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Expert Opinion: Make Blue Monday more positive!

Today has been dubbed 'Blue Monday' as the third Monday of January has been awarded the gloomy title due to a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and the arrival of unpaid credit card bills. So, your team members may be feeling less than enthusiastic about being at work at the … [Read more...]

Expert: Business Finance Advice to Grow Your Business

Part of the Growth Company, Business Finance have been supporting people with flexible finance to build their own businesses for over 15 years. Through publicly backed schemes such as the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, Start Up Loans and their GC Angel investment service, Business Finance … [Read more...]

What is a Company Voluntary Arrangement – CVA

With stories of struggling retailers dominating the news, Stockport based Bennett Verby take a look at a common route for insolvent businesses and answer the question: what is a Company Voluntary Arrangement ? So what is a Company Voluntary Agreement or CVA? The CVA was originally designed as a … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: Energy Prices, What happens after Brexit?

There are too many facets for the layman to understand relating to Brexit, but, having played an important role in establishing and evolving the EU’s Internal Energy Market (IEM), the UK is now set to leave it. So what happens to energy prices after Brexit? Strong support is evident across the … [Read more...]

Christmas scams: the gift that keeps giving to fraudsters!

Don't be caught out! Christmas scams are becoming ever more prevalent as, what becomes more convenient for shoppers, also creates opportunities for fraudsters. Fraud and security may be the last thing on consumers’ minds as they get ready for the end of year festivities, however criminals have … [Read more...]

Be prepared! C&C Insurance winter driving advice

As winter approaches, Stockport's C&C Insurance Brokers want to keep you safe on the roads when it's inevitable that conditions are going to get hazardous. Winter can be an insurance brokers busiest time of the year, dealing with accident claims that could lead to higher premiums for their … [Read more...]

Important changes to Entrepreneurs Relief following autumn budget

The autumn budget contained a number of important changes, but one that slipped through largely unnoticed related to changes to the availability of Entrepreneurs Relief. Parliament announcement affected disposals after 29 October 2018; in order to qualify for the relief an individual must be able … [Read more...]

Exert Opinion: Removing Barriers to Growth

The second step of Hallidays Business AM programme focused on removing barriers to growth by looking at the key factors that make your business a success, measuring what matters and removing what doesn’t. Someone once said that time is like a snowflake – it disappears while you’re trying to decide … [Read more...]

Flexible working and changing office space

Flexible working spaces are set to grow by up to 30% annually for the next five years across Europe, according to property firm Jones Lang Lasalle and as reported on The BBC We are seeing a considerable cultural shift in the way we work and the hours we spend in the working environment. Flexible … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: Auto-enrolment, an employer’s responsibility

Since auto-enrolment began in 2012, over nine million people have joined workplace pension schemes. As legislation changes and spot checks happen more often, it may be worth considering using a payroll provider to give you peace of mind that the rules are being followed and to help reduce the risk … [Read more...]

How much can I sell my business for?

How much can  I sell my business for? A question asked very soon after you have decided to make changes in your life and sell your business. Now now you need to know how to value your business. There are many factors to take in when making this important decision. Stockport based Sovereign … [Read more...]

End-of-Life for Windows 7 Support

Windows 7 support will end on 14th January 2020, in tech terms, the 'end-of-life' for the software.  When Windows 7 was released in October 2009 Microsoft made a commitment to provide 10-years of product support.  Microsoft will end extended support for Windows 7 Operating system on 14th January … [Read more...]