The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has indicated it wants to clamp down on crowdfunding platforms to enforce tougher standards and protect investors. The FCA was appointed as...
ChrisGoodfellow
Proposals by The Judicial Office to resolve commercial disputes worth less than £25,000 online are a 'step in the right direction' for small and medium sized businesses, says Merlie Calvert...
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What scene comes to mind when you think about making a legal claim for money owed? If you're imagining stern men in wigs talking loudly and verbosely in a creaking wooden chamber, then you're...
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More and more people are self-filing UK trade mark applications. The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is set up for this and have a very friendly user interface. However, it...
ChrisGoodfellow
A Shareholders’ Agreement is a private agreement between all shareholders in a company. It will set out the rights of the shareholders, the day-to-day running of the company, and outline the...
ChrisGoodfellow
Solicitors will tell you that starting legal proceedings should always be the final option in a debt recovery dispute. That's because there are a few important stages to go through first in order...
ChrisGoodfellow
Taking its cue from the online dating revolution, the government has introduced a matchmaking service for entrepreneurs who can't get access to finance. From today, nine banks will be...
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Businesses are often overwhelmed by the idea of VAT because there are many complicated pieces of jargon used across industries. For those who are worrying, here is a back to basics guide to all...
ChrisGoodfellow
They market, sell and invest - just like any other business. So why is it that we don't consider landlords small business owners? When it comes to running a business, success and failure can...
UKBF Editor
The first business rates re-evaluation since 2010 - the biggest in a generation - will leave a bitter taste in the mouths of the big smoke's businesses. The next revaluation of all...
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The economic downturn in 2007 and the subsequent recession revealed that bank credit application procedures for vetting businesses were not robust enough to withstand a challenging economic...
ChrisGoodfellow
The long awaited, much delayed and well-nigh legendary Making Tax Digital (MTD) consultation documents finally arrived last week. The documents provided us with the first substantial details...
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The rules concerning the way company shareholders can and should extract funds from their companies have become rather a grey area. In the past, shareholders would often seek ways to...
ChrisGoodfellow
Back in the 1970's, HMRC advised businesses who were worried about employment status that if the person worked through them as a limited company, there was no employment issue. The law...
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The beginning of the new financial year is a good time to reflect on the past twelve months and prepare for the next. Paul Bulpitt, Head of Accounting at Xero and co-founder of the Wow...
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Over 6m employees in the UK are now enrolled in an auto enrolment pension scheme. As smaller and smaller companies' staging dates approach, Karen Bennett from Brightpay discusses the more...
UKBF Editor
The Chancellor announced in Budget 2016 that the government is designating some online finance platforms to connect small businesses rejected by banks with alternative finance providers...
UKBF Editor
How do you get just the right insurance for your business? Christian Annesley looks at the covers. For most startups, the question of insurance probably isn't high up the priority list...
UKBF Editor
HMRC is making changes to the way in which credit interest and dividends are taxed following the announcement made by the Chancellor in the summer Budget last year. From 6 April 2016...
UKBF Editor
The government has promised to clamp down on online sellers evading VAT, to protect the UK market from unfair online competition. Over the years, UKBF members have expressed a concern at...
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