Anthony Lalsing – Director “The link between R&D and economic growth is widely recognised and the government remain committed to stimulating innovation through established R&D tax reliefs. While the proposed […]
Sarah Hallam – Director The term ‘alternative investment fund’ or ‘AIF’ refers to any vehicle established for the purpose of raising capital from a number of different investors with an […]
The problem of productivity Much to the embarrassment and confusion of many, the UK has an issue with a perceived lack of competitiveness, primarily due to a lower national productivity […]
Sam Goodsell, Director Although most business owners are eager to grow, many of them consider ‘upscaling’ to be risky due to the significant up-front investment needed. However those Businesses who […]
Since the introduction of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), 20 years ago, increased pay for low-paid workers has helped reduce poverty, however, for employers it has proven to be a […]
For those fast-growing SMEs, there comes a crucial point when the management team’s responsibilities and structure need to be adapted or re-drawn. However, this isn’t just a matter of issuing […]
Martin Atkins – Strategic Advisory Partner Running a successful business has it’s benefits and challenges. You work hard to reap the rewards for the present in the hope of providing […]
Ahead of the anticipated Brexit, the Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his Spring Statement on Wednesday 12th March 2019 in order to continue to balance the books, increase tax revenues to […]
So, you’ve got your head around HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) requirements and have a compliant software solution in place, but how, and when do you inform HMRC that you […]
Urgent action is required if you incur EU VAT in the member states and recover the VAT through the online EU reclaim portal. HMRC have advised that in the event […]
Tim Dunn – Strategic Advisory Partner In part one we examined the data challenges that face many SMEs and the power in defining what data you need and the difference […]
Tim Dunn – Strategic Advisory Partner Developing good products and services is important, but it is not everything – commercially there are a number of pieces of the jigsaw that […]
Chris Maloney – Advisory Partner A business must have customers to succeed, right? Well yes, of course, but business owners should be asking whether these are the right type of […]
The Spring Statement provided confirmation that the uncertainty over Brexit has hit business investment and growth, with GDP growth predictions decreasing from 1.6% at the budget to 1.2%. Business investment […]