Plunging stockmarkets, self-isolation, social distancing, travel bans… there is no doubt that 2020 is shaping up to be a year with a unique set of challenges for everyone. Businesses will undoubtedly be affected by the short-, medium- and long-term effects … Continue reading
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Are high street retailers flogging a dead horse?
The recent spate of high profile insolvencies involving well-known high street names has brought problems in the retail sector into sharp focus. The list of casualties is growing steadily and some may question whether high street shops as we know … Continue reading
VAT clampdown warning for businesses
Businesses are being warned that that missing one or more VAT return will lead to a greater risk of investigation by HM Revenue and Customs in a new campaign launched this month. More than 600,000 businesses have to put in … Continue reading
Crisis helpline tackles Christmas debt problems
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THE average British person is set to spend £526 on Christmas this year, with £347 being spent on presents and the rest on food and drink during the Christmas festivities. In fact, despite talk of the gloom of a recession, … Continue reading
Company liquidations down 30% due to rescue culture
Recent figures have shown that 30% fewer companies are going into liquidation during the current economic downturn compared with the last recession in the early 1990s. Research carried out by the insolvency trade body R3 has suggested that the lower … Continue reading
Final day of Movember!
Well, here it is, folks, the final day of Movember! I have to say, it has been a strange month, trying to cope with the unfamiliar whiskers growing on my face. I can’t say that I’ve enjoyed the experience – … Continue reading
Time for a trim!
I honestly never thought that I would be able to grow enough facial hair to actually worry about whether it was getting untidy – but I’m pleased to report that I have now reached the point where a trim is … Continue reading
More than half way through Movember
It’s 19th Movember and things are going well! Now I know that it looks more like a beard than a moustache to the untrained eye, but I can assure you that it is actually a perfectly good moustache flying in … Continue reading
Fresh concern over payday loans
Two new studies into the use of payday loans have highlighted concerns over the use of the short-term credit facilities. Research has shown that over one quarter of young adults will apply for a payday loan in the next six … Continue reading
Slow going!
It’s been slow going but the hairs on my face are definitely getting longer. I have decided to let my beard grow generally, in the hope that I will be able to trim it into something resembling a moustache later … Continue reading