Monthly Archives: June 2019

The Amazon founder and CEO has four key pieces of advice for budding entrepreneurs.

The Pros and Cons of Investing in a Stock Index

by Phil Town • June 7, 2019 • 0 Comments

If you lack the time and resources to research individual companies, then investing in a stock index could provide a substitute.

How to Generate Interest at Every Stage of the Marketing Funnel

by Peter Daisyme • June 7, 2019 • 0 Comments

Don’t play favorites and put all your resources into bottom-of-the-funnel efforts; make sure every consumer interaction makes your brand more compelling.

17 Inspirational Quotes to Instantly Foster Teamwork When Unity Is Lost

by John Lincoln • June 6, 2019 • 0 Comments

Is your team down in the dumps? Try sending out some of these inspirational quotes.

Tesla Shares Jump as Stock Market Rises for Third Consecutive Day

by Andrew Osterland • June 6, 2019 • 0 Comments

The electric car company got a boost from strong May sales numbers.

Flex space: why your office is the key to boosting productivity

by Tom Carroll • June 6, 2019 • 0 Comments

Originally written by Tom Carroll on Small Business
A gym on the roof. Extensive gardens with areas to relax and unwind. Employees bringing their dogs into the office. This might sound like a modern, cutting-edge workplace experimenting with measures to boost engagement, but it actually describes the US Department of Justice under Robert Kennedy.
And just as modern businesses are discovering now, these measures had a huge effect on morale, according to Larry Tye, Kennedy’s biographer. Ultimately, Kennedy demonstrated that he trusted his staff to let them use their time effectively; to step away from their desks regularly during the working day. The lesson is clear: flexibility and trust create loyalty and engagement.
The lesson is similar for productivity. Empowering employees with the choice to work from a range of locations provides a real fillip to productivity. Research from HSBC, for instance, has found that nine in 10 employees feel that the ability to work remotely has the greatest effect on their productivity.
And where Kennedy may have been something of a workplace pioneer in offering flexibility in the working day, nearly 60 years on, remote working is all the rage. The traditional desk-based nine to five is giving way to a remote, flexible

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6 tax breaks every small business should know about

by David Redfern • June 6, 2019 • 0 Comments

Originally written by David Redfern on Small Business
When setting up and running a small business, it’s very often “all hands-on deck”, with all efforts focused on the day-to-day running of the business. It is easy, therefore, to forget about areas such as tax relief which don’t come under the daily management of your business. However, forego these tax breaks and you could miss out on ways in which you can make your business more efficient and competitive.
A number of tax breaks are applicable to small businesses, some which are industry specific and some which are generally applicable to all SMEs.
If your business meets the HMRC-qualifying criteria, these tax breaks could significantly lower your tax bill, making your business more profitable and efficient with little extra effort on your part.
The following tax breaks are available to SMEs so let’s take a look and see if your business could be eligible:
Employment Allowance
If your business has employees which you pay through PAYE, Employment Allowance is worth up to £3,000 off your employer’s Class 1 National Insurance bill per tax year. It reduces your employer’s National Insurance bill each time you run your payroll until the £3,000 is used up or you reach the