Thursday, November 15, 2007

BizHelp24 News 204 - 15th November

Top Green Tips for Small Businesses - Make a Difference Whilst Saving Money!
Following on from our recent article on how much your business could be saving by reducing energy bills, we have found some top tips from BT Business to show how you can make a difference to the environment for little cost (and even potentially saving money).
On top of the environmental and financial benefits of saving energy; you can also improve the image of your business...

Improve Your Cashflow with Invoice Finance
Invoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.

Could Bad Web Address Choices be Damaging Your Business?
As part of a small business, you are probably aware of just how important the internet can be for promoting your products or services. Yet a surprising number of small and medium sized businesses (SME’s) are failing to get the most of the internet by failing to spend time choosing a good web domain name.

Getting The Most From Your Radio Ads - Top Tips
As part of a small business you know that big advertising and marketing budgets are rare; small companies have to come up with cost effective campaigns that give them good returns.
To help you get the most from radio advertising, Martin Sims of radio specialists Eardrum has come up with some top tips on the things you should (and should not) be doing.

18 Months Free Business Banking with HSBC
HSBC have partnered with BizHelp24 to help make opening or moving a business bank account easier. Act quickly, as for a limited time you can also get 18 months business banking with no charges.

Are You Taking Advantage of Research and Development Tax Credits?
If your business undertakes research and development (R+D), then you may be missing out on tax credits or even a small cash sum that you could be eligible to receive from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
HMRC gave out over £150 million last year to local innovative science and technology companies; helping all sorts of industries including computer games, sports cars, manufacturing, cheese making, food testing and machine safety.

Promote Your Business for Free
[Our free offer has been extended due to high demand, take advantage now before the site moves to paid listings!]As a valued BizHelp24 subscriber you have been invited to submit your business or service to our new Business Finder site. This new site will help to promote your business to thousands of potential customers.
In order for the Business Finder to become one of the most useful business directories we are asking BizHelp24 subscribers to get their products and services listed before we open to all businesses.

Are the Government Finally Taking Real Action on Red Tape?
A new announcement from the government is good news for small businesses; it appears that they are finally taking action on reducing the burden of red tape.
John Hutton Secretary of State for Business has brought forward measures to cut red tape and save business millions of pounds in the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill.

Free Small Business Tools from BizHelp24
Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur.The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier.

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

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...


Improve Your Cashflow with Invoice Finance
Invoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.


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...


Free Small Business Tools from BizHelp24

Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur.The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier.

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Thursday, May 10, 2007

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


Improve Your Cashflow with Invoice Finance
Invoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.


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.


Free Small Business Tools from BizHelp24

Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur.The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier.

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