Office Chatter - Posts tagged with small business


Deadline for business rates appeal By Inksmith / 12 March 2010 / Tags: small business, business rates, rateable value, business premises 0 Comments Reply If you're a small business and feel you've been paying too much for your business rates, then you have until 31 March to appeal to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA). You could be able to claim for a backdated reduction in the rates paid since 2005. Read Full Post
The reality TV of running a small business By Inksmith / 03 March 2010 / Tags: small business, accounting, tax, cash flow, marketing 0 Comments Reply You know how you shout at the TV when a quiz contestant is about to choose the wrong answer and lose thousands? It's the same with business reality TV shows, where a trouble-shooter comes along to sort out a struggling company. I can tell what's wrong, but the participants can't see it. Read Full Post
Revival of fittest By Inksmith / 24 February 2010 / Tags: employee absence, sick leave, disability, occupational heath, small business 0 Comments Reply From 6 April this year, the sick note is going to be replaced by the 'fit' note. This government move aims to help more staff to return to work after being off sick. Official figures say that ill health could cost the country £240 million over the next 10 years. Read Full Post
Protect your intellectual property By Inksmith / 17 February 2010 / Tags: patents, intellectual property, innovation, trade marks, small business 0 Comments Reply You're a small business and you've got a patent on a product that you think is going to storm the market. Then someone comes along with a product that is remarkably similar to yours. What can you do – turn to lawyers for advice though this may cost you a packet? Read Full Post
What are the politicians offering small businesses? By Inksmith / 12 February 2010 / Tags: election, election 2010, small business, election promises, regulation, bureaucracy taxation, national insurance, cash flow, VAT 0 Comments Reply Can political parties buy the loyalty of small businesses with some pre-election rivalry? To see what the politicos were offering I did a quick scan of the General Election 2010 stories in the Telegraph in the past week. Read Full Post
Poll says government sitting on invoices By Inksmith / 05 February 2010 / Tags: government paying late, not meeting contracts, small business, government contracts, delayed invoices, supply chain 0 Comments Reply The government and its agencies continue to pay small businesses late, despite making a public commitment a year ago to settle bills within 10 days. Read Full Post
We're out of the recession. Are we out of danger? By Inksmith / 29 January 2010 / Tags: small business, investment, insolvency, SME finance, capital gains tax issues, businesses and recession 0 Comments Reply 'Why does it require two quarters of economic decline to enter a recession and only one quarter of growth to exit it?' Read Full Post
Pay as they go – the key to recruitment? By Inksmith / 25 January 2010 / Tags: staff loyalty, recruitment, small business, workplace ethos, management 0 Comments Reply The snow earlier this month prompted heated discussions on staff loyalty and motivation, so I thought you'd be interested in a business that gives a bonus to trainee employees who want to quit. Read Full Post
Overdrafts – the crushing cost of cash By Inksmith / 13 January 2010 / Tags: small business, finance, loans, overdraft, credit card, SME, plastic, rent, mortgages, surveys 0 Comments Reply It's a sign of the times: at home and in the office it is costing more money than ever to sort out your finances and overdrafts seem to be the most expensive way to get 'help' from your bank. Read Full Post
Raise a pint to the pint By Inksmith / 04 January 2010 / Tags: EU laws, product labelling, small business, imperial measurements 0 Comments Reply Here's some cause for celebration. Britain can continue to use the pint, ounce and mile for its measurements, thanks to the government securing an indefinite exemption from EU laws. Read Full Post

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