Growth is a tricky business. Companies must continuously strive to identify new growth opportunities to achieve long-term business success. That’s why it is essential for your business to develop fresh insights that will ultimately help to generate ideas that the competition has failed to see. This fascinating subject…

The Employment Rights Act 2025 has introduced a number of changes for UK businesses, including a new statutory duty to keep holiday and holiday pay records for a minimum of six years, what this article calls the ‘six-year records rule’, which came into effect on 6 April 2026.…

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is now live, and the question from many sole traders is simple: Will my software actually do the job when it matters? Right now, you should be keeping your income and expenditure digitally. That’s the fundamental MTD rule. But the first…

A professional employer organisation (PEO) can be a lifesaver for managing HR, payroll and other employee admin tasks. For smaller businesses or organisations that are just starting out, being able to outsource these complex and time-consuming tasks can bring many benefits, including managing and reducing risk.  HR can…

You may have several departments steering your company towards a bright future. Some deal with the product offering, some with staffing, others with marketing. Let’s see where your finance team’s fiscal expertise fits into the overall game plan. There’s an argument that all budgeting is strategic because it…

Performance reviews take more out of managers than most businesses realise. Pulling together months of notes, writing fair and specific feedback for a whole team, getting the tone right for difficult conversations… It’s a lot of work and it all lands at once. AI doesn’t fix the conversation,…

You probably embarked on your nonprofit journey motivated by social values, but it’s crucial to address the financial aspects of these missions as well. One of the most important reports in nonprofit accounting is the statement of activities. Nonprofits have a unique way of operating, and nowhere is…

You’ve found the right candidate, the interviews have gone well and the offer’s been accepted. Before they can officially start, though, there are still a few important checks employers need to complete to make sure everything is compliant and properly documented. These are known as background checks.  We…

Kit & Kin founder Christopher Money turned an eco-friendly baby product idea into an award-winning startup by partnering with Emma Bunton to build a purpose-driven brand.  Money was on the hunt to find baby products that were both kind to sensitive skin and kind to the planet, but…

The UK unfair dismissal landscape is set for an overhaul under the Employment Rights Act 2025. Scheduled changes to reduce the unfair dismissal qualifying period from two years to six months, remove the statutory cap on compensation and extend tribunal time limits will materially change how and when…