built an ethical business out of my camper van
With the determination to go travelling but little money to fund it, Lucy Greenwood and her partner Chris Renwick decided to quit their jobs and...
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How to save time on your accounting with bank feeds
Bank feeds are great for keeping a hold of your business’s cash flow. You may be running the financials yourself or outsourcing this...
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How to help your employees tackle digital burnout and improve work-life balance
Digital burnout is on the rise. With more people than ever working from home, the growth of ‘always on’ culture and an...
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My journey from rugby union star to business success
Just because you retire from one career doesn’t mean you can’t start a brand new one. Bryan Habana was a professional rugby union...
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How the circular economy can help businesses cut rising energy bills
There’s an ongoing energy crisis . Energy bills have ballooned, even with government support and wholesale price caps. It’s a...