BizHelp24 News 186 - 24th May
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Top Time Wasters In UK OfficesThe staff in your business may work hard, but you might be surprised at the amount of time the average office worker wastes. A survey by Office Angels has found that UK offices lose 72 million hours every week, totalling £6.85 billion a year, enough to build nine Wembley Stadiums each year!
Here are the top office timewasters...
Could You be Missing Outon the Skills of Ex-Offenders? Many small businesses struggle to find skilled and enthusiastic workers; but are you missing out on the abilities of ex-offenders? Despite the bad image that being an ex-offender may give, less than half of those offenders are likely to have been in prison; half only have one conviction, and employment is proven to be the best method of preventing re-offending.
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More Business Thoughts and Quotes After the popularity of the last article on the subject, here are some more top business quotes and thoughts from BDO Stoy Hayward’s 33 Thoughts; which features regular instalments of clever and amusing observations from business people past and present, as well as some unexpected sources...
Will You Take Advantage of Simpler Vat? More businesses across the UK can, from this month, benefit from easier ways to deal with VAT, following changes to one of the schemes aimed at helping small and medium-sized firms to better manage their cashflow.
Changes to the Cash Accounting Scheme (CAS) mean an extra 56,500 businesses can now benefit from the scheme...
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BizHelp24 News 185 - 17th May
Will You Take Advantage of Simpler Vat? More businesses across the UK can, from this month, benefit from easier ways to deal with VAT, following changes to one of the schemes aimed at helping small and medium-sized firms to better manage their cashflow.
Changes to the Cash Accounting Scheme (CAS) mean an extra 56,500 businesses can now benefit from the scheme...
Crackdown on Illegal Workers and Minimum Wage Cheats Good news for honest businesses; the government is starting a new drive to stop the small minority of rogue employers from hiring illegal workers and paying below the minimum wage.
The new rules will see rogue employers face a prison sentence and/or an unlimited fine if found knowingly employing illegal workers...
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Changes to Rate Relief for Empty Property If you are a shop/office landlord, or have empty premises, you should be aware of the proposed changes to rate relief on empty property.
As part of a drive by the government to increase regeneration and boost rates of occupancy, rate relief is expected to change...
Is Your Business Missing Out on Free Money? Many businesses are unaware that they are eligible for research and development (R&D) tax credits; wrongly assuming that the definition of R&D does not cover their activities.SMEs are still missing out on valuable research and development tax credits, despite efforts from the tax community to spread the word and actively encourage them to apply...
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BizHelp24 184 - 10th May
Is Your Business Missing Out on Free Money? Many businesses are unaware that they are eligible for research and development (R&D) tax credits; wrongly assuming that the definition of R&D does not cover their activities.SMEs are still missing out on valuable research and development tax credits, despite efforts from the tax community to spread the word and actively encourage them to apply...
Are You Prepared for Smoke Free Legislation? If your business has not yet prepared itself for the smoke free legislation that comes into force soon, then you need to act quickly or you could face big fines.
With only two months until the implementation of the smoke-free elements of the Health Act 2006 come into effect on 1 July, businesses in England need to ensure that they are adequately
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Don’t Miss Annual Returns Tax Deadline If your business has not yet filed its’ annual returns to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), then you need to act quickly to avoid penalties. The deadline is 19th May 2007.
You can save time by filing your online, and small businesses that do so before the deadline can receive a £150 tax free payment.
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BizHelp24 News 183 - 3rd May
Non Payers and Late PayersDamaging Your Business? – Get Help! Late paying customers (or those who do not pay at all) are one of the biggest causes of business failure in the UK; and chasing debts is one of the tasks that business owners are least keen on.
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Are Your Staff Being Affected by Poor Desk Health? Is your business one of the many thousands who create intellectual property but do not protect it properly, putting your hard work at risk?A new survey suggests that most businesses don’t even know how to protect their work; and this means your business could be missing out on valuable income from new technology or ideas.
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Is a Lack of IT Knowledge Holding Your Business Back? Is your business one of the many thousands who create intellectual property but do not protect it properly, putting your hard work at risk?A new survey suggests that most businesses don’t even know how to protect their work; and this means your business could be missing out on valuable income from new technology or ideas.
How Can Complaints Create Long Term Customers? Despite customers who complain being unhappy, more and more businesses are realising that by handling complaints in the right way; they can actually create more loyal customers.
As customers are becoming more assertive about how they want their complaints handled, retailers are also taking more seriously the issue of complaints handling and its impact upon customer retention.
Flexible Working - How Can it Benefit Your Business?With more small businesses than ever before offering some form of flexible working to their employees, it is good to know that by improving the work life balance of employees; businesses can also reap benefits.
The new report by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) shows the efforts that many businesses are putting in to help meet the needs of their employees.
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