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Chris Conway is the MD of Accounts and Legal a leading Small Business Accountancy firm based in London. Here he offers up explainers on both Enterprise Investment Schemes and Crowdfunding as ways to attract finance beyond the bank... "Getting investment for your business is already tough enough without the risk of investors being deterred by scams or tax investigations. Invest...
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Changes to Entrepreneurs’ Relief announced in Osborne’s recent Budget may mean angel investors now have a greater incentive to invest in early stage startups in the UK. Over to Chris Conway, MD of Accounts and Legal to explain...British startups may have a new best friend, and believe it or not his name is George Osborne. That’s because the changes to Entrepreneur...
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Armed with an excellent idea and the drive to bring it to life, there’s one key element missing in getting started with a small business – funding. After all, it’s not exactly easy to just pull money out of fresh air – especially when the sum required is rather on the high side. The good news however is that sourcing funds for small business ventures and startups doesn&rsq...
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Recently Thomas Taylor a director at Legal Document provider Net Lawman has written some fab posts for Startacus on the legal issues that face many a small business and startup. This week Thomas returns with a handy advice post on getting the best legal support for your business without breaking the bank... "Start-ups often go without legal support in the early days and can r...
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Are you a Small Business or Startup affected by late payments? The answer is most probably, yes, and with this in mind we asked Zervant providers of online invoicing software to over 70,000 entrepreneurs and small businesses for some basic tips that should hopefully help. Over to John from the Zervant team to explain all. Late payment is more than a problem, it’s verging on an epidemic in ...
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If you’ve ever had to share a house - at college, uni or wherever, you’ll know only too well how much of a pain it can be to sort out the bills and general household expenses. Whether it’s the flatmate who never seems to cough up for anything or the fact that nobody can ever fully agree who owes what - the whole thing can become a real nightmare. That however is exactly what our ...
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Welcome to the Startacus monthly financial news round-up, brought to you by Sophie Turton of Crunch Accounting. It’s a mixed bag for SMEs this month, as the 2015 Budget brought with it some interesting developments that show the government could be concentrating more on the needs of freelancers and micro-businesses. Additionally, the Tories managed to sway the small business debate, hosted ...
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Welcome to the Startacus monthly financial news round-up, brought to you by Sophie Turton of Crunch Online Accounting. It’s the beginning of a new year and things are looking optimistic, especially for small business and startups. However, a lot lies in the balance – elections are fast approaching and government parties are expected to step-up in support of Britain’s vanguard of...
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Financial forecasts that will affect small business in 2015... 2015 has been hailed as a‘pivotal year for small business’. There are now more startups, self-employed and small businesses than ever before, in fact 99% of the 4.9 million businesses in the UK are small and micro businesses. This is a key sector of the market and it is increasingly important for policy makers to focus on ...
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Welcome to the Startacus monthly financial news round-up, brought to you by Sophie Turton of Crunch Accounting. The introduction of the freelance tsarThe introduction of a freelance tsar this month indicates the government are taking self-employed workers more seriously. General confidence is also up among Britain's army of small businesses and the self-employed but there is a large consensus tha...
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