Sole traders spend 9.5 million hours doing their tax returns
Sole traders are spending vast amounts of company time on slow and outdated tax return processes, a new study reveals.
Accounting
The financing channel looks at the different small business funding options available to start-up companies and established SME businesses looking to grow. Read a wealth of guides and tips to help manage your accounts and cash flow better, views on the future of business banking and where to source alternative finance.
Sole traders are spending vast amounts of company time on slow and outdated tax return processes, a new study reveals.
Accounting
Accounting
Emily Coltman gives her four top reasons for tackling your self-assessment over the festive period.
Alternative finance
Steven Renwick discusses how new capabilities are enabling the genesis of a whole new era of SME finance.
Small Business Banking
Lending to SMEs has dropped by £2 billion in one year but early indicators in 2016 reveal an uplift in lending and confidence that SMEs can secure finance.
Business Loans
Here, we look at how debt finance is a popular choice for companies and individuals alike.
Small Business Banking
A lack of support from high street banks for SMEs means many are resorting to alternative funding, a new study reveals.
Accounting
Employers that play Scrooge and manage to keep a lid on the costs could enjoy considerable tax savings on Christmas parties and office gifts.
Alternative finance
Crowdcube becomes first crowdfunding firm to raise £200m in investment and gives their predictions for 2017.
Accounting
Employers that play Scrooge and manage to keep a lid on the costs could enjoy considerable tax savings on Christmas parties and office gifts.
Alternative finance
Crowdcube becomes first crowdfunding firm to raise £200m in investment and gives their predictions for 2017.
Accounting
Concur analysis of millions of expenses predicts deluge of expense claims in last full working week before Christmas.
Business Loans
In this piece, Conrad Ford takes a look at some of the ways small business owners can get hold of unsecured loans.
Payroll
Here are some of the most common Christmas payroll pitfalls and what your small business can do to avoid them.
Accounting
Warning over small businesses workers' pensions as half of accountants admit to auto-enrolment knowledge failings
Partner content
In case you were in any doubt, here are five key benefits of switching your business bank account – and how to make the switch.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Partner content
Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.
Employing & managing staff
In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?