When asked recently, what are the unique challenges faced by the head of marketing at an accounting firm, my initial response was ‘the people’. It is often thought that marketeers and accountants are chalk and cheese in perspective, personality and priorities and as I go through my marketing journey with […]
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Top Tips for Financial Planning
07
Jan
Jan
It’s 2019. Perhaps you are recovering from the festive excess in more ways than one?! You think, OK, it’s time to take stock. Sort things out. Stop putting important things off. Or is that just me? You may have already done some thinking ahead, booked the holiday, made enquiries about […]
12
Dec
Dec
Lord John Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland has partnered with a North East pilot to launch their own in-flight training school. The North East Flight Academy, based at Newcastle International Airport, has been financed by Lord Stevens, a keen pilot himself, who has teamed up with Ben Harrison, 25 from Whitley […]
Blog, Business, Financial Planning, Investments, Personal Finance, Wealth
How to keep your head during Brexit induced investment market volatility
11
Dec
Dec
As the old Chinese curse has it: “May you live in interesting times”. With Brexit negotiations ongoing, it’s certainly interesting times in British politics, with likely consequences for investment markets. There’s still a great deal of uncertainty over the outcome of Brexit. The anticipated ‘decisive vote’ has been postponed, […]
Blog, Family, Financial Planning, Investments, Later Life, Personal Finance, Retirement, Tax, Taxable Benefits, Wealth
Amanda gains much sought after later life accreditation
06
Dec
Dec
Robson Laidler Wealth Director Amanda Cowie has recently received an accreditation from the Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA). There are only three other Independent Financial Advisers in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear who hold this. The Later Life Advisers Accreditation has now become established as the industry standard of […]
27
Nov
Nov
Apps, add-ons, integrations, these are all words you will hear a lot these days. They’re everywhere now; phones, televisions even accounts software! What are they? Well, in a nut shell they’re tools that allow you to do things more efficiently (in this instance run a business), as well as tailor […]
26
Nov
Nov
How to build credibility in your business? When you watch a movie, you can almost believe anything on-screen, because it’s not real life, it’s fantasy. The skills of the characters in the movie, ‘The Incredibles’ for example – we know that people cannot lift cars, move faster than a speeding […]
14
Nov
Nov
It is now six months until Making Tax Digital (MTD) kicks in. So here at Robson Laidler Accountants we are ready to guide you. WHAT IS MTD? MTD is a government initiative to bring the tax system online. It means linking business accounts through to HMRC’s systems in an […]
05
Nov
Nov
Xero…what makes it great? (Short version) Everything! (Extended version) It starts right back from the founder and his vision to make a platform to allow ‘beautiful business’. The motive is quite simple, it helps you take control of the numbers, so you can focus on what you do best. It […]
01
Nov
Nov
Invoicing customers and getting paid on time is a vital part of any business and it is essential that this is done effectively, efficiently and economically. This important element of your business is perfectly covered by the Cloud software package Xero, here’s how they do it… The first benefit of […]