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Sometimes it pays to pause for thought

Posted on February 03rd, 2020 by Pro Business | No Comments

“A goal without a plan is just a wish” (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) Sometimes, I have to ponder awhile before I know what Commercial Sense I feel should be placed before you, dear reader. This month, however, it was gifted to me while enjoying a couple of days r&r in Devon with Mr B. We

Responding to the needs of the community

Posted on January 13th, 2020 by Pro Business | No Comments

There is currently a movement afoot which I understand is called ‘Talk to Stangers’. It’s designed to help us to chat to people who might be lonely, and to encourage good feeling around us. I support this wholeheartedly as I am the daughter of a serial ‘Chat To Anybody’ father, (Oh, the embarrassment of being

Are you unsure about Making Tax Digital or dealing with your Tax Return?

Posted on December 18th, 2019 by Pro Business | No Comments

Once upon a time, in a land far away in the North, where there was a lot of snow, more than a hint of magic and a penchant for wearing a short green tunics, pointy hats and red and white striped tights (it’s a look, don’t knock it), there lived a short, plumpish elderly gentleman

A healthy business isn’t just about a strong bottom line…

Posted on October 18th, 2019 by Pro Business | No Comments

Whilst minding my own business by the photocopier the other day (actually, I was tickling the tummy of Archie, the office dog), I was interrupted by a colleague who asked in, I might add, a somewhat desperate tone, that we remind our clients of the rapid approach of the Tax Return deadline of January

Do you, or your partner, have your head in the clouds when its comes to your finances?

Posted on September 18th, 2019 by Pro Business | No Comments

Earlier this year news broke about the numbers of us who know nothing about our finances. Apparently, of those who live with partners, 33% of women and 19% of men have no idea how the family finances work and wouldn’t know where to begin if, for some reason, they had to suddenly pick up the

Is there a certain path to success?

Posted on August 18th, 2019 by Pro Business | No Comments

Last week, we had the pleasure of the company of one of our sons and his truly delightful girlfriend. So what? You might ask. Well, they are both self-employed opera singers, and as such, their job security is less than brilliant, though fortunately they are both energetic enough and talented enough to be working almost

Are all your business policies in place and up-to-date?

Posted on July 18th, 2019 by Pro Business | No Comments

Just at this moment, everyone in the office is doing the final polishing to their preparations for guiding clients into the world of Making Tax Digital. This is the brave new era when businesses (just VAT registered ones for now, but everyone else soon enough!) must make quarterly accounting reports to HMRC, supposedly to make

Learn to know your limitations

Posted on June 06th, 2019 by Pro Business | No Comments

Learn to know your limitations I love Alexander Pope – well, not personally, of course, because he lived between 1688 and 1744 – but I do admire his wit and his writing. He famously wrote couplets which are still relevant, and one that many of us know and use (often incorrectly – smack on the

Change is a foot…Possibly

Posted on May 06th, 2019 by Pro Business | No Comments

Spring is normally a time for change and for new beginnings and this year we could be confronting some of the greatest changes we have had to face for a long time. Whatever your view on leaving the EU, whether you think it will make for positive change or that it could be the worst

After Brexit

Posted on April 06th, 2019 by Pro Business | No Comments

After Brexit … If anyone begins reading this with the idea that all will become clear by the end, let me disabuse you right now! Sadly (though how I wish it were different, because thus could I make my millions), I have absolutely no idea how things will pan out for us all, but this

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