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WIN AN INVESTMENT FROM ONE OF BRITAIN’S TOP BUSINESSMEN!

We have found an advertisement for such an opportunity – although the only downside is you need to be prepared to appear on a television programme on Sky 1 …Or maybe this prospect actually appeals to you! The website address is: http://sky1.sky.com/the-angel/calling-all-entrepreneurs-apply-for-the-angel-here To find out more, contact Naomi Templeton on 0207438 1812 or send an [...]

Do we need to aspire to the “American Dream” in order to boost our economy?

Our Government is keen to encourage entrepreneurship in the UK, with initiatives such as Business in You (http://businessinyou.bis.gov.uk/) – in a bid to help boost the British economy. But will our culture need to adapt in order to accommodate this commercial and industrial shift? 33-year old Californian Eric Ries (a start-up advisor and author, who draws [...]

Changing your game- How to thrive in challenging times

These talks are amazing and not to be missed. Spend just two minutes and watch this! Date: Saturday 24th March 2012 Venue: Grange City Hotel, 8-14 Cooper’s Row, EC3N 2BQ London Time: 9.00am to 5.30pm This is an exclusive event targeted specifically at high net worth individuals, business owners and investors, with the aim of revealing exactly [...]

Q&A: 3 Pertinent Questions from the public to the Business Section of BBC’s Website

Q: How do you find out whether there is a market for your product, or if it is something that is unlikely to succeed? A: President of computer games business Eidos, Ian Livingstone, advises against trying something purely on a whim. He emphasises the importance of researching the market you’re interested in entering: “All markets change [...]

HMRC call temporary halt to record-keeping checks

On Friday 3rd February, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) called a temporary halt to its controversial programme of visiting small businesses to check up on the quality of their record-keeping: “Business Records Checks” (“BRC”). The pilot programme made 2,437 checks between April 2011 and January 2012. 28% of the businesses visited had some issue with their [...]

BUSINESS 2012 – BOOK NOW!

Book now for Business 2012, which will take place at London’s O2, over 18th to 20th March: www.business2012.com A conference for Start-Ups, SMEs and Mid Market businesses

Intelligent Textiles: Asha Peta Thompson

To kick start your Wednesday, here is an inspiring story about an ambitious textiles student who has ended up with a contract designing innovative fabrics for the Ministry of Defence, worth several billions of pounds! While studying at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Asha Peta Thompson was initially interested in experimenting with [...]

Corporation Tax – Need to Know Facts

For taxes such as Income Tax and VAT the filing and payment deadlines are identical – but the deadline to pay your Corporation Tax (the “normal due date”) is before the deadline to file your Company Tax Return. The “normal due date” is 9 months after the end of your Corporation Tax accounting period. If your taxable [...]

Dicey Economic Times – Off To See My Lawyer keeps you up to date!

As you have no doubt read in the news, the Office of National Statistics estimates that the UK economy contracted by 0.2% during the final three months of 2011. In addition, when the insurance firm Aviva recently conducted a survey of small business owners, 43% stated that 2011 was a tougher year than they had expected, [...]

Changing Your Game – How To Thrive In A Challenging Market

This exclusive and one-off event will reveal to you how you can: Grow your business in a contracting market and turn it to your advantage Gain market share and increase your customer base Turn your brand or business into a well-known and recognised name Giveback and improve your professional reputation and develop your network of [...]