Last week, the Chancellor made his 2024 Spring Budget speech, setting out the government’s plans. These include bringing forward a series of reforms to ensure the tax system is simple, fair and keeps pace with economic developments. Personal Tax in the 2024 Spring Budget Speech National Insurance contributions (NICs) The government has announced a cut […]
Working for yourself is a great idea and can be very rewarding. There are over 4 million of us in the UK doing just that! And there are lots of reasons why you should too! Some of the benefits include: Working at something you really want to Setting your own hours Having increased flexibility/a better […]
An overnight success is 10 years in the making Or so the saying goes The harsh reality is that success does take time. But that’s not the only thing required. So what does it take? First an idea. Better still – A dream. Coupled with a burning desire to turn it into reality Foundations need […]
It feels good at any time of the year but there’s something special about supporting small business at Christmas Behind all small businesses are real actual people And knowing you’re putting smiles on their faces always results in a warm fuzzy feeling It’s important too Why is Supporting Small Business at Christmas important? They employ […]
Are you Self Employed? If so, do you find it difficult taking time off? Personally, I do. And it’s been made much harder over the last few years. Covid put pay to any possibility of going abroad for a long time. Or anywhere in fact. And, by the look at those airport queues in the […]
Why not spread some Christmas cheer this year? I think we could all do with some right now. And maybe some more than others. As if we haven’t all had enough of Covid already, here comes another variant with all the accompanying doom and gloom stories in the media. I’m trying to ignore as much […]
Did you know that you can send mail to serving armed forces personnel and their families through the Christmas Families Free Mail service? For free! That’s right. Free! I didn’t until recently but this year we’re taking full advantage of the brilliant Christmas Families Free Mail service. We think the lead up to Christmas is […]
With horizontal hail and gale force winds Storm Ciara has provided me with a timely reminder of why I decided to build a gym. I could probably soldier on in the shed but it’s pretty rubbish on days like today. Not only does it rain and snow inside but simply getting to it results in […]
So I decided to build a gym. For around 5 years I’ve trained in a shed I built around 10 years ago. And it’s been ok and to be fair I’ve made pretty good progress. But it leaks. So it gets wet. And cold. And sometimes it snows. Inside. And that doesn’t bother me. At […]
Happy new Year It’s a new year. And I, for one, am really looking forward to it. Last year was a really busy one. Like, crazy busy. Aside from my day job as an Accountant there was lots of work to do. Part of that was my own fault. Apart from all the home maintenance […]
