Author jason holden

What next….

For the last 3 months I have given you some bite sized guidance and advice on starting a new business. From what you should do before you start through to dealing with business taxation. I hope I have helped you understand some of what is required when starting a new business, and for those of…

Entrepreneurial ideas

How many of you have thought ‘if only I had thought of that’ when you see the latest entrepreneur with his latest business idea or invention in the press. Well, I think I have cracked it, I have found a site that brings some of the latest entrepreneurial ideas to your screen, the site is…

Business taxation – Start Up Guides – Part 10

Business taxation – depending on what structure you opted for you will eventually have to deal with either income or corporation tax. There is not enough time or space for me to cover all the tax implications and ramifications of a new or existing business in this our tenth bite-sized Start Up Guide. I will…

Dealing with Payroll – Start Up Guides – Part 9

Like it or not if you are going to employ staff Payroll is something you are going to be faced with, how you deal with it is up to you, you may opt for the DIY route or you may use the services of a professional. This bite sized guide is for those of you…

Haggle

Haggle, I like this site, this is a website that encourages us all to ‘Join the wealth preservation society’. From a Business Advisers view point this is a great business idea, Steve Dixon the founder of Haggle had one of those Eureka moments, after spending his valuable time searching the Internet for family and friends,…

Talking in tongues

It’s interesting that at the moment there are a lot of discussions going on about ‘speaking’ a common language in business. Dennis is discussing recent posts by others concerning Business and IT not speak the same language, meanwhile Stefan is talking about big business such as BT not being able to get his business phone…

Value Added Tax ‘VAT’ – Start Up Guides – Part 8

I will start this, the eighth of our bite sized start up guides by saying VAT has to be one of the most complex areas of UK taxation and as such professional advice should be taken at all times, don’t try and ‘go it alone’. There are two types of VAT registration – compulsory and…

Book-keeping requirements – Start Up Guides – Part 7

Okay, I know this is the least favorite part of running your own business, having to keep ‘the books’. As a practicing accountant I can also say it is my least favorite part when a client turns up with records that are in a mess, and as a result of sorting this mess out, I…

Honey and mustard salad dressing

Okay, I know this looks like the heat has got to me, but I was just talking to a client about market share, or lack there off, and the lack there off came down to customer perception and company profile (read as outward appeal). So, I made a remark, ‘it’s just like which honey and…

Be careful what you blog about …

Previously I have mentioned the benefits of a blog, today I am going to point to a potentially huge downside. On Wednesday 19 July the BBC ran a story on it's website about a British secretary who was sacked by her bosses for having a blog. The blog is petite anglaise and is her online…

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