As many of you know I spent yesterday in London, and yes there is certainly a buzz about the Capital that I don’t think really exists in any other city. However, I think many of our London entrepreneurs would be in shock at the success of Northern based business, and this is something I want [...]
It’s always good to see local businesses doing well, and here is a great example. Dolphin Music based in Liverpool, also with stores in Huddersfield and Gateshead, and an online presence started in 1999 by Robert Williams and Jason Tavaria has recently secured funding to meet its growing business needs. In only 8 years these [...]
I am not going to rant about yet another shoddy Government Department. Yesterday this northern lad was in the big smoke and I caught the news that names, addresses, dates of birth, bank details etc of parents who receive child benefits were lost. Oh well that’s only 25 million people put at risk! To minimise [...]
Like everyone I love to watch Dragon’s Den and I enjoy it, a lot. I also share the Dragons’ annoyance when would be entrepreneurs go before them with no idea about either their financial’s and worse still the totally inflated valuations of these businesses that have not even traded nor secured orders. However, what I [...]
HM Treasury have announced the new tax allowances for 2008 – 2009. Small changes in the main with the exception of age-related allowances which have seen the greatest rises: Personal allowance – age 65 – 74 has increased by £1,480 to £9,030 and aged 75 and over has seen an increase of £1,490 to £9,180. [...]
BT have what I can only assume is one of the best kept secrets out there. Online BT Business Builder is aimed at small and medium sized businesses, and at first I thought ‘what a great idea, a big company like BT taking the initiative to help small business’. Upon further inspection it became clear [...]
Yesterday I made a posting about online accountants and online accounting, and why you should care. Without realising it my posting coincided with the Accountancy Age Awards, which were held in London last night. One of the categories is Best Use of Internet – Practice – Sponsored by Winweb. Firstly, well done to Philip Woodgate [...]
What is an online accountant, online accounting, and why should I care? This is actually something I was asked, by another accountant! Firstly, all I can do is answer from my perspective and that of Holden Associates, my practice. An online accountant for Holden Associates is a firm of accountants that have a web presence [...]
Okay I know, a crap title, but I wanted to follow on from a recent theme that seems to have developed here at the Holden Associates Blog on women in business. Here is a local story here in the North West of what I guess is an ‘incubation centre’ for female entrepreneurs on the Wirral. [...]
It was announced in the recent Pre-Budget Report that the Treasury is looking into how to simplify the tax system, and they want your help! Yes, that’s right they are looking for the views of small business. The reviews are looking at making the administration easier, speaking as someone who has to deal with the [...]
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