There’s only one direction for business travel costs in the coming year: up. That’s according to the Global Business Travel Forecast 2023, which predicts that airfares will continue to rise 8.5 per cent next year. Hotel prices are also expected to increase by 8.2 per cent in 2023. There’s no two ways about it: travel […]
Effective Leadership Strategies for UK Small Business Owners: How to Stay Competitive and Foster Growth Effective leadership is essential for the success and growth of small businesses. However, small businesses often face unique challenges, such as limited resources and a constantly changing environment. As a small business owner, it’s important to understand these challenges and […]
Privacy is a human right. With all the reasons startups fail, ensure privacy isn’t one of them. Nigel Jones, ex-Google lawyer and now co-founder of the Privacy Compliance Hub, says the early days of founding a growing startup are the perfect time to get your ducks in a row when it comes to privacy compliance […]
HMRC’s new penalty regime for late filing and late payments of VAT will be fairer but more complex with interest being charged on all late payments. Alan Pearce, VAT partner at the Blick Rothenberg, said : “HMRC is introducing a new penalty regime for late filing and late payments of VAT for returns commencing on or after […]
When you’re throwing a multitude of blades from velvet sheaths at the media, you don’t want to be in any way predictable in your approach. With on average 200 press releases arriving in inboxes each day, journalists are swimming in content. Nothing really registers and gets any traction if it’s just the same old same […]
All CEO’s, Founders or Chairmen that get the concept of using their image to promote their business interests get their comms people to regularly push themselves onto TV, onto radio, into newspapers and magazines so they essentially become the personification of the business. Elon Musk, 51 years, is well adept at using a sharp blade […]
The cost of living crisis in the UK has arrived, continually deepening by the day. In an attempt to mitigate the rising costs of basics, consumers are cutting back on expenses both big and small. The nation is now on a strict budget; some are actively trying to spend less, while others are struggling to […]
Whether you go into it kicking and screaming, the elephant in the room of any robust media profile, is, dare I say it, social media. React to the news agenda, or alternatively push out your own practive content, using both traditional media and social media is fast becoming a given. The Berlin Wall that divided […]
The equal and opposite action of reacting to trending news and then coat tail riding the story of the day with your expert opinions – is the seeded or placed story. This is where you set your own news agenda in the form of a bespoke narrative. News reaction through parasitic means and its opposite, […]
HMRC raised £2.9 billion in inheritance tax receipts between April and the end of August 2022, according to new figures released today. This is a £300 million increase from the same period the year before. Under UK law, inheritance tax is paid at 40% on assets valued above a certain threshold. Currently around one in […]