Carrwood Park Carrwood Park is a friendly, family-run business that offers outstanding office space on the outskirts of Leeds. Their top-quality offices, co-working spaces, meeting rooms and event space are set within 100 acres of idyllic landscaped grounds. And for us… it’s home. A space to impress. A space to inspire. A space to be […]
Not Just Networking with Anna McKann The most creative minds sometimes need a little help getting started… Anna speaks at a variety of venues to encourage and inspire people – whether it be children or adults! 11th September 9:00am – 11:30pm Free Carrwood Park Back in 1988, Anna founded Rainbow Childcare Yorkshire Ltd. Since then, […]
Caroline’s Cakes Homemade Bespoke Cakes Caroline has been baking delightful treats for those around her for over 20 years. For her, there’s nothing quite like sharing generous slices of mouth-watering homemade cake with family or friends. Like many people, she was introduced into cake making by her gran. Most of us have treasured memories of […]
Banking for the Digital Age The world is becoming increasingly digital with each passing day. It’s transforming and challenging every traditional business – and banking is no exception. The bank branch as we know it, with assistants behind windows and bankers huddled in cubicles with desktop computers, is being reinvented. Most customers now carry a bank […]
This month’s software of choice is Futrli. Futrli is an amazing forecasting tool that we recommend our clients use. It integrates perfectly with Xero and it spells the end for spreadsheets and wasted hours inputting numbers. Get a grip on your cashflow and make decisions about your business’ future, fast. Why Futrli ? No one likes spreadsheets, and […]
Challenging Conversations – Why have them? How to discuss what matters most It is hard to get anything done in life or business without involving other people. Relationships can bring us great joy – and results – when they are going well. But inevitably things also go wrong. Misunderstandings and misfired communication create frustration, irritation […]
Did a number with a £ sign pop into your head? Or did the question make you pause and wonder what the answer would be if you created a Balance Sheet for your life so far? Actually, the purpose of the question is not to get you thinking about your finances. Rather, to pause and […]
Self-Assessment Payments on account HMRC require that taxpayers in the self-assessment system, who have a tax bill (Income tax & Class 4 NIC) over £1,000 must make payments on account of the next tax return. This does not apply if 80% on your income is taxed at source (I.e. PAYE). The payments on account are 50% […]
Pension Auto Enrolment Increase in contribution rates from 6 April 2019 A reminder that the minimum contribution rates into your employees’ automatic enrolment pension will be increasing from 6 April 2019. On 6 April 2018, employers must have increased the amount of their minimum contributions into their employees’ automatic enrolment pension to at least 2% […]