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The Directors Loan Account

The Directors Loan Account

Generally, there are no tax implications when a sole trader or partnership puts cash in or takes cash out of a business. A company, on the other hand, is a separate legal entity and any cash assets held by the company belong to the company and not the director/s. Any...

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Top Tips For A Website That Sells

Top Tips For A Website That Sells

If you run your own business, then you have probably invested time and money into creating your own website. Possibly, quite a lot of money but are you getting value from it?

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Goal Setting

Goal Setting

In order to know where you want to be, you must understand where you are now and what the gap is in between…. A goal is a dream with a deadline.  Napoleon Hill   What is your motivation? Why did you start your business? What drives you, what gets you to take...

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Dealing with overwhelm

Dealing with overwhelm

You are overwhelmed, you have so much to do that you are paralysed and don’t do anything - or it feels like you don't do anything. Having so much to do that you don't know where to start is a common challenge that many of us face in today's fast-paced and digital...

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Can’t I just claim for the fuel receipt?

Can’t I just claim for the fuel receipt?

Claiming for fuel - how good record keeping can save you money. When and how can you claim for fuel costs in your business? If you are driving a company car, it's likely that the fuel costs are covered by your company and you are paying a taxable benefit in kind on...

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Understanding Accruals

Understanding Accruals

What are accruals? It has been a long-accepted accounting principle that revenue and costs should be recognised as they are earned or accrued, rather than when their cash value is received or paid. Income and expenditure should be matched with one another where...

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Turn goals into objectives

Turn goals into objectives

The difference between Goals and Objectives A goal is a general statement, a broad outline, it’s open ended and helps set the scene. For example, ‘I want to earn more money this year’   Well, earning a £1 more than last year achieves that goal so it’s not going to...

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Turning objectives into actions

Turning objectives into actions

Turning Objectives into Actions An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.  Ralph Waldo Emerson  We have set our goals and turned them into objectives. Now we need to work out what actions we need to take, and who is going to take them in order to achieve our...

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6 Ways of overcoming your businesses cashflow problems

6 Ways of overcoming your businesses cashflow problems

A guide to overcoming your businesses cashflow problems and tackling late payment. More than any other factor, a business is defined by the balance between the money coming in and the money going out over any period of time. Ideally, the scales should be tipped in...

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