Monthly Archives: November 2018

New government initiative could stop some companies winning contracts

A new prompt payment initiative will ensure that all government suppliers and subcontractors get paid on time. Failure of companies to show that they pay their suppliers promptly could stop them from winning government contracts in future. Deciding who the government does business with Coming into force in autumn 2019, this initiative will ensure the
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Entrepreneur’s Relief changes could hit business owners hard

Entrepreneur’s Relief (ER) provides a 10% rate of capital gains tax (CGT) – half the main CGT rate – on lifetime gains of up to £10m for individuals selling qualifying business assets, for example, shares in their personal trading company. At first sight, the extension of the qualifying period from one year to two years
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Pre-revenue Q&A: ‘I don’t even know if we’ll be successful in the long-term’

Running a pre-revenue business is full of uncertainty: how much money you’ll make, when to hire your first employee and whether you’ll even make it beyond your first year. But for these new businesses, there is some help along the way. Elena Dieckmann is co-founder of Aeropowder, a company creating sustainable products using chicken feathers.
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Watch our new animated video on how to value your business

Valuing and then selling your business is one of the most important things you’ll ever do as a business owner. Our new, and first ever, animated video on the subject explains this complex topic so you can better understand how much your business is worth. Let us know what you think of the video by
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