These top tips form part of the Remedy business advice series and looks at the best ways to deliver bad news to your Board. Most senior manager will have to go to the board with bad news at some point,…

The latest update from the Remedy business advice series had a legal slant and looks at how whistle blowers are treated. An employee dismissal is deemed to be automatically unfair and the usual two-year qualifying period of employment will not…

The next article in the Remedy business advice series looks at preventing internal fraud. Small businesses are just as vulnerable to fraud committed by employees as large companies, and often it never comes to light. It’s important that managers look…

Pensions auto-enrolment staging dates forms the next in the Remedy business advice series. Between 1 October 2012 and 1 February 2014 there has been a requirement for larger firms, those with 250 or more employees, to provide a pension scheme…

This update in the Remedy business advice series looks  at the latest statutory payments increases. Changes to statutory sick pay, maternity pay and other statutory payments will come into force on 6 April 2014. Statutory sick pay will increase from…

We get technical in the next article in the Remedy business advice series by looking at what Quantative Easing is, in words that ordinary people can understand. The Bank Of  England’s Monetary Policy Committee has been purchasing assets financed by…

This quick update from the Remedy business advice series comes directly from HMRC and concerns the flooding and problems encountered by companies. Anyone who been unable to submit tax returns to HMRC due to the flooding may be interested in…

The next article in the Remedy business advice series looks at more information companies may have to provide at the end of each financial year. Paying your creditors in a responsible way has fallen under the Department for Business, Innovation…

Simon Parker of Anthony Batty and Company LLP – insolvency, recovery and turnaround, highlights the issues surrounding phoenix companies and prohibited names which if ignored by directors could result in a fine, imprisonment and personal liability.  

Crowdfunding is an alternative method of raising finance for a business project. Unlike traditional angel investment, in which just a few people typically take a larger share in a business, with Crowdfunding an entrepreneur can attract a ‘crowd’ of people,…