Finance Directors and their advisers will be relieved that Chancellor Osborne left corporation tax rates unchanged in his Autumn Statement. Instead, the main emphasis was on measures to increase the overall tax take with the help of measures designed to cut down blatant tax avoidance. The only sectors to see any positive improvements to their…
Many small businesses like to support charities if their budget allows it. But if you don’t already have a personal affiliation to a particular charity, how do you pick the right for you? There are approximately 1.4 million nonprofit organisations in the US and nearly a million of them are charities, so there are a…
Mentoring can provide small businesses with numerous measurable benefits that better prepare them for the challenges of entrepreneurship. We’re vocal supporters of the mentoring concept at TSBB because first-time entrepreneurship can be very difficult, so any available help to improve financial management, personal development, or just to assist with making the right connections is quite…
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is increasingly in the limelight these days, especially since social media has given businesses a platform with which to appear more ‘human’. Facebook and Twitter are not only good marketing tools; they can offer companies the opportunity to interact directly with customers, and instantly address any bad PR in an appropriate…
Fundraising is a fun and excellent way to invest some of your success back into the community that supports you. Company giving is also a superb approach to growing your business and raising its profile through partnerships, sponsorship, donations, and employee fundraising initiatives. Employee-driven efforts are often great motivation and team-building exercises for staff, too.…
