As business owners we all value our businesses highly, however not every business owner can put a cash value on their business. This is because valuing a business is not as simple as it sounds. Even the great investor Warren Buffet described as much of an art as it is a science. The average small…
Despite the UK economy continuing to grow and indeed accelerate in terms of GDP growth according to Q3 predictions, the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) paint a gloomy picture of what lies ahead. The body that represents and supports UK businesses predicts that a squeeze on household budgets brought by an increase in inflation and…
No doubt you will be growing tired of hearing about Brexit like the rest of us but it would be wrong to ignore some of the potential implications for your business and cash flow in particular. Some of the consequences of Brexit are already being felt as some business costs have increased. With the pound…
The economic gloom surrounding Brexit has prompted a record fall in business confidence. The level of business confidence has fallen from 37.9 to 4.3 on the scale used by The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to highlight the challenge facing businesses. Small businesses all across the country have decided to cut back on investment and…
With small business confidence plunging to record lows and the owners of big businesses cutting back on investing and staff hiring, could the Chancellor have something up his sleeve to help everyone out? Corporation tax is one area mentioned by George Osborne as a way to reduce the economic impact of Brexit on businesses. A…
As the crucial in or out vote on being part of the EU looms large on the horizon, another poll of business leaders from across Europe shows that the vast majority are against a Brexit. Whatever your political view, the view of business leaders is an important consideration in the complex decision over whether to…
Whatever the views on whether Britain should be in or out of the EU, the impact the uncertainty is having on the UK manufacturing sector is proving to be particularly severe. According to the latest statistics, UK factory growth has hit its lowest point for 34 months which a setback for a sector which had…
