Our latest research has found that over the coming 12 months less smaller businesses – those with a turnover of under £250K – are expecting to make staff redundant compared to those with a higher turnover of over £1M. The research, which was carried out across the UK in […]
Tag Archives: business advice
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Sep
Sep
The North East LEP region has been awarded £2.4 million of ERDF funding to support SMEs to recover from Covid19. If you have been directly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic you could be eligible to apply for grants between £1,000 to £3,000 to access one to one expert advice on […]
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Aug
Aug
Robson Laidler believes the Government has done a good job supporting many businesses throughout the Covid-19 crisis, but we now need greater clarity on measures put in place to help SMEs survive the deluge of debt so many will face in early 2021. One of the biggest issues facing the […]
The Government has today (15.07.20) temporarily reduced the VAT rate to 5% (from 20%) in order to support the hospitality sector on certain good or services. This reduction will apply to food and non-alcoholic drinks supplied by restaurants, pubs, bars, cafes and to hot take-away food outlets. The reduced rate […]
We’ve produced a handy ‘Top 20 Tips’ guide for SMEs. Focusing on the practical things that businesses need to do, the guide highlights the 3 key areas that businesses need to focus on: their cash, their people and their customers. The guide has been produced following results from our latest […]
30
Jun
Jun
The government has announced a number of changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – more commonly referred to as ‘furlough’. These changes start to take effect from tomorrow (Wednesday 1 July). To help SMEs understand the changes and how they apply to them, we have produced a handy […]
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Apr
Apr
In these truly strange times, many of you will find yourself in a position you’ve never been in before. We want to help you use this time wisely, so you bounce back better and more profitable than before. The main message is you are not alone, and we are […]
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Apr
Apr
Before the coronavirus mayhem, we held a successful event named 7 Ways to Grow your Business. The result of each of the 7 ways is; increased profit. Profit is: Profit = Sales – Direct costs – Overheads You have four choices right now: Do Nothing Retreat Take Normal Amounts of […]
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Dec
Dec
We believe our clients all deserve the three freedoms: Financial Freedom; Time Freedom; and Mind Freedom. In other words, more money and time to spend on important things outside of their business, along with less stress. Is your business stifling your freedom? Being in business is tough. At times, you […]
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Jun
Jun
I was recently in a meeting with a North East businessman discussing growth plans. We worked together to find out where he is now, and where he wants to be in 5 years’ time and how is he going to get there. . The usual answer (and a quite important […]