A number of members whose landlords are WHBC, are complaining that, at a time when they have been unable to trade thanks to the Council and Governments complete mishandling of Covid 19, (and when independent landlords are offerring rent free … Read More
Dear Members, If you have two years of filed accounts and turnover in excess of £100k, then there is a posibility that you could be eligible for £5,000 to £10,000 of funding to cover academic costs of reviewing your business … Read More
Dear Members, Africa, apart from being where we have all come from, really is the sleeping giant. I found out the other day that North America very neary fits into the Sahara Desert. Also that if sea level does rise … Read More
Dear Members, I would like to introduce you to Victoria Gibson, a local lady with a solid business background in overseas manufacturing management and import / export. She has recently joined forces with an established R&D Tax credit organisation, that … Read More
The return of Crown Preference – and why this is bad news for both lenders and borrowers. Back in the Autumn Budget of 2018 the government announced its intention to reinstate the preferential status of HMRC. It estimated that this … Read More
Dear Members, As we move into what could be a second wave caused by relaxing social distancing, and before a possible third wave to come when the weather gets colder, we have been thinking about what our businesses will look … Read More
Dear Members, We have become accustomed to taking decisions based on plotting a path to a known or defined future. That is leadership. How do we protect our businesses, families, staff, suppliers and customers when that future is uncertain? The … Read More
Dear Members, What will happen at Christmas? is a key question. What is clear is that avoiding a second outbreak must be pretty high on the agenda. Can we trust Government to get this right? Clearly not. Unless we are … Read More
Boiled Frog Syndrome, is not a very nice idea, unless you are French, but it illustrates a point. The idea is that if you drop a frog into hot water it will jump out sharpish. Conversely, if you put it … Read More
Dear Members, If you have a look on the Blog page you will see that we have been bringing you up to date news and information on the progress of the virus often weeks before it hit the national press. … Read More