by admin | Mar 1, 2015 | Blog, Business, Business Finance Junction, Economy, Finance, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
First Time Buyers deposits in the UK have increased by 15% in a year to average of almost £30,000, which, according to analysis, has been driven by lower stamp duty bills. Consequentially, purchase prices for first time buyers have climbed to a new record, showing an average of £160,304, with Londoners putting down an on-average [...]
by admin | Feb 13, 2015 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Government, Market Update
Expectation from the Bank of England is that inflation will turn negative, but interest rates may rise, stated the first inflation report of the year. However, the anticipated dip is unlikely to lead to a deflationary spiral. The Bank left 2015 growth forecast unchanged at 2.9% but raised 2016 forecast to 2.9% from 2.6% (three months ago). [...]
by admin | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, In Business, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
Accounting The Cost Of Being Outside In The Cold Have you read the health headlines lately? Apparently everything is going to get us at some time or another. The one that had us laughing was a warning to stay warm for the big freeze. All too often the simple pleasures, conveniences and familiarities, which seem [...]
by admin | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Business, Business Finance Junction, Economy, Finance, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Small Business Blog
Kung Hei Fat Choy! With its meaning of good things, the year of the goat/sheep, is upon us. Apparently, the tax system is costing businesses up to £10Bn in hidden costs each year, with SME’s bearing the brunt. Research from the Association of Accounting Technicians of 500 businesses found SMEs spending around £9.9Bn compared to [...]
by admin | Jan 2, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Finance, In Business, Monthly Musings, Newsletter, Small Business Blog
When The Cash Flow Is Akimbo The trouble with the Northern Hemisphere is it mostly kicks the year off with near glacial temperatures, a January rarely passes without freezing and unless you’re a business with a pallet or two containing snow shovels, gritting salt and other winter paraphernalia, it’s unlikely you’ll escape an adverse effect [...]
by admin | Jan 2, 2015 | Blog, Business, Business Finance Junction, Economy, Finance, News, Noteworthy News
From January 1, changes to EU VAT place supply service rules to digital services. This means the place of taxation will be determined by the location of the consumer, not the location of the supplier; VAT for such things as ebooks and downloads will be payable to the country where the service is bought instead [...]
by admin | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Miscellaneous, Small Business Blog
Sometimes going unnoticed, local traders’ offerings are available all year round. Building on research by American Express, who founded the initiative in the U.S. a few years ago, which illustrated there were benefits to a community and its sense of well-being when support of local businesses had been embraced. There’s a simple message; Use It [...]
by admin | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Monthly Musings, Small Business Blog
Carving a Story: Fact is Stranger than Fiction Bring It Down Warning: I once had the misfortune of speaking to a man about life insurance a week before he died, his death hadn’t been anticipated; he was the victim of an accident. The family holiday was much more inviting and distracting than talking with me, [...]
