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Explaining basic business jargon

Explaining basic business jargon

Understanding basic business jargon isn't always easy. Here the main terms are explained.…

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Related tags: Accountancy, Income, Loss, Profit

Working for an umbrella company

Working for an umbrella company

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Related tags: Contractor, Umbrella company

Give your books a Spring clean

Give your books a Spring clean

Emily Coltman ACA, Chief Accountant to FreeAgent - who provides an online accounting system for small businesses - gives her five top tips for spring cleaning jobs that can be done for your bookkeeping once and then kept up regularly with a little time.…

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Related tags: Accounts, Bookkeeping

Call for VAT change to address late payments to SMEs

Call for VAT change to address late payments to SMEs

Late payments to SMEs are killing business and now is the time for punitive measures to be taken to 'punish' late payers by changing the VAT rules, according to 2B Interface, a temporary and permanent staffing solutions agency.…

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Related tags: Late payments, SMEs

The Devil is in the detail

The Devil is in the detail

Emily Coltman ACA and Chief Accountant at FreeAgent, who provides an online accounting system for freelancers and small businesses, has picked out the key issues. …

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Investing in work life balance

Investing in work life balance

Dale Murray is one of the UK's very few women angel investors and, interestingly, she turned to investing as a way of balancing her work and family life better.

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Microbusinesses losing confidence in politicians

Microbusinesses 'losing confidence in politicians'

More than 2 in 5 small business owners believe that none of the UK’s political parties understand their needs, according to research carried out by YouGov on behalf of online accounting provider FreeAgent.…

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Related tags: Microbusiness, Politicians

Michael Fallon: help to grow your business

Michael Fallon: help to grow your business

Following last week's Business in You workshop on business finance Workingmums.co.uk asked Minister for Business and Enterprise Michael Fallon about the support available for women launching and growing their own start-ups.

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