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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Is it December already?

26-Nov-09

The approach of the festive season has different affects on different people. There are people that are getting ready to slow down and hibernate, there are people who do not think that they have achieved enough throughout the year and are making themselves busy trying to catch-up; and there are people who have not noticed [...]

You reap what you sow

19-Nov-09

Most people will be familiar with the phrase ‘you reap what you sow’. Even though the phrase has biblical connotations it can be still be applied to many different scenarios. It can be easily applied to the task of gardening, used to encourage students to study, cooking and even to the world of business. The [...]

HMRC launch new Charter

14-Nov-09

Did you know that HMRC has launched a new charter for individuals, businesses and other groups and organisations who deal with the department. I know, didn’t we have something like this before? Well lets hope the new Charter provides a little bit more protection for those dealing with HMRC. For the Charter click here. For [...]

DAVID vs. GOLIATH: A new way to think about being a small business

13-Nov-09

The tale of David and Goliath is a biblical tale with which most people are familiar. The story of David and Goliath centre’s on a shepherd boy confronting a giant named Goliath on a battle field armed with only a slingshot to defend himself. Against all odds and against adversity David manages to slay Goliath [...]

Pre-Budget Report Date Announced

11-Nov-09

Finally we have a date for the Pre-Budget Report, Wednesday 9 December at 12.30. We will of course cover the Pre-Budget Report with a summary of the main contents which will be live on our website for download the following day.   Technorati Tags: Pre-Budget Report 2009,Budget

Are you using Microsoft Office Accounting? So where to now ……

06-Nov-09

The Microsoft giant in November 2007 jumped into the UK bookkeeping software market. 16 November 2009 they will jump out. So again we see a case of the larger software company trying something and failing. That’s all well and good, but what about those using this product? Well, the news in my opinion, is not [...]

The ABC of Costing

04-Nov-09

The key to gaining and keeping a competitive advantage or just staying in business is knowing how and where to effectively set prices without sacrificing the quantity and quality of the products. Companies that use the ABC methods of costing find it easier to set a competitive price. Activity Based Costing assigns resource costs based [...]

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