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Accountants help businesses fight the Covid crisis

As UK businesses have battled to stay afloat this year with the help of various schemes, many have found help closer to hand. New data reveals the part accountants have played in creating survival strategies, and how they may prove even more crucial in the months ahead. Article by Nick Green.

The Lemonade Principle: making good use of your lockdown time

‘Grandma, what did you do in the coronavirus lockdown?’ ‘That’s when I started the family business.’ Yes, we have to stay at home – but that’s no reason to be bitter. Sweeten your lockdown experience by taking some decisive financial action at last.

Six ideas for starting your business

Nearly everybody’s got a great business idea – but only a few succeed in turning their reverie into revenue. What’s their secret? We bring you six tips for getting your venture off the drawing board and into the marketplace.

6 amazing money-spinners that worked

(…and one that didn’t). If you ever come across a get-rich-quick scheme, be very suspicious – but once in a blue moon, someone devises a cunning plan that really does pay off. Here we salute those brave, ingenious and sometimes just lucky jackpot-hitters.

10 reasons to love your accountant

Behind every great entrepreneur is an equally clever accountant. But it’s not just business owners who need them now. With more and more people making money from multiple sources and potentially paying too much tax, isn’t it about time you found a hot-shot accountant of your own?

How to start up a business in retirement

Could you join the ranks of the ‘silver startups’? You’re not keen to keep on working for The Man but not yet ready to hang up your iPad. Becoming your own boss in later life could be the ideal way to keep both your mind and your bank balance healthy. If you’re tempted, here’s how

10 things to do when you become your own boss

Turning self-employed can bring a new lease of life. You’re no longer working for The Man and it’s all down to your own skills and vision. Just remember that running your own business is more satisfying, but also more challenging – so keep these tips to hand as you begin.

The best-value piece of advice ever?

What kind of difference can protection make? As it turns out, quite a lot. Justin Rourke, an IFA with Armstrong Watson Financial Planning, reveals what he considers the most important piece of advice he ever provided. I have been fortunate enough to have had my fair share of long-term clients over the years, and I

‘Landlord Ltd’ – is this how to beat the buy-to-let squeeze?

Those who buy to let are facing a triple whammy of additional financial pressures. We take a look at one of the possible solutions: incorporating your business. However, such a step isn’t without its drawbacks – so is it for you? Article by Nick Green

How to… start a business

As part of Small Business Advice Week we are running a series of articles with helpful advice and tips for SMEs. Today, Leel de Silva explains why some small businesses fail and others flourish.