When you’re running a business, making sure you meet all the statutory requirements can be quite overwhelming, so why would you want to create additional work and give yourself yet more figures to pore over?
So when times get tough, an accountant’s default position can see them suggesting that clients simply cut their marketing spend. At Harlands we favour a different approach – we understand that there are times when it might be better to actually increase activity, all the better to weather any challenges.
Owning a business can often feel like being on a treadmill. Some days it’s difficult enough to get through all the items on your ‘to do’ list. However, setting time aside to plan for all eventualities and shore up defences not only works wonders for your peace of mind but also helps ensure you’re prepared for any challenges that may lie ahead.
Jamie Waller’s, ‘Unsexy Business,’ features twelve case studies of UK entrepreneurs who’ve achieved extraordinary success in markets where gloss and glamour don’t ordinarily reside.
The Research & Development (or R&D) Tax Credit is an initiative to get the UK’s limited companies to be innovative and reap interim rewards for developing process and products within their trades. Surprisingly however, it is a highly under utilised scheme.
On Friday 25th October 2018, TEDx is happening in Truro. Operating under licence, TED talks have actually been around since 1984 however this is only the third year that TEDx has been in the Cornish city and Harland Director Deborah Edwards has been fortunate to attend each one so far. Here is her account of why TEDx is an opportunity not to be missed.